Music Appreciation Study Sheet Properties of Sound: 1. Pitch- Frequency of vibrations ● Overtones (makes up pitches). They are responsible for our unique voiceprint. They are located above the fundamental. ● Everyone has a unique voice print 2. Timbre- Color and quality. A tool by which we identify different voices and instruments. Very subjective- differently interpreted and heard and described. Ex: Gloomy‚ dark‚ clear‚ bright‚ harsh‚ rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the
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varied throughout. | Libretto | Literary text for an opera or other musical stage work. | Castrato* | Castrated male singers – to sing castrato. | Monothematic | One theme. | Sonata* | Genre in several movements for one or more instruments/baroque instrumental piece with contrasting movements often with imitative counterpoint. | Monody | An accompanied solo song/texture of solo singer and accompaniment. | Concerto* | Composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra
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What Is Classical Music The word “Classical Music” means the age-old artwork of European. The period of European art music from 1750-1825 is called the classical music. We can also call classical music as the traditions of western liturgical and secular music. But now there are various misconceptions about “classical Music” in the present world among the people. Many people think that it’s the music of 1970’s or 1980’s.Some people even don’t know what classical music is and some think that
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composition during the development of music in each era. With the emergence of the Baroque era of music‚ the stylistic elements of homophony‚ alongside features such as basso continuo and a more common use of dissonance‚ became the norm. Prior to this development music was more structured‚ following contrapuntal styles and sticking to a strict tonal center. The stretch of time between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music offered a unique perspective of the changing opinions through
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into a brand new direction. Whereas the Renaissance period brought about enlightenment and the breaking away of traditional religious music‚ and the Baroque period exploding the provisions of artistic expression‚ the Classical period came back to square one and established systemized order. Although we no longer have the same verbosity of the Baroque era‚ the Classical period combined the elements of order and grace to achieve a more widespread method of entertainment and culture. Among these elements
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student in fugal form‚ but there was a specific intention to be taught with each prelude and fugue that Bach wrote. I believe the point Bach was trying to make with Prelude Number 5 is to employ perpetual motion in the right hand while using typical Baroque bass in the left hand. The prelude begins with a melodic sort of beginning before diving into an episode‚ but the theme reappears one more time‚ in a different key‚ before the piece concludes. Until the very end‚ the left hand is just playing bass
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it differ from an opera? Oratorios are basically just concerts‚ whereas operas are more theatrical. Oratorios have a different focus and don’t use scenery like operas. 4. What is an orchestra? How did the development of orchestras influence Baroque music? Orchestras are larger instrumental ensembles or groups that contain brass‚ string‚ percussion‚ and woodwind instruments. The development of orchestras brought along the development of new instruments‚ like the violin and cello & it also brought
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born on February 23rd 1685‚ and died April 14th 1759. He started as a German composer then moved to a British Baroque composer. He spend the bulk of his career in London. He became well known for operas‚ anthems‚ and organ concertos. He received critical training in Halle‚ Hamburg and Italy before settling in London. Handel’s biggest influences included the composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. Handel’s father wanted Handel to grow up and study law
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Turquerie was the Orientalist fashion that arose during 16th to 18th century in Western Europe. It is a ‘French term used to describe artifacts made in Turkey‚ or in France by Turkish craftsmen‚ and by derivation the influence on French design of elements from the Byzantine Empire‚ the Saljuq Islamic period and the Ottoman Empire.’ 1 In music‚ the influence of Turkish culture in European society also spurred composers like Mozart‚ Haydn and Beethoven to write music with the used of Alla Turca style
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In the 16th century‚ a secular style of music knowing as madrigal was raised suddenly and became the most prevalent genre that draw numerous of Italian composers’ attention. This style of music mainly‚ knowing as vocal music which only involved singing without any instruments accompaniment‚ focused on love by illustrating the emotion of the meaning of the words and the context of the poem through the use of word painting. Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) was knowing as the most famous composer in participating
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