Impressionism was an art style in which painters sought to capture an impression of a scene or subject rather than depicting it literally with crisp detail. Composers sought to mimic the style in music by emphasizing atmosphere and mood, avoiding pomp, and drifting melodies in and out smoothly.
Explanation:
In 19th century, new style of art surfaced which would create an impression of the subject or scene without depicting and details in the painting. This style came to be known as impressionism.
The scope of this style of art was not limited to painting but it was adopted by musicians and composers as well as depicted the mood and atmosphere which they intended to create through their music and helped them to create music without any splendor.
