Development 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
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Programme Note: DipABRSM | Date: 1st June 2009 | | Word Count: 1‚085 words | | | | | Partita for solo violin no.3 in E‚ BWV 1006 J.S Bach (b. 21 March 1685 in Eisenach;d. 28 July 1750 in Leipzig) Bach was the son of Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and director of musicians of the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. It is probably from his father that he learned the fundamentals of music. The Bach family throughout Thuringia had held positions
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African American religious music is the foundation of all contemporary forms of so called "black music." African American religious music has been a fundamental part of the black experience in this country. This common staple of the African American experience can be traced back to the cruel system of slavery. It then evolved into what we refer to today as gospel music. The goal of this paper is to answer three main questions. What are the origins of African American religious music? How did
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in casual clothes‚ and a few people in formal clothes. The program was in the following order: An “Overture and Finale” originally by Ronald Lo Presti; Concerto for Trumpet‚ 1. allegro (sonata) and Concerto for Trumpet‚ 3. allegro (rondo) by Joseph Haydn; Concert Etude by Alexander Goedicke and finally‚ “The Debutante” by Herbert L. Clarke. Unfortunately‚ the third composition had been cancelled on that day‚ so we could only hear 4 pieces out of the 5 songs. The structure of the instrument was different
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chose to attend was the Gramophone award winners‚ Pavel Haas Quartet. Veronika Jaruskova‚ Marek Zxiebel‚ Pavel Nikl‚ and Peter Jarusek were the musicians. They were all very talented. Their movements were amazing and no matter the difficulty‚ they stayed in time with one another. The songs they chose to perform were Quartet No. 1 in B minor‚ Op. 50 by the composer Prokofiev‚ Quartet No. 11 in F minor‚ Op. 95 “Serioso” by Beethoven‚ and Quartet No. 5‚ Sz. 102 by Bartok. All these pieces were amazing both
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MUL1010 Study Guide for Final Exam Please look up answers from Section IV of the course--the Historical Periods-- and listen to excerpts from the course for the listening questions below to be well-prepared for the Proctored Final Exam. Give yourself plenty of time to listen and to study. 1. Who was Anicius Boethius? 2. Who is the “Father of the Symphony?” 3. What musical technique replaced tonality in the 20th Century? 4. What is tonality? 5. What is secular music? 6. What is sacred music
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Outline the major musical development of the classical period and the main characteristics of the classical style. Main characteristics of the classical style: Contrast of mood - Mood in classical music may change gradually or suddenly. Masters like Haydn and Beethoven were able to impart unity and logic to music of wide emotional range. Rhythm - In Classical music‚ there is a flexibility of rhythm. A classical composition has a range of rhythmic patterns. The classical style also can include unexpected
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the listeners is its motivic consistency‚ rhythmic drive‚ and a sense of progression. . His music was separated into 3 different style periods. The first style period focused on building up the style of Mozart and Haydn. Beethoven’s mood of excitement and urgency sets apart Mozart and Haydn. With that‚ Beethoven maximized virtually all-musical elements. From harsher dissonances‚ higher and lower registers‚ to sharper syncopations‚ all of these musical elements are found in Beethoven’s music. The second
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popularized) by both Charlie Parker (alto sax) and Dizzy Gilepsie (trumpet) in their 1940s groups and recordings‚ sometimes augmented by an extra saxophonist or guitar (electric or acoustic)‚ occasionally adding other horns (often a trombone)‚ or other strings (usually fiddle or violin) or dropping an
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Music: Difference in music and importance of understanding capstone Abstract This proposal is to identify the problem that has been occur to the campus and why is understanding different music from different places is important. St. Johnsbury Academy is a school with diversity. But this diversity is not working its true value out. It is extremely obvious at the breakfast or the dinner time‚ when there are only dorm students. People are sitting with only who speaks familiar
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