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Impressionism is an art style that first developed in painting and later in music. It developed in the late 19th century in the capital of France. Impressionist painters, with their unconventional approach to dealing with colours, creating in nature, and using short, vague strokes and lines, along with depicting current impressions and natural motifs, strongly influenced composers of the time, especially Debussy and, indirectly, also Ravel. Under the strong influence of symbolism, they have shaken the foundations of traditional harmony by introducing new scales and modality, enriched chords with chromatic shades, freely used dissonances, exotic rhythms, sound effects, and expanded the sound palette by including less established instruments. In the main part of the master's thesis, we discuss and explore the parallels between French Impressionist painters and piano works by musical impressionists, focusing on Ravel. On the basis of the literature, we find his connection with his contemporaries, where especially the influence of Debussy and composers such as Satie and Fauré can be seen. Although they shared some common aesthetic and stylistic features, Ravel eventually formed his recognizable musical language, which extends beyond mere Impressionist frames. With greater emphasis on classicist design views, we refer to it as the "classic of impressionism". In the master thesis, based on Scriabin's synaesthesia, where we combine colour and sound, and selected four piano compositions by Ravel and Debussy, we look for parallels with Impressionist painters. |