FACULTY OF MUSIC Western Art Music ( MUF106 ) LECTURER : Prof. Madya Hanizah Hj. Musib STUDENT NAME : NUMBER ID : COURSE : MUF106 - Western art music TITLE : Secular Music in the Middle Ages Secular music is non-religious music. Secular means worldly. Secular music developed in the Medieval period and was used in the Renaissance. Secular music in the Middle Ages included love songs‚ dances‚ and dramatic works. This music was not bound by the traditions of the Church
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Charles Wuorinen writes: "In any medium‚ entertainment is that which we can receive and enjoy passively‚ without effort‚ without our putting anything into the experience. Art is that which requires some initial effort from the receiver‚ after which the experience received may indeed be entertaining‚ but also transcending as well. Art is like nuclear fusion: you have to put something into it to get it started‚ but you get more out of it in the end than what you put in. Entertainment is its own reward
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Contemporary Western Music Genres Blues Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers‚ shouts and chants‚ and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form‚ ubiquitous in jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll is characterized by specific chord progressions‚ of which the twelve-bar blues chord progression
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Western Music dates back from 1200 BC. We can divide each major element of Western Music into periods. Some of the major periods of Western Music consist of Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic‚ and Modern Music. Each period contributed key elements that have influenced the formation of music. These key periods helped form the musical geniuses;Bach‚ Beethoven‚Mozart‚Verdi‚ and Copland. The Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750. The two best known Baroque composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George
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The main influences of Western art music in the 20th century. Early 20th century art music was some of the first music which explored the idea of dissonance; the idea that music does not require any specific harmony among notes. Throughout the history of classical music‚ up until then‚ dissonance was avoided. The strong influence of African tribal music caused much of early 20th century art music to make the listener dance and move. Igor Stravinsky (17th July 1882 – 6th April 1971) was a ground
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History Of Western Music Chapter #1 Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes : Syllabic-one note per syllable Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable Melismatic-many notes per
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of Western Music Western music may be referred to as classical music and its traditions and styles originate from the beginning of the Middle ages (10th century) onward. Due to the Catholic Church being the dominant religion of the time‚ a large portion of the music was religious/sacred. Beginning with Gregorian Chant‚ sacred music slowly developed into a polyphonic. Early Christians based their music off of already existing Jewish chants [1]. These chants (like most of the religious music at
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looks very formal. I plan to focus on both pieces I will listen to both of them on YouTube and they are both interesting find it interesting how a piano‚cello‚clarinet and a violin can come together to make a piece. Even though this is not my type of music I will try to enjoy this piece. So I watched Messiaens piece on youtube and judging from the videos this piece has eight movements. The first movement is called liturgy of crystal. This piece has a soft feel to it. But to me its kind of disproportional
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TERM PAPER “Music is generally perceived as the most universal of all art forms.” The literal meaning of the word ’music’ according to any dictionary is: ’art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds in a harmonious or expressive way.’ But music has a meaning which is far broader than this. Music is life. Music means Self-expansion and oneness. It is an art by itself. Art‚ in any of its forms‚ is generated by a person‚ or a group of talented yet usually ordinary people‚ that express‚ willingly
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Professor Niria Leyva-Guitierrez ARTH 1101EE December 8‚ 2009 Hope Dionysos The chosen work is a statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure. This is a Roman copy of the original 4th century B.C. Greek statue. The statue is entitled “Hope Dionysos” after its former owner‚ Thomas Philip Hope. It was a Gift of The Frederick W. Richmond Foundation. The original statue was made of bronze and it is not certain if the woman was included. It is believed that it may have been added to the Roman
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