1. Enlightenment Setting a. The Enlightenment is a combination of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution‚ marked with a sense of less spirituality and more secularism. i. Less spirituality‚ more secularism. ii. During this time‚ people questioned authority more than ever before. People wanted equality – or at least semi-equality – where the masses weren’t dirt-poor and the middle class totally unobtainable. iii. Not only were more people learned (thanks to the printing press in the Renaissance)
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texture prevails in many composers works. The music gives a sense of drama and urgency is incorporated into in vocal forms such as the cantata‚ mass‚ opera‚ oratorio and passion‚ and in instrumental forms such as the concerto‚ concerto grosso‚ prelude‚ fugue‚ toccata sonata and suite. Vibrant rhythms and expressive dissonances heighten tension in many Baroque works. Much of the Baroque keyboard music written for the harpsichord and clavichord was written in suites comprising separate dance pieces
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Elements Music is an art based on the organization of sounds in time. Also the universal language of man or something who knows Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound Tone is a sound that has a definite pitch Interval is the distance in a pitch between any two tones Tones are separated by an interval called the octave Tones have a specific frequency in music Pitch range is the distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce
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live and work‚ to love and die with you‚ that so together we may know the purity and height of passion‚ and of joy and sorrow‚ then o husband‚ i am yours forever and our co-equal love will make the stars to laugh with joy and to its circling fugue pass‚ hand holding hand until we reach the very heart of god. Christina
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Columbia aspexit (L 1/8) Homophonic Wolfgang A. Mozart‚ Piano Concerto No. 21‚ in C‚mvt. ii (MEB 1/4) Ludwig van Beethoven‚ The Ruins of Athens‚ “Turkish March” (MEB 1/9) Polyphonic‚ imitative Johann Sebastian Bach‚ The Art of Fugue‚ Contrapuntcus 1 Polyphonic‚ nonimitative Sergey Prokofiev‚ Montagues and Capulets‚ Dance of the Knights- Mid-section combination of textural types: Georges Bizet‚ L’Arlésienne Suite‚ “Farandole” LISTENING EXERCISE Tonality: Major
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Anyone who has studied music at all knows who Bach is. Considered to be the greatest composer of all time by many‚ Johann Sebastian Bach paved new roads in music leaving behind one the largest legacies ever. So good was Bach‚ that all music after his death is considered post-Bach. Johann drew inspiration for the majority of his pieces from Martin Luther’s work. A very religious man‚ Bach believed in using his musical gift to glorify God. On the first day of the spring of 1685‚ Johann Sebastian Bach
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He was a German Baroque composer He was an Organist and teacher‚ who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak He composed a large body of sacred and secular music His contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era Pachelbel is best known for the Canon in D‚ the only canon he wrote. Pachelbel’s music was influenced by southern German composers‚ such as Johann Jakob Froberger
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Final Exam Study Guide Questions will come directly from this material Elements What are the seven elements of music and identify them; Tempo-(speed)‚ Melody-(tune)‚ Dynamics-(range)‚ Rhythm-(beat)‚ Form-(how its composed)‚ Meter-(organization)‚ Harmony-(flow) Composers Be able to give appropriate stylistic periods‚ identify major works as listed in the book for each and notable innovations (i.e.- Bach was considered a master of the cantata form‚ Hildegard von Bingen wrote chant music) * Hildegard
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Invitation which was performed by the J- Train Vocal Jazz. The song was so interesting because the soloists had great voices. Everyone around seemed interested and amused. The J- train vocal jazz also performed the songs “Nancy McFlannery’s Cannery”‚ and” Fugue in D Mirror”. My personal favorite by the J-Train Vocal Jazz was “Everyone’s Boppin’” because in the beginning of the song the vocalists scat. In the performance two soloists scat at least one time‚ and the rest of the choir performers sing the chorus
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Baroque Music Characteristics * Baroque Music - 1600-1750 * The invention of several forms of music came about in the 17th century i.e. opera‚ sonata‚ concerto‚ suite‚ fugue‚ oratorio * Use of improvisation increased during this era‚ although it was an important change to instrumental musical it also caused problems when musicians attempted to full understand and perform Baroque music precisely * Unity of mood – baroque music is unique for its principle of mood throughout
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