From as early as the 17th century‚ all the way up until the 21st century‚ there have been revolutionary changes all over the globe. Countless advances in technology‚ philosophy‚ and art have changed the way people live forever. In a world where technology has gone from telegrams to handheld computers‚ the fact that the musical world has also seen dramatic changes often goes completely unnoted. More specifically‚ the orchestra sector of the musical realm has undertaken a quite noticeable evolution
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Kyla Whitman MUS 10 070 Dr. Immel Concert Report On November 11‚ 2014‚ the Kutztown University Department of Music had their third Student Recital of the semester in Schaeffer Auditorium at 7:30 pm. The Department of Music performed thirteen pieces of music including Etude Op. 25‚ No. 1‚ Somebody‚ Somewhere from The Most Happy Fella‚ Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra‚ Op. 50‚ and many more. To start out the night‚ Steven M. Paszkowski performed Frédéric Chopin’s Étude Op. 25‚ No. 1. Chopin was
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of people around the world for centuries. Music allows the world to communicate self expression and creativity. Without music‚ no one would be able to listen to‚ or understand the beauty of compositions from composers Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ Johann Sebastian Bach‚ and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Music allows people to learn and develop important skills. These skills include better coordination‚ better time management and organizational skills‚ and music enhances the ability to remember things. Music also
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the Protestant belief. Its negative results were years of rebellions‚ wars‚ and persecution‚ with the most famous being the Thirty Years’ War. However‚ its positive results were the strong universities of Europe‚ the Lutheran church music of Johann Sebastian Bach‚ the baroque altarpieces of Pieter Paul Rubens‚ and the capitalism of Dutch Calvinist
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The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque
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Eric Estrada Mrs. Gourde English 1 27 March 2016 Music in the Elizabethan Era “How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night. Like softest music to attending ears!” (Shakespeare 772). In this quote‚ Romeo is referring to him and Juliet talks about their love as if it was sweet‚ soft and pure as music. Romeo’s quote might well be referring to someone playing the lute‚ which was the most common of the instruments back in the Elizabethan Era‚ because of its soft‚ tender‚ and sweet sounds it produced
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recapitulation‚ The concerti of the sons of Johann Sebastian Bach are perhaps the best links between those of the Baroque period and those of Mozart. C.P.E. Bach’s keyboard concerti contain some brilliant soloistic writing. Some of them have movements that run into one another without a break‚ and there are frequent cross-movement thematic references. Mozart‚ as a boy‚ made arrangements for harpsichord and orchestra of three sonata movements by Johann Christian Bach. By the time he was twenty‚ Mozart was
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The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time‚ ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While‚ Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed
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Baroque Dates: (1600-1750) 1. What does “musical style” mean? Different types of musical compositions developed throughout different eras 2. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? New ideas and art was being introduced everywhere. It was a time of personal expression and drama. There was controversy between Catholics and Protestants which caused long periods of religious war. It was also a time of scientific research and astronomical studies. 3. Was did
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CULTURE/PERIOD PHILOSOPHY ACTIVITIES/PRACTICES MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PROPONENTS/COMPOSERS Medieval Ages Music Timeline (500-1400) Believed that music should make a listener receptive to spiritual thoughts and reflections They allowed music in Christian churches in the form of medieval music that involves chanting Their characteristic of music as based on plainchant improvising with parallel melodies Medieval singers continued experimenting with melodies and polyphony became more elaborate
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