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Guido's treatise created a new sight singing system called solmization. This involved a 6 note, hexachord system. He also created the 4-line staff, relative pitch, sight singing syllables and new accidentals: round b (flat) and square b (natural).
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This was the new style of music in France. Ars Nova means new art. Ars nova replaces Ars antiqua, or old art. The older generation did not like this new progressive sound of music. Ars Nova laid the groundwork for modern notation making it the most influential treatise in all of history.
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This piece demonstrated that sacred words could be intelligible in polyphonic music with 6 voices.
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This was one of the first pieces in history that specified which instruments played which part. It was also the first piece to specify dynamics. This song was written in Venice.
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Traité de l’harmonie is the most influential of all Theoretical Works. It also became the basis for teaching functional harmony that is still used today.
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Both volume 1 and 2 contains 24 preludes and fugues in each major and minor key. They demonstrate the possibilities for playing in all keys using an instrument tuned in near-equal temperament. Before equal temperament, you would have to tune the instrument to the key you were about to play rather than simply modulating. Octaves and fifths are slightly out of tune because this new system would allow you to play all scales without having to retune.
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L’Estro Armonico was published by Etienne Roger in Amsterdam, the most prestigious publisher in Europe. It was the most influential publication of any music in the early 18th century. It launched the immense popularity of the Italian concerto throughout Europe.
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Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a significant musical force in the Paris music scene in the late 18th century. US President John Adams called him “the most accomplished man in Europe”. He was also called the "Black Mozart" and experienced some racism in his career. He was also the director of one of the finest orchestras in Europe, Concert des Amateurs.
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