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Jan 1, 1450
Songs of Wandering Minstrels
Minstrels were replaced in courts by the troubadours and joker, also, the he wandering minstrels were very low class. -
Jan 1, 1500
Madrigal
Madrigal music is a part song kind of music which was popular during the Renaissance and Baroque period, and it is not related to any religious beliefs.
The first Madrigal musicians were native Florentines, and the earliest song known was by Bernardo Pisano.
The music was written around erotic themes and the structure consisted of irregular number of lines of normally 7 to 11 syllables. -
Opera
The first opera was performed in 1598. Opera is the art of emotions, and therefore it combines most aspects of performance so that actors can deliver emotional messages to the audience.
Gioachino Rossini was an example of opera performer. -
Aria
The two famous Aria concert performers include Mozart and Beethoven. Aria started in 1602, and Aria was most popular during the Baroque period. Da capo means repeat from the beginning. -
Lieder
Lieder was associated to the Romantic era the most because of the expressive and features of the romantic period that was in the music. Lieder originated from Germany and most of the are sung in German. The ideal styles are emotional, expressive and include wide ranges of musical features. -
Operetta
Operetta is also called light opera. Offenbach opened his theatre in 1855. -
Parlour Music
Parlour music appealed to middle class homes. This music spread as sheet music. It's peak popularity came in the 19th century, as a result of a steady increase in the number of households with enough surplus cash to purchase musical instruments and instruction in music, and with the leisure time. Parlour music is from the 20th century. -
Popera
Popera is also know as operatic pop, it is a blend of pop music and opera music that is performed in the operatic style of singing. The tempo of the music is andante. The music builds up in dynamics until the end when it is very dramatic and loud. -
Pop music
The most general format of pop music includes short to medium length verse-chorus structure and usually has repeated choruses, melodic tunes. Elvis Presley was a very influential pop musician, as well as the recent Britney Spears, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry.
Pop music is significant in history because people all over the world can relate to the feelings and messages written in most songs. -
Rock 'n' Roll
Rock and roll took its name around the 1950s. Elvis Presley was known as the King of Rock 'n' Roll.
Heartbreak Hotel was one of the first known songs from Rock and Roll, by Elvis Presley. -
Song of Antiquity
God Apollo, The Ancient Greek (and Ancient Roman) was the god of music and the sun.
Five different Ancient Greek instruments are pipe, lyres, kitharas, lutes and drums.
Uses of music in Ancient Greek time included rowers keeping in time to music, shepherds piping to their sheep and women making music at home