THE DARK AGES Represents almost a thousand years of the music history in Europe. INSTRUMENTS - Pipes,lyres, drums,cymbals and kithara. THE most important music styles were the Gregorian chant (800-900) the polyphony (900-1000) ande the songs of the troubadours (1000-1300).
THE DARK AGES Represents almost a thousand years of the music history in Europe. INSTRUMENTS - Pipes,lyres, drums,cymbals and kithara. THE most important music styles were the Gregorian chant (800-900) the polyphony (900-1000) ande the songs of the troubadours (1000-1300).
THE DARK AGES Represents almost a thousand years of the music history in Europe. INSTRUMENTS - Pipes,lyres, drums,cymbals and kithara. THE most important music styles were the Gregorian chant (800-900) the polyphony (900-1000) ande the songs of the troubadours (1000-1300).
Way of honoring the gods , making the world more human, civilized placed. Music was omnipresent. Almost universally present in society , from marriages and funerals to religious ceremonies , dramas , folk music and epic poetry.
They heard music that was primarily monophonic ; music built on single melodies based on a system of modes/scales. INSTRUMENTS - Pipes ,lyres , drums ,cymbals and kithara.
1. THE DARK AGES Represents almost a thousand years of the music history in Europe . Much of the music of this time has been lost. This period is also called Dark Ages and Middle Ages. It was dark time because of ignorance, sickness and death. Composers of this time are anonymous
2. FROM PLAINCHANT TO HARMONY Plainchant: The earliest music of the Middle ages was slowly and without rhythm of harmony. Everybody sang the same , which is singing in unison. That simples tunes were called plainchant. These tunes are also called Gregorian Chan, which are named after Pope Gregory I.
INSTRUMENTS - Lyres , khitara , panpies , aulos.
The history of the Middle Ages in Europe, it is the third time, between Antiquity and the Early Modern Era. The Middle Age is approximately V century to XV century .
The most important music styles were the Gregorian chant (800-900) the polyphony (900-1000) ande the songs of the troubadours (1000-1300). Instruments Stinged Instuments: Arpa, psaltery, rebec, hurdy gurdy. Woodwind Instruments: Flute, aafila. Percussion Instruments: Drum ,cynbals
The most important composers were : Guido DArezzo (990-1050) Leonino (1159-1201) F.Landini (1325-1397) Vocal music was more important than instrumental music Composers wrote to improve the meaning of the text. Leonardo da Vinci.
They use polyphonic work This was the golden age of the a capella style. Religious music was still very important. The most popular type of music was the Gregoriant chant
The most popular instrument was the lute.
During this period, that families of instruments started to develop.
The most important composers were: W. Byrd (1543-1623) was an English composer and organist. P.L. Palestrina (1525-1594) was an Italian composer. There is a legend because he saved polyphonic music. C. Monteverdi (1567-1643) was an Italian composer.
PALESTRINA The history of the barroque music started in (1550 -1750) . People who supported musicians were called patrons. Music Styles The most important music styles were : Opera and Oratorio. Opera: is a singing play , like a musical. Oratorio: was like opera , but without scenery
The most importan instrumets were : Organ, harpsichord , violin and the piano . Composers The most important composers were: C.Monteverdi (1567-1643) J.S.Bach(1685-1750) G.H.Handel(1685-1759) A.Vivaldi (1678-1741) Composers used pauses and frequent changes in length of the notes. The texture is mainly homophonic The melodies have an easy tune to remember Music in these period was very structured and emotions were controlled and it was very simple The side of the orchestra was small (40 musicians). The classical period ended when Beethoven died in 1827.
The economy rose and people started to make more money. They wanted luxuries such as music, so they went to concerts. Many people werent satisfied with always going to concerts to listen music and the wanted music in their homes too. They also wanted their children to take music lessons.
The oldest instrument was harpsichord. The first instruments to enter were the cellos and the string basses and the last instrument to enter was the flute.
Famous composers during this time included:
Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
He was born in Germany in 1770 and died in 1827 at the age of 56. His father and grandfather were professional musicians. His first concert was when he was seven years old.
Beethoven travelled to Viena, Austria and got a play for the great Mozart who was very impressed with the young teens talent. There he started to take piano lessons and becoming a popular and successful composer. With only four notes, Beethoven created his most famous work, Symphony No. 5.
Symphony No. 6 was inspired by the beauty he saw in nature. Another name for these symphony is Pastorale Symphony, because Pastorale means a simple country life. Symphony No. 9 was written by Beethoven when he was completely deaf, by the age of 50. The most amazing is that he wrote some of the worlds greatest music even though he couldnt hear a note of it.
He was born in Salzburgo in 1756 and died in Viena in 1791 at the age of 35. At the age of six, Mozart was already an advanced performer of keyboard instruments and a violinist. At age 8, he composed his first symphony. Mozart studied with the best teachers of that time, Johann Christian Bach. His best known works are the operas "Don Juan", "The Magic Flute" and "The Marriage of Figaro," a famous "Requiem", "Te Deum"
The romantic period was a time in there where a lot of emotions. Composers wrote music to follow a story,poem,idea,scene. The instruments represented the emotios,characters and events of story. They began using the chromatic harmony. Composers experimented with new instruments. The Piccolo and contrabassoon. Tchaikovsky(1840-1893)
Felix Mendelson(1809-1847
Frederick Chopin(1810-1849)
Tchaikovsky was an errusian composer whose works included symphonies.He was the first rusian composer whose music made a lasting impression. Music has become an even greater part of society,becouse of recordings. Women became more active in the music world as composers. MUSIC: Movements are very different at the same time or one after the other. Art,form and style disorder.
VOICE: Instrument is considered to be the voice within the group and not stand out above the other.
The use of traditional instruments in non- conventional. Unpleasant and sound noise are used. Wealth and high contrast. G Puccini(1867-1924) R Strauss (1864-1949) G Gershwin (1889-1937) C Ives (1874-1954)