An Introduction to Contemporary Music - Machlis
... b) moving from one key to another creates a dramatic opposition between two tonal areas (1) movement from a “home key” to a contrasting key and back came to be a fundamental pattern of musical structure - statement/departure/return (2) tension between the home key and modulation to a foreign key was ...
... b) moving from one key to another creates a dramatic opposition between two tonal areas (1) movement from a “home key” to a contrasting key and back came to be a fundamental pattern of musical structure - statement/departure/return (2) tension between the home key and modulation to a foreign key was ...
20th Century Musicians - Jamesville Dewitt School District
... American Rock and Roll pioneer and actor Played Rock and Roll and Gospel Music He was most popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s One of first performers of “rockabilly: a combination of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat” which came to be considered rock and roll Elvis incorporated elem ...
... American Rock and Roll pioneer and actor Played Rock and Roll and Gospel Music He was most popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s One of first performers of “rockabilly: a combination of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat” which came to be considered rock and roll Elvis incorporated elem ...
Nineteenth-Century Britain and Musical Representations of Asia
... music of the later Christian-East. But what music actually comprises the earlier East, other than the Hebrew music which is its apex? According to Chorley it also includes the music of Hindus, Indians, Chinese and Turkish: i.e., what he calls “Oriental” (Asian) music. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given i ...
... music of the later Christian-East. But what music actually comprises the earlier East, other than the Hebrew music which is its apex? According to Chorley it also includes the music of Hindus, Indians, Chinese and Turkish: i.e., what he calls “Oriental” (Asian) music. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given i ...
Participants` Program Guide
... evolved into what is now known as gospel music. Based in storefront churches as well as national ministries, the gospel movement brought an unconstrained fervor and emotionalism to music that had not been heard before. Country music, initially made and embraced largely by rural working white folks, ...
... evolved into what is now known as gospel music. Based in storefront churches as well as national ministries, the gospel movement brought an unconstrained fervor and emotionalism to music that had not been heard before. Country music, initially made and embraced largely by rural working white folks, ...
Program Guide - Tribeca Film Institute
... evolved into what is now known as gospel music. Based in storefront churches as well as national ministries, the gospel movement brought an unconstrained fervor and emotionalism to music that had not been heard before. Country music, initially made and embraced largely by rural working white folks, ...
... evolved into what is now known as gospel music. Based in storefront churches as well as national ministries, the gospel movement brought an unconstrained fervor and emotionalism to music that had not been heard before. Country music, initially made and embraced largely by rural working white folks, ...
Album Booklet - Resonus Classics
... de Boismortier is the second in a series to be produced as part of an Historical Performance Research Project initiated in 2010 by the Elysium Ensemble’s principals, Greg Dikmans and Lucinda Moon. It is being supported by private and corporate sponsors. The aim of the project is to identify neglecte ...
... de Boismortier is the second in a series to be produced as part of an Historical Performance Research Project initiated in 2010 by the Elysium Ensemble’s principals, Greg Dikmans and Lucinda Moon. It is being supported by private and corporate sponsors. The aim of the project is to identify neglecte ...
Orientalism, Regionalism, Cosmopolitanism: Musical Manifestations
... reduced the culture to a barely unrecognizable set of generalities implying “otherness.” This reduction and minimizing of diverse cultures generated a kind of formulaic approach for composing music inspired by multiple music idioms; it also supported clearcut and hierarchical divisions between “East ...
... reduced the culture to a barely unrecognizable set of generalities implying “otherness.” This reduction and minimizing of diverse cultures generated a kind of formulaic approach for composing music inspired by multiple music idioms; it also supported clearcut and hierarchical divisions between “East ...
The UNESCO courier
... musician will never play the same piece in the same way twice. In classical music, on the other hand, you have to reproduce down to the last note exactly what the composer created. The jazz ...
... musician will never play the same piece in the same way twice. In classical music, on the other hand, you have to reproduce down to the last note exactly what the composer created. The jazz ...
The Story of Classical Music
... Pope, his approval of certain versions counted for a lot. Over the next 400 years, classical music continued to develop, with new ideas being introduced by new composers. But basically, most of the music that was written sounds pretty similar to Gregorian chant. There was other popular music around ...
... Pope, his approval of certain versions counted for a lot. Over the next 400 years, classical music continued to develop, with new ideas being introduced by new composers. But basically, most of the music that was written sounds pretty similar to Gregorian chant. There was other popular music around ...
Rediscovered Treasures I
... In terms of length and orchestral forces required, the most substantial piece on the program is the Dixit Dominus by Francisco Javier García Fajer. Known in his time as “Lo spagnoletto,” García Fajer counts as one of the more prolific composers of the eighteenth century, and given that his works rea ...
... In terms of length and orchestral forces required, the most substantial piece on the program is the Dixit Dominus by Francisco Javier García Fajer. Known in his time as “Lo spagnoletto,” García Fajer counts as one of the more prolific composers of the eighteenth century, and given that his works rea ...
Renaissance Period (1450 – 1600)
... music, like dances. The texture may vary within a piece to provide contrast and bring out aspects of the text as it develops. The bass register is used for the first time, expanding the pitch range to more than 4 octaves. With this came richer harmony. Composers began to think in terms of chords as ...
... music, like dances. The texture may vary within a piece to provide contrast and bring out aspects of the text as it develops. The bass register is used for the first time, expanding the pitch range to more than 4 octaves. With this came richer harmony. Composers began to think in terms of chords as ...
MakingMUSIC Concert guide - The Louisville Orchestra
... and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (the other two operas were Don Giovanni in 1787 and Così fan tutte in 1790). Based on the Pierre Beaumarchais Figaro plays (Le Barbier de Séville, Le Mariage de Figaro, and La Mère coupable), the Mozart/Da Ponte opera premiered in Vienna to a relatively enthusiastic a ...
... and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (the other two operas were Don Giovanni in 1787 and Così fan tutte in 1790). Based on the Pierre Beaumarchais Figaro plays (Le Barbier de Séville, Le Mariage de Figaro, and La Mère coupable), the Mozart/Da Ponte opera premiered in Vienna to a relatively enthusiastic a ...
Unit 3 The Foundations of Modern Music
... Why should this matter to you? What is the point of learning about music in history? ...
... Why should this matter to you? What is the point of learning about music in history? ...
EuroMed Music Festival 2010
... The Festival wishes to respond to current social problems, when gaps continue to exist between civilizations and cultures, when the individuals have to face with a society that becomes more and more multicultural. The musicians – whose origins roots back to twelve different countries and cultures – ...
... The Festival wishes to respond to current social problems, when gaps continue to exist between civilizations and cultures, when the individuals have to face with a society that becomes more and more multicultural. The musicians – whose origins roots back to twelve different countries and cultures – ...
The Classical Period - University of St. Thomas
... notes. Changes can also be sudden or gradual, resulting in great variety. Basso Continuo: this practice was gradually done away with during the Classical period. A main reason was that more music was being written especially for nonprofessionals who couldn’t improvise the accompaniment from a figure ...
... notes. Changes can also be sudden or gradual, resulting in great variety. Basso Continuo: this practice was gradually done away with during the Classical period. A main reason was that more music was being written especially for nonprofessionals who couldn’t improvise the accompaniment from a figure ...
PRE Vol. 1 - Ethnomusicology Review
... as follows: AA'A' BB AA A'A' BB Aft. Clearly, vital elements have been retained. There is an initial melodic statement, followed by two verses, instead of three, which are ~eparated by the repeated instrumental line, and finally the traditional signature. This also is a standard arrangement. "Las Ab ...
... as follows: AA'A' BB AA A'A' BB Aft. Clearly, vital elements have been retained. There is an initial melodic statement, followed by two verses, instead of three, which are ~eparated by the repeated instrumental line, and finally the traditional signature. This also is a standard arrangement. "Las Ab ...
Masterpieces of Western Music
... This lecture series focuses on the very best of Western music, and as we progress through these lectures, the following are two important questions that we will seek to answer as we examine the various musical selections: What makes these works masterpieces? Why highlight these works? • These works ...
... This lecture series focuses on the very best of Western music, and as we progress through these lectures, the following are two important questions that we will seek to answer as we examine the various musical selections: What makes these works masterpieces? Why highlight these works? • These works ...
The Renaissance
... idea of singing two melodic lines simultaneously at parallel intervals, usually at the fourth, fifth, or octave. The resulting hollow-sounding music was called organum and very slowly developed over the next hundred years. By the eleventh century, one, two (and much later, even three) added melodic ...
... idea of singing two melodic lines simultaneously at parallel intervals, usually at the fourth, fifth, or octave. The resulting hollow-sounding music was called organum and very slowly developed over the next hundred years. By the eleventh century, one, two (and much later, even three) added melodic ...
abstracts - South Asia Institute
... implement. Both the material aspects of the Damaru construction and kinesthetic elements of the performance tradition have deep significance to gCod ritual practices. The drum-accompanied liturgical song-poetry includes rhythmic symbolism with affective complements that connect the external musical ...
... implement. Both the material aspects of the Damaru construction and kinesthetic elements of the performance tradition have deep significance to gCod ritual practices. The drum-accompanied liturgical song-poetry includes rhythmic symbolism with affective complements that connect the external musical ...
HARLEM QuARTET - Rockport Music
... were commissioned by and dedicated to Count—and later, Prince—Andrei Kirillovich Rasumovsky, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna. They immediately became known as “the Rasumovsky quartets.” This patron and friend of Beethoven, one of the wealthiest men in Europe, was a passionate amateur musician. He m ...
... were commissioned by and dedicated to Count—and later, Prince—Andrei Kirillovich Rasumovsky, the Russian Ambassador in Vienna. They immediately became known as “the Rasumovsky quartets.” This patron and friend of Beethoven, one of the wealthiest men in Europe, was a passionate amateur musician. He m ...
Table of Contents
... entertainment and became a viable profession. Polyphonic (music voiced in parts) developed. Later, song and ballad styles developed with the melody sung and instruments providing accompaniment. This style formed the basis of modern folk, rock, and country music. Experimentation in harmony developed ...
... entertainment and became a viable profession. Polyphonic (music voiced in parts) developed. Later, song and ballad styles developed with the melody sung and instruments providing accompaniment. This style formed the basis of modern folk, rock, and country music. Experimentation in harmony developed ...
University Band Symphonic Band - College of Fine Arts
... from the standard convention. He employed meters which were irregular and unusual. An eccentric to the core, Grainger’s private life was as celebrated and scrutinized as his works. Born in Australia to an architect father and a domineering mother, who was apparently a major influence in his life, hi ...
... from the standard convention. He employed meters which were irregular and unusual. An eccentric to the core, Grainger’s private life was as celebrated and scrutinized as his works. Born in Australia to an architect father and a domineering mother, who was apparently a major influence in his life, hi ...
File - Illinois Online High School
... rigorously prescribed elements that are still relevant: maqamat, or tonal systems; iqa, the theory of rhythm; alhan, which are the different types of melodies; al-alat al-mashhura, instruments; and how the instruments should be tuned (taswiya). In the 20th century, Arab classical music flourished, t ...
... rigorously prescribed elements that are still relevant: maqamat, or tonal systems; iqa, the theory of rhythm; alhan, which are the different types of melodies; al-alat al-mashhura, instruments; and how the instruments should be tuned (taswiya). In the 20th century, Arab classical music flourished, t ...
Festival Program - Electronic Music Midwest
... There’s no attempt to apprehend any musical narrative directly, the piece only does so in retrospect. The ear chooses between current and past events as histories begin to emerge and compete with one another – often productively, but also in ways that can be unresolved. To a certain extent, reFRACTi ...
... There’s no attempt to apprehend any musical narrative directly, the piece only does so in retrospect. The ear chooses between current and past events as histories begin to emerge and compete with one another – often productively, but also in ways that can be unresolved. To a certain extent, reFRACTi ...
Musical composition
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Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.Although today composition is considered to consist of the manipulation of each aspect of music (harmony, melody, form, rhythm, and timbre), according to Jean-Benjamin de Laborde (1780, 2:12):Composition consists in two things only. The first is the ordering and disposing of several sounds...in such a manner that their succession pleases the ear. This is what the Ancients called melody. The second is the rendering audible of two or more simultaneous sounds in such a manner that their combination is pleasant. This is what we call harmony, and it alone merits the name of composition.