Music in the Romantic Era – 1825-1900
... folk themes that could be enjoyed by the general populace. Its characters included a wide variety of archetypal themes, such as the clever servant, the incompetent soldier, or the satiric royal figure. Composers including Giovanni Paisiello and W.A. Mozart excelled at comic opera, illustrated in wor ...
... folk themes that could be enjoyed by the general populace. Its characters included a wide variety of archetypal themes, such as the clever servant, the incompetent soldier, or the satiric royal figure. Composers including Giovanni Paisiello and W.A. Mozart excelled at comic opera, illustrated in wor ...
Classical Music - UIUC HEP Group
... demands of the state. The first was the 1936 editorial in Pravda criticizing his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at the start of Stalin’s brutal Great Terror. Shostakovich was again condemned as a decadent “formalist” in 1948 during Stalin’s postwar search for “enemies of the people” in the arts commu ...
... demands of the state. The first was the 1936 editorial in Pravda criticizing his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at the start of Stalin’s brutal Great Terror. Shostakovich was again condemned as a decadent “formalist” in 1948 during Stalin’s postwar search for “enemies of the people” in the arts commu ...
Renaissance Period (1450 – 1600)
... 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 well as individual melodic lines. Now all the melodic lines were conceived at th ...
... 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 well as individual melodic lines. Now all the melodic lines were conceived at th ...
The Story of Classical Music
... He dedicated the piece we’re hearing now, which he composed around the year 1561, to Pope Marcellus. The Pope only reigned for 55 days, and never actually heard the music that was written especially for him. In England, two important things came together to help music move on. Firstly, printing had ...
... He dedicated the piece we’re hearing now, which he composed around the year 1561, to Pope Marcellus. The Pope only reigned for 55 days, and never actually heard the music that was written especially for him. In England, two important things came together to help music move on. Firstly, printing had ...
super long bio - The Dissonant States
... inside the music and making poetic sense of it all," by The Baltimore Sun, who continued, "if they gave medals for musical bravery, dexterity and perseverance, Adam Tendler would earn them all." Nominated for the 2012 American Pianists Association Classical Fellowship Award, and a finalist for the 2 ...
... inside the music and making poetic sense of it all," by The Baltimore Sun, who continued, "if they gave medals for musical bravery, dexterity and perseverance, Adam Tendler would earn them all." Nominated for the 2012 American Pianists Association Classical Fellowship Award, and a finalist for the 2 ...
Full Text(PDF)
... In other words, it seemed as if a certain ugliness in the sound was desired. It was not until the 19th century that this was rejected: the organs were given their Kernstiche, mouthpieces were rounded; the rattling regals and the rough reed instruments disappeared; now everything was smooth and beaut ...
... In other words, it seemed as if a certain ugliness in the sound was desired. It was not until the 19th century that this was rejected: the organs were given their Kernstiche, mouthpieces were rounded; the rattling regals and the rough reed instruments disappeared; now everything was smooth and beaut ...
What Classical Music Is
... rhythm would be more steadily propulsive, its separate strands would stand out more, layered on each other, even tugging at each other, rather than blending—but even so, if on a classical radio station we heard Bach right after Brahms, we wouldn’t feel a jolt. All these pieces live in what we’ve com ...
... rhythm would be more steadily propulsive, its separate strands would stand out more, layered on each other, even tugging at each other, rather than blending—but even so, if on a classical radio station we heard Bach right after Brahms, we wouldn’t feel a jolt. All these pieces live in what we’ve com ...
The Classical Period - University of St. Thomas
... The Moravians continued their influential role in the United States during the classical period. Also concentrated in Pennsylvania, the Moravians founded the city of Bethlehem in 1741. As with the members of the Ephrata Cloister, music played a vital role in Moravian life in every fact. In addition ...
... The Moravians continued their influential role in the United States during the classical period. Also concentrated in Pennsylvania, the Moravians founded the city of Bethlehem in 1741. As with the members of the Ephrata Cloister, music played a vital role in Moravian life in every fact. In addition ...
Listening Notes
... “bell”) at the other. To play a brass instrument, you must pucker your lips together and blow a raspberry into the cup-shaped mouthpiece. The air inside the tube vibrates (i.e. shakes back and forward very quickly) and the sound waves produced are spread out by the bell. The tighter you purse your l ...
... “bell”) at the other. To play a brass instrument, you must pucker your lips together and blow a raspberry into the cup-shaped mouthpiece. The air inside the tube vibrates (i.e. shakes back and forward very quickly) and the sound waves produced are spread out by the bell. The tighter you purse your l ...
Music of the Eras
... Music of the early Renaissance is far more flowing and less dissonant than the music of the late Middle Ages. This early Renaissance music contained a new form of polyphony called imitation. In this form, all of the lines in a piece of music show the same phrase in successive order creating a conti ...
... Music of the early Renaissance is far more flowing and less dissonant than the music of the late Middle Ages. This early Renaissance music contained a new form of polyphony called imitation. In this form, all of the lines in a piece of music show the same phrase in successive order creating a conti ...
Part 1 The Materials of Music - Owen J. Roberts High School Band
... harmonious proportion. This is reflected in the art and architecture of the time, modeled on ancient Greek and Roman styles. • The American Revolution (1775–83) and the French Revolution (1789–99) profoundly changed political systems and social order. • The era saw significant advances in science an ...
... harmonious proportion. This is reflected in the art and architecture of the time, modeled on ancient Greek and Roman styles. • The American Revolution (1775–83) and the French Revolution (1789–99) profoundly changed political systems and social order. • The era saw significant advances in science an ...
Music is a Language - Kitchener
... History of Classical Music Renaissance (c.1400 - c.1600) The fifteenth century witnessed vastly increased freedoms, most particularly in terms of what is actually perceived as 'harmony' and 'polyphony' (the simultaneous movement of two or three interrelated parts). Composers (although they were bar ...
... History of Classical Music Renaissance (c.1400 - c.1600) The fifteenth century witnessed vastly increased freedoms, most particularly in terms of what is actually perceived as 'harmony' and 'polyphony' (the simultaneous movement of two or three interrelated parts). Composers (although they were bar ...
Summary EWCM ppt Lectures (FALL2016)
... plastic that, when played with sticks, produces the “rat-ta-tat” sound familiar from marching bands. V. Keyboard instruments: piano, organ, clavichord, virginal, harpsichord. • Harpsichord – a keyboard instrument especially popular during the Baroque era. • Celesta – a small percussive keyboard ins ...
... plastic that, when played with sticks, produces the “rat-ta-tat” sound familiar from marching bands. V. Keyboard instruments: piano, organ, clavichord, virginal, harpsichord. • Harpsichord – a keyboard instrument especially popular during the Baroque era. • Celesta – a small percussive keyboard ins ...
The Music of the Romantic Era
... It was also more acceptable for music to clearly be from a particular place. Audiences of many eras enjoyed an opera set in a distant country, complete with the composer's version of exotic-sounding music. But many nineteenth-century composers (including Weber, Wagner, Verdi, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Kors ...
... It was also more acceptable for music to clearly be from a particular place. Audiences of many eras enjoyed an opera set in a distant country, complete with the composer's version of exotic-sounding music. But many nineteenth-century composers (including Weber, Wagner, Verdi, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Kors ...
BAROSSA WIND QUINTET Jessica Warren, flute Ricardo
... Preparing your school for the Barossa Quintet’s visit Program DescripNon, “Music Paints a Picture” The Barossa Quintet, a professional, Chicago-based woodwind quintet, uses classical music examples to illustrate how music can evoke images in our minds and thus draw forth a wide range of feelings an ...
... Preparing your school for the Barossa Quintet’s visit Program DescripNon, “Music Paints a Picture” The Barossa Quintet, a professional, Chicago-based woodwind quintet, uses classical music examples to illustrate how music can evoke images in our minds and thus draw forth a wide range of feelings an ...
So You Want to BE a Music Arranger
... Today's successful music arranger is dedicated, musically skillful, and has the ability to work with a variety of personalities that include producers, business executives, and performers. Having an in-depth knowledge of music theory, counterpoint, and orchestration is essential for an arranger . He ...
... Today's successful music arranger is dedicated, musically skillful, and has the ability to work with a variety of personalities that include producers, business executives, and performers. Having an in-depth knowledge of music theory, counterpoint, and orchestration is essential for an arranger . He ...
Classical-music-as-contemporary-socio-cultural-practice
... orchestras that describe themselves as ‘terrible’. While Alexander McCall Smith’s ‘Really Terrible Orchestra’, founded in 1995, is often taken as the starting point of this phenomenon, some commentators have sought to locate them historically within a tradition of English experimentalism that began ...
... orchestras that describe themselves as ‘terrible’. While Alexander McCall Smith’s ‘Really Terrible Orchestra’, founded in 1995, is often taken as the starting point of this phenomenon, some commentators have sought to locate them historically within a tradition of English experimentalism that began ...
Classical Period 1750-1825
... – Romance – a strophic song usually recounting an ancient love story or an act of gallantry – Motets – this style of song is discontinued by 1750 – Style Galant – music that is light and graceful, elegant, sometimes witty, and pleasing to the ear on the first hearing – Empfindsamer stil - the sensit ...
... – Romance – a strophic song usually recounting an ancient love story or an act of gallantry – Motets – this style of song is discontinued by 1750 – Style Galant – music that is light and graceful, elegant, sometimes witty, and pleasing to the ear on the first hearing – Empfindsamer stil - the sensit ...
Preparing for Music
... • The piece signifies the rise of the piano, which was just coming into use (cf. Cristofori ) • The piece represents the composition of works for public performance – Musicians like Mozart had to perform and compose their works ...
... • The piece signifies the rise of the piano, which was just coming into use (cf. Cristofori ) • The piece represents the composition of works for public performance – Musicians like Mozart had to perform and compose their works ...
Classical Composers
... In classical music you can hear each individual part and these parts are no longer heavily decorated. Baroque music had been mainly polyphonic (lots of parts played simultaneously) often with a harpsichord playing in the background. The texture in the classical period tended to be clearer, lighter a ...
... In classical music you can hear each individual part and these parts are no longer heavily decorated. Baroque music had been mainly polyphonic (lots of parts played simultaneously) often with a harpsichord playing in the background. The texture in the classical period tended to be clearer, lighter a ...
Oxford Music Online
... cadence patterns. All these had to be synthesized for the universal style of the high Classical era to be achieved. It was Haydn and Mozart who achieved that synthesis in its fullest form: and therein lie the arguments, forcefully propounded by Charles Rosen (1971) in particular, that the Viennese C ...
... cadence patterns. All these had to be synthesized for the universal style of the high Classical era to be achieved. It was Haydn and Mozart who achieved that synthesis in its fullest form: and therein lie the arguments, forcefully propounded by Charles Rosen (1971) in particular, that the Viennese C ...
Romantic Era - mshumanities
... But became one of the best composers of them all. He wrote majestic music in the Romantic Era. In this case, the music was the “1812 Overture.” He was born in Russia in 1840, but since there had not been an important composer in his country at that time, he was asked to write the “1812 Overture” to ...
... But became one of the best composers of them all. He wrote majestic music in the Romantic Era. In this case, the music was the “1812 Overture.” He was born in Russia in 1840, but since there had not been an important composer in his country at that time, he was asked to write the “1812 Overture” to ...
Classical Music What Is Classical Music?
... different sections (or phrases) of a song should be played. Now that we know something about the basics of music notation, it should be easy to define classical music, right? Wrong! Many people think of classical music as songs that were written hundreds of years ago and played by orchestras. Orches ...
... different sections (or phrases) of a song should be played. Now that we know something about the basics of music notation, it should be easy to define classical music, right? Wrong! Many people think of classical music as songs that were written hundreds of years ago and played by orchestras. Orches ...
Art & Culture During the Enlightenment
... • Developed new instrumental playing techniques • Established opera as musical genre ...
... • Developed new instrumental playing techniques • Established opera as musical genre ...
Chapter 23 – The Romantic Era - Georgetown Preparatory School
... Up through the Classical Era, the patronage system was an important factor in a musician's life. By the end of the Classical Era, patrons were no longer a major factor in the demand for music. Musicians had to find new ways to earn a living. They had to satisfy a new audience—which was now a public ...
... Up through the Classical Era, the patronage system was an important factor in a musician's life. By the end of the Classical Era, patrons were no longer a major factor in the demand for music. Musicians had to find new ways to earn a living. They had to satisfy a new audience—which was now a public ...
Classical music
Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a similar term is also used to refer to the period from 1750-1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common practice period. The major time divisions of classical music are as follows: the early music period, which includes the Medieval (500–1400) and the Renaissance (1400–1600) eras; the Common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1820), and Romantic eras (1804–1910); and the 20th century (1901–2000) which includes the modern (1890–1930) that overlaps from the late 19th-century, the high modern (mid 20th-century), and contemporary or postmodern (1975–present) eras.European art music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 16th century. Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performer the pitches (e.g., melodies), tempo, meter, individual rhythms and exact execution of a piece of music. This leaves less room for practices such as improvisation and ad libitum ornamentation, which are frequently heard in non-European art music and in popular music styles such as jazz and blues. Another difference is that whereas most popular styles lend themselves to the song form, classical music has been noted for its development of highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music such as the concerto, symphony, sonata, and mixed vocal and instrumental styles such as opera which, since they are written down, can attain a high level of complexity.The term ""classical music"" did not appear until the early 19th century, in an attempt to distinctly canonize the period from Johann Sebastian Bach to Beethoven as a golden age. The earliest reference to ""classical music"" recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary is from about 1836.