Bethan Exelby How did we come to Contemporary Vocal Music as it is today? An exploration of how the 20th Century has changed vocal techniques. Contemporary Music is a time in classical music history in which all previously set boundaries were pushed and broken in order to discover new things‚ new sounds‚ and new ways of doing things. This is all evident when looking at contemporary vocal music. Before the Contemporary era‚ a vocal performer would only sing or speak. Europe was at the
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over thirty years of his career. His works are said to be so passionate because they are hollowed‚ not by liturgical dignity but by moral ideals of humanity. To this day‚ Handel is known as one of the greatest and most influential composers of the baroque period. His parents were on opposing sides of
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A composer‚ organist‚ and musician during the Baroque era‚ J.S. Bach was a brilliant artist of his era. Known today for his polyphony style‚ masterpieces of church‚ and instrumental music‚ the works of the German composer are said to be the greatest of all time. Although he was known as an excellent organist than a composer during his life‚ his musical compositions would have stand the test of time and continue to demonstrate his innovative style of melody and harmony. Of the many 17th century composers
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that people are capable of creating good and beautiful works also known as humanism‚ this made it a status symbol to be educated because the more that you know the more money that your family had. Composer: Josquin. Song- Ave Maria (Motif) The Baroque Period (1600-1750) Genres: Opera‚ Orchestra‚ the Fugue Time period: At this time in history people were living very flamboyant life styles and that really showed in the complexity of the music along with the decorations and stage work.
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Other than exemplifying different types of keyboarding compositions of the baroque era and varying in subjects‚ texture‚ form and treatment‚ the Well- Tempered Clavier has contributed to modern tuning and temperament as well. The Well-Tempered Clavier collection was one of the first‚ if not the first to require tempered tuning
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Out of all the artists of the Baroque era Rembrandt is by far the easiest to recognize. Understandably he is known for his countess paintings and etchings. A large part of his works consisted of biblical characters and sense which indicates that he was a Christian and that his faith influenced his work. However‚ what truly motivated him and why he painted and etched is still not known. Despite many claims that he visited many countries throughout Europe it is most likely that he stayed in his own
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When Bach left the court of the Duke of Weimar and went to Köthen‚ his musical genius gets more clearly recognised. During 1717‚ Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen hired Bach to serve as his Kapellmeister‚ which is the director of music. Prince Leopold’s Calvinistic court required church music that is simple and plain in style in it’s worship. This caused Bach to take a break from composing organ music and devote himself more on secular music during his employment at Köthen in 1717 to 1723. As a skilled player
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The “Bohemian Bach” Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský‚ or the “Czech Bach”‚ was a renowned Bohemian composer and organist. He was born and died (1684 - 1742) during the late Baroque era (1680 - 1750)‚ around the same time as Johann Sebastian Bach. Some of his most famous works are the Regina Coeli and Litaniae Lauretanae de Beatae Virginis Maria Victoriosa. He was also rebellious throughout his life and because of this he spent most of his life alone. Černohorský’s first music teacher was his father who
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In Masterpieces of Music‚ I received the piece of Transcendental Etude in F minor‚ composed by Franz Liszt. The performer however on connect‚ is Claudio Arrau. This piece is different from each other by just the dynamic range‚ tempo‚ and style of the piece performed. Although many changes‚ there are also many similarities in the pieces. Before I can go into the similarities and differences‚ I will give a background on the original piece and composer. Then‚ I will speak on the actual differences/
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The analysis of the aria “Lascia ch’io pianga” by Haendel according to the thorough bass method‚ shows us how the composer refer in this piece to the typical compositional procedures of baroque music. The aria starts with a pedal (frame‚ according to Joel Lester’s terminology) followed by a cadence harmonized according the regle de l’octave both in ascending and descending motion (MM. 5-8). The second episode starting at M. 8 consists of a sequence‚ precisely a modified sequence‚ in which the
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