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This piece Introduced four major ideas to musical transcription as well as playing:
1. A 4 line staff
2. Relative Pitch
3. Sight Singing Syllables
4. Indication of whether notes are flat or natural (rounded B meant flat, square B meant natural) -
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The title meaning "New Art" as opposed to 'Ars Antiqua' which means "Old Art", this is the period in time (especially in France) where music began to prosper and become more publically understandable.
During this period, we saw innovations such as understanding pitch intervals, as well as the ability to indicate time in sheet music. -
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Dedicated to Pope Marcellus, by legend this piece was among the first to show that with 6 voices, sacred words could be intelligible.
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Prior to Gabrieli's sonata, you would have someone who sings in whatever range perform whichever part (between treble, alto, tenor, bass etc.). This piece (written in Venice, Italy) was the first in history to indicate which specific instrument is meant to play each part.
This is also the first piece in history to indicate any dynamic contrast. Prior to this piece being written, a full song was either loud or soft from beginning to end, there were no indicative markings to get louder or softer. -
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First Opera to enter the standard rep. Used expressive dissonance.
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Popularized the Italian Concerto throughout Europe
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The most influential theoretical work, which codified the practices of his contemporaries, particularly Corelli, and became the basis for teaching functional harmony that is still used today.
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Demonstrated possibilities for playing in all keys using an instrument tuned in near-equal temperament
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Father of the symphony
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Premiered in 1742 in Dublin during Lent. Rather than telling a story, presents a series of contemplations on Christian ideas. The texts extend from the prophecies of a Messiah to the ressurection.
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He was one of the first significant African American musicians in history. Known as "Le Mozart noir", he was once a slave on Guadeloupe, made the orchestra in Paris one of the finest orchestras in Europe.
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Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, overall a comic opera set in Seville, Spain. Sung in Italian and Based on the legend of Don Juan. Subtitled: "The Dissolute Man Punished"
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First complete publication
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Was important in the history of western music being that the entirety of the piece is based on rhythms Gottschalk heard from his trip through the Carribean
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This is a composition cycle based loosely on a saga of characters from the Nibelunglied.
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Bizet Composed this opera on a series of Spanish themes.
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Melodies do not follow through, instead they tend to fade in and out.
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a Song Cylce, taken from an expressionist Poetic Cycle by Albert Giraud composed in 1884
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Featured an intense riot.
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AABA Form
The Gershwins were members of the Tin Pan Ally Jazz scene -
Featured a 30-minute standing ovation
Composed in the style of Socialist Realism -
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In the form of a contrafact- this is an artists new melody over a previously written harmony by another artist- CottonTail features a new melody over "I Got Rhythm" by the Gerswhins.
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Dedicated to Maria Anderson
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Featured Copeland's interpretation of what he heard during a trip to the Appalacian.
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Prepared Piano was invented by John Cage in which pricisely sized nuts, bolts, screws and coins are used to alter 45 of the strings of the piano so as to make a blocky, percussive tone.
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