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476
The start of the Middle Age
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Period: 476 to 1492
Midddle Age
The Middle Age started in the year 476 and finished in 1492 -
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The Gregorian chants
In the 6th century appeared the Gregorian chants
The characteristics are:
-Monophonic texture.
-Uses modal scales
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800
The poliphony was born
In the 9th century were added a second voice to plaisong -
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Guido d’ Arezzo
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1200
Goliards
In the 13th century appeard the goliards who where wandering clerics or mendicant students -
1335
Cancionero de Palacio
The most important songbooks were the Spanish manuscripts for example Cancionero De Palacio , it has more tan 400 pieces from the times of the Catholic Monarchs about different subjects in dfferent languages too. -
1400
Religious Vocal Music
Three main forms
-Motet: it already existed in Middle Ages.This form becamemore important,religious and included more parts
-Mass: it was a long composicion with liturgical texts,written in latin. It was based on the fixed parts of the religious ceremony
-Chorale:it was the most common musical form in the protestant liturgy. It was based on pre-existing melodies sung in the vernacular with a simple texture and an AAB structure. -
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Renaissance Dances
Performed in palaces halls by the nobility. Members of the court required good dance training, because the high classes always danced at social events and its own choreography.
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Discovery of America
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1500
Instrumental Music
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1500
Renaissance Music
In this period , distinction between religious and secular music continued.Vocal and instrumental msic had this main characteristics: 1.It was composed for several parts 2.It was composed using medieval modal scales 3.It ha a defined and regular rhythm.
The distinction between religious and secular music continued.
Vocal and Instrumental music had this main characteristics:
1.It was composed in several parts
2.It was composed using medieval modal scales
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The start of the baroque period
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Baroque music
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Baroque music
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The baroque orchestra
musicians came together to play in improvised groups -
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Basso continuo
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The baroque orchestra
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Instrumental forms
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Religious vocal music
The cantata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duhx8XI8Ldg
The oratorio:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5T3y4ljlTU
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Toccata
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The classical period in Spain
Juan Crisóstomo de arriaga, Fernano Sor and Luigi Boccherini -
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Instrumental forms
The sonata -
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Opera seria
Represented by Christoph Willibald Gluck
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The Romantic period
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Instruments of the 20th century
theremin:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6KbEnGnymk
Ondes martenot:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0aflcF0-ys
vibraphone:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0qffO4dF0o -
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Instruments of the 20th century
theremin:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6KbEnGnymk
ondes martenot:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9UBjrUjwo
synthesiser:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUCN4Q3egmw
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Opera
Opera became the bourgueoisie´s favourite type of performance
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