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    George Frederic Handel was 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

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    1. What type of vocal music is this? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. Gregorian chant 2. motet 3. recitative 100% 4. madrigal 5. organum Score: 1.92/1.92 2. What is the texture of this music? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. homophonic 100% 2. polyphonic 3. monophonic Score: 1.92/1.92 3. Which example is a recitative? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. the second example 2. the first example

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    Church modes were used by composers starting in the 16th century. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images Sixteenth-century church music consists of seven different modes based on the C major scale. Each mode has different characteristics and had a specific purpose in 16th-century religious music. Each mode starts on a different degree and creates a different sound. Early composers felt that each mode could evoke specific emotions within the listener. For instance‚ the sixth mode had characteristics

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    Machaut’s Felix Virgo/Inviolata/ Ad Te Suspiramus The fourthteenth century saw tremendous development in music. All across Europe‚ composers were trying to find new ways to push the boundaries of music. This led to the creation of a rhythmic device known as isorhythm. Isorhythm can be defined as a repetition in a voice which contains the same rhythms. The leading composer during this period of time was Guillaume de Machaut‚ who composed works for many different genres. His motet Felix virgo /

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    The composer that will be presented in this project is an Afro-British composer named Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Coleridge-Taylor was known for his famous compositions around the United Kingdom towards the United States. He was first acknowledged as a violinist‚ pianist‚ poet and singer at a young age‚ but throughout his lifetime‚ he was well-known for his compositions from the Royal College of Music to Trinity College of Music to being known globally. In speaking of the Trinity College of Music‚ did

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    The item I chose to do was my clarinet as my object and the Cittern as my object from The Met. I have chosen these two objects‚ because they have a lot in common as they are both musical instruments. The cittern was made roughly in 1685 made by German man‚ Joachim Tielke. The material used to make this was cypress‚ ivory‚ ebony‚ parchment‚ and brass. The cittern is 24 ⅞ in by 9 5/16 in. Also‚ this was made in Hamburg‚ Germany‚ so it is a german instrument. This was used to play music during church

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    Louis Joliet was a French-Canadian explorer‚ born before September 21‚ 1645‚ in or around Quebec. His mom was named Marie d’Abancourt and father Jean Joliet. Joliet was the brother of Adrien Joliet‚ Marie Joliet and Zacharie Joliet. He was baptized on September 21‚ 1645. He entered a Jesuit school‚ and began studying to become a priest. He also studied music‚ becoming a skilled harpsichordist and also became a church organist. He was the husband of Claire-Françoise Bissot de la Rivière. Joliet

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    Music and dance were the biggest forms of entertainment during the Renaissance. People would sing and play an instrument for fun so‚ it became a part of everyday life. Some of the great music from this time period was sung by choirs. A new style of music consisted of blending voices at the same time. That style of singing was called polyphony and became very popular. Also‚ the madrigal was another popular form of music. This form of music was sang by three or six singers. Like the polyphony‚ the

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    Music played an essential role in Italy during the Renaissance period‚ just as it does in current times. Major changes were made in composing‚ disseminating music‚ new musical genres‚ and the development of instruments. Church music was the most important music for those in the Renaissance. Polyphony‚ the use of different vocal melodies‚ became popular and was used in church choirs. The notation of writing music‚ neumes‚ was constantly changed. Neumes originally only stated the direction of the melody

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    Levinson's Musical Works

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    Levinson defines a musical work as a dual structure‚ sound and means of performance (S/PM)‚ as "indicated" by a person at some time. An "indicating" takes the form of the creation of a score by a composer. He writes that certain attributes of musical works are dependent on more than the sound structure they contain‚ this is what makes musical works different from each other. Musical works are not only sound structures but rather they are an integration of sound structures and performance. Levinson

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