Expressionism was a very intense emotional style developed around the turn of the twentieth century by Arnold Schoenberg. The goal of expressionist music, as well as expressionist art, was to reveal the deepest psychological feelings within the composer. A famous expressionist composition is Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. A famous expressionist painting is Edvard Munch's The Scream (1893). http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa/munch/p-munch12.htm
Genre Guide 2000 · Classical › Classical General › 20th Century & Contemporary