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Medieval Music
Musical life was rich in the early medieval era, as it was told by artistic impressions of intruments, music that was in paper. however, the only reportory of music that survived and transcended through the ages is the liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church, the Gregorian Chant. Pope Gregory I gave his name to this musical reportory. Chant-Hildegard of Bingen-Alleluia, o virga mediatrix
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Period: 500 to
History of Music
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Jan 1, 1400
Renaissance Music
Unlike the other arts, the ranaissance in music did not begin in Italy but in northern Europe. Late 14th century music contained a clear, singable melody and balanced polyphony voices. By the middle of the 15th century, musicians began to spread across Europe where they were employed by the papal chapel and the aristrocratic patrons. Palestrina: Pope Marcellus Mass, Gloria
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Baroque Music
Instumental music became mainstream in the Baroque era and music like the sonata, the concerto and the concerto grosso, was slowly becoming the music being solicited. Most of the Baroque music was designed for improvisation with an established bass provided by the composer. The three outstanding composers of the period were J.S Bach, G.F Handel and A. Vivaldi Vivaldi-The Four Seasons:Summer
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Classical Era
This period of music was characterized homophonic texture, or a melody that stands out, with an accompaniment. These new styled melodies were singable, allowing composers to replace singers as the main focus of the music. Many instrumental works were multi-movement works. The Classical erais considered the golden age of chamber music, especially the string quartet. Mozart- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)
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Romantic Era
Music was full of lyricism that created an instant apeal effect. This music strived to be emotionally charged and highly expresive. As public concert life developed, the symphony became the most important genere of orchestral music. Also, during this time, music grew close to literature and painting, therefore composers responded to the mood of the time and vividness of the poetry and painting. P. I Tchaikovsky- Swan Lake
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20th Century Music
Composers decided to open up a new century with exploring new ways of using rhythms in music. 20th century music goes from the standard rhythym of patterns like the duple, triple and quadruple meter to non-symmtrical patterns like fie, seven, eleven or thirteen. When it comes to melody, composers ignored the balanced phrase repitions and expended the notion of what melody is and created tunes, inconcevible in the past. Igor Stravinsky-Rite of Spring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFPjFjUonX8
