Classical
Dates: 1750 -1825
1. Symphony – long composition for orchestra, 3 sections, different moods
2. Instruments – more instruments added to orchestra
3. Mozart and Beethoven were popular
4. Mozart – composer died at 35, wrote lots of operas
5. Vocal music – Opera was popular for the rich
6. Social role of music- more demand for music
7. Art and nature – people’s views of the world changed
8. Sonata form – 3 sections of music for solo instrument
9. Classical music was popular at this time.
Romantic
Dates:1825 – 1900
1. Nationalist music – new trend, new perspective include national style
2. Lieder – German Poetry and music, uses piano
3. Romantic era music was highly emotional, political and expressive.
4. Instruments – woodwind, brass popular
5. Piano music – favourite instruments, lots of different types.
6. Tone poem – similar to symphony, only 1 section, tells a story
7. Beginning of modern music
8. Romantic symphony – expanded version of classical symphony
9. Richard Wagner – Composer of opera.
20th Century
Dates: 1900 – Present
1. Sound recording – changed the way we listen to music
2. Neo-classicism – New classical music, different types of time signatures
3. Nickleback – 20th century group, 8-10 cd’s
4. Atonal music – uses 12 tone scale, irregular rhythms, unpredictable
5. Chance music – different performers play different music at the same time
6. Igor Stravinsky – Russian composer, moved to America, used lots of different keys and time signatures.
7. Impressionist music – similar to romantic music, Claude Debussy is most famous composer of this style, like a blurry painting
8. Style – all sounds possible, long melodies
9. Birth of world music – more interest in music from other cultures
10. Chris De Burgh – Composer for piano.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Period 2 - Music Presentation Notes Classical, Romantic and 20th Century
Classical
Dates:1750 – 1825
1. Beethoven – composer, played piano. Golden age of music.
2. Mozart – composer
3. Beethoven – german composer
4. Piano was favourite instruments, flute and bassoon in woodwinds
5. Sonata – 3 movements, sections, to order their music, only for 1 instrument
6. Symphony – 3 movements but for orchestra, each movement has different tempo.
7. Classical characteristics – contrasting sections for variety,
8. Opera – 2 types (seria-serious buffa – light, most popular)
9. Piano – variety of dynamics and most important solo instrument.
10. Style – simpler textures, simple melodies
Romantic
Dates: 1825-1900
1. Boer war – Over South Africa, England fight the Dutch over gold.
2. Canadian confederation – nationalist pride
3. style - Emotions in music
4. Piano – most important instrument in the era
5. Rhythms – more complex, often syncopated
6. Richard Wagner – German composer, Opera composer
7. Frederic Chopin – Polish composer, dedicated to piano
8. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony – oversized orchestra, vocal soloists
9. Ride of the Valkyries – opera by Wagner (sung stories)
10. Ballad in Gminor – musical poem for piano by Chopin
20th Century
Dates:1900 - Present
1. Chance music – Music created by chance, anything goes, even radios
2. More different types of music ever
3. Paul Lansky – American composer, from NY
4. 12 tone scale – all 12 notes, rhythm is irregular
5. Libby Larson – Composer in a whole bunch of topics
6. Electronic Instruments – electric guitars introduced in country, radios also considered instruments
7. Neo-Classical – new classic music, Igor Stravinsky composer in this style
8. Chance music – every performance is different
Dates:1750 – 1825
1. Beethoven – composer, played piano. Golden age of music.
2. Mozart – composer
3. Beethoven – german composer
4. Piano was favourite instruments, flute and bassoon in woodwinds
5. Sonata – 3 movements, sections, to order their music, only for 1 instrument
6. Symphony – 3 movements but for orchestra, each movement has different tempo.
7. Classical characteristics – contrasting sections for variety,
8. Opera – 2 types (seria-serious buffa – light, most popular)
9. Piano – variety of dynamics and most important solo instrument.
10. Style – simpler textures, simple melodies
Romantic
Dates: 1825-1900
1. Boer war – Over South Africa, England fight the Dutch over gold.
2. Canadian confederation – nationalist pride
3. style - Emotions in music
4. Piano – most important instrument in the era
5. Rhythms – more complex, often syncopated
6. Richard Wagner – German composer, Opera composer
7. Frederic Chopin – Polish composer, dedicated to piano
8. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony – oversized orchestra, vocal soloists
9. Ride of the Valkyries – opera by Wagner (sung stories)
10. Ballad in Gminor – musical poem for piano by Chopin
20th Century
Dates:1900 - Present
1. Chance music – Music created by chance, anything goes, even radios
2. More different types of music ever
3. Paul Lansky – American composer, from NY
4. 12 tone scale – all 12 notes, rhythm is irregular
5. Libby Larson – Composer in a whole bunch of topics
6. Electronic Instruments – electric guitars introduced in country, radios also considered instruments
7. Neo-Classical – new classic music, Igor Stravinsky composer in this style
8. Chance music – every performance is different
Period 1 - Music Presentation Notes Classical, Romantic and 20th Century
Classical
Dates:1700-1800
1. Trombone popular orchestral instrument, Tuba similar to trumpet, Trumpet one of the oldest instruments
2. Stage – Concert hall where performances are held.
3. Classical symphony – long composition for orchestra with different movements
4. Franz Joseph Haydn – Austrian composer, father of symphonies.
5. French Revolution – new society so new music, introduce music festivals
6. Art and nature – Nature inspire art and music
7. Beethoven – German composer, played the piano, started to become deaf.
8. Mozart – Child prodigy, one of world’s greatest composer, Austrian composer, famous for writing operas.
Romantic
Dates:1825-1900
1. Nationalist music – incorporate national styles into their music, Russians best at it.
2. Romantic Symphony – expanded classical symphony
3. Tone poem – music that tells a story
4. Piano music – really important, Frederic Chopin most famous for piano
5. Frederic Chopin – composer
6. Harmony – wide use of accidentals
7. Style – expressed personal feelings, various phrase lengths and dynamics.
8. Leider – Poetry to music
9. Romantic Opera – human drama
10. Richard Strauss – famous for operas and tone poems.
20th Century
Dates: 1900 – Present
1. Igor Stravinsky – Russian composer, died in US
2. Birth of world culture – new style of music, combo of world styles
3. Chance music – different music, different instruments and different times.
4. Harmony – usually played with woodwind, pianos and keyboard
5. Rhythm – change all the time, polyrhythm – more than 1 rhythm, time signature can change
6. New instruments – new electrical instruments
7. Electronic instruments – new technological developmentsh
Dates:1700-1800
1. Trombone popular orchestral instrument, Tuba similar to trumpet, Trumpet one of the oldest instruments
2. Stage – Concert hall where performances are held.
3. Classical symphony – long composition for orchestra with different movements
4. Franz Joseph Haydn – Austrian composer, father of symphonies.
5. French Revolution – new society so new music, introduce music festivals
6. Art and nature – Nature inspire art and music
7. Beethoven – German composer, played the piano, started to become deaf.
8. Mozart – Child prodigy, one of world’s greatest composer, Austrian composer, famous for writing operas.
Romantic
Dates:1825-1900
1. Nationalist music – incorporate national styles into their music, Russians best at it.
2. Romantic Symphony – expanded classical symphony
3. Tone poem – music that tells a story
4. Piano music – really important, Frederic Chopin most famous for piano
5. Frederic Chopin – composer
6. Harmony – wide use of accidentals
7. Style – expressed personal feelings, various phrase lengths and dynamics.
8. Leider – Poetry to music
9. Romantic Opera – human drama
10. Richard Strauss – famous for operas and tone poems.
20th Century
Dates: 1900 – Present
1. Igor Stravinsky – Russian composer, died in US
2. Birth of world culture – new style of music, combo of world styles
3. Chance music – different music, different instruments and different times.
4. Harmony – usually played with woodwind, pianos and keyboard
5. Rhythm – change all the time, polyrhythm – more than 1 rhythm, time signature can change
6. New instruments – new electrical instruments
7. Electronic instruments – new technological developmentsh
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Period 4 Music History Presentation Notes Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Period 4 Music History Presentations
Middle Ages (Medieval)
Dates: 450-1450
1. Polyphony – combo of 2 or more melodies
2. 3 classes of people – nobility, clergy, peasants
3. sacred music – religious music (by monks). Gregorian chant – early Christian music
4. Music of the church – part of worship and patron of the arts
5. Secular music – music outside church (minstrels – traveling musicians)
6. Guillaume de Machaut – French Composer, used French poetry
7. Music printing – Guido A’drezzo invented Do, re, mi.
8. Courtly culture – Nobility, music was important (medieval party)
9. Musical notation invented
10. Troubadours – sung about war, chivalry
11. Pope Gregory – first person to invent written music
Renaissance
Dates: 1450 – 1600
1. Secular music – non religious, with new forms that reflected national styles
2. Sacred music – music was more important then words
3. Instrumental music – no lyrics
4. Harmony – introduced by Europeans, more than 1 person singing
5. Opera was invented
6. Polyphony – written to accompany dancing
7. Madrigals – vocal music that tells a story.
Baroque
Dates: 1600 – 1750
1. Music expanded instrumental performance and opera
2. Opera – play that you sing and act, Cantata is like opera but no acting
3. Trends – elaborate melodies, more lines of music, music expressed emotions
4. J.S. Bach – Born in Germany is composer.
5. National styles – different styles for different countries
6. Antonio Vivaldi – composer, almost a priest
7. Instrumental music was as important as vocal music
8. Henry Purcell – British composer
9. Concerto – 1 solo instrument + orchestra
10. Baroque musical styles – Keyboard more important
Middle Ages (Medieval)
Dates: 450-1450
1. Polyphony – combo of 2 or more melodies
2. 3 classes of people – nobility, clergy, peasants
3. sacred music – religious music (by monks). Gregorian chant – early Christian music
4. Music of the church – part of worship and patron of the arts
5. Secular music – music outside church (minstrels – traveling musicians)
6. Guillaume de Machaut – French Composer, used French poetry
7. Music printing – Guido A’drezzo invented Do, re, mi.
8. Courtly culture – Nobility, music was important (medieval party)
9. Musical notation invented
10. Troubadours – sung about war, chivalry
11. Pope Gregory – first person to invent written music
Renaissance
Dates: 1450 – 1600
1. Secular music – non religious, with new forms that reflected national styles
2. Sacred music – music was more important then words
3. Instrumental music – no lyrics
4. Harmony – introduced by Europeans, more than 1 person singing
5. Opera was invented
6. Polyphony – written to accompany dancing
7. Madrigals – vocal music that tells a story.
Baroque
Dates: 1600 – 1750
1. Music expanded instrumental performance and opera
2. Opera – play that you sing and act, Cantata is like opera but no acting
3. Trends – elaborate melodies, more lines of music, music expressed emotions
4. J.S. Bach – Born in Germany is composer.
5. National styles – different styles for different countries
6. Antonio Vivaldi – composer, almost a priest
7. Instrumental music was as important as vocal music
8. Henry Purcell – British composer
9. Concerto – 1 solo instrument + orchestra
10. Baroque musical styles – Keyboard more important
Period 2 Music History Presentation Notes Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Period 2 Music History Presentations
Middle Ages (Medieval)
Dates: 450 - 1450
1. Church music was really important – mostly composed to glorify God, plainsong (simple songs), sacred music
2. Monophony – single melody became Polyphony – mixed melodies
3. Secular music – traditional music outside the church, traveling musicians, lyrics in latin
4. Guillame DuFay – composer in the low countries
5. Jester is musician in castle
6. Organ – used a lot in church.
7. Creation of musical notation (music writing) in churches
8. Hildegard Von Bingen – Nun composer
9. Society revolved around court (where prince/princesses get together to party).
10. Gregorian chant- sacred music
Renaissance
Dates: 1450 -1600
1. Madrigal – Secular vocal song – music and lyrics tell a story
2. Reformation – Church split over singing in church
3. Shakespeare – playwright during this time.
4. Claudio Monteverdi – invented opera, add acting to music
5. Sacred music – music for church, religious
6. Josquin De Prez – composer (one of the first known)
7. Instrumental music – accompaniment of singing and dancing, strings, percussion
8. Mona Lisa – life like painting, new style
9. Secular – songs for groups, no instruments, usually about love
10. Polyphonic – texture of 2 or more independent voices, ex. Choirs.
Baroque
Dates: 1600 -1750
1. Musical instruments – trombone, harpsichord, flute
2. Harmony – more than 1 instruments playing at the same time
3. Composers were like maids
4. Composers – G.F. Handel, Pachbel, H. Purcell,
5. Gaileo, Kepler, Newton – new discoveries about the universe
6. J. S. Bach – German composer and performer
7. Cantata – like Opera, but no acting
8. Opera – Musical acting – combo of music, props, acting on stage
9. Rhythm – Emphasis on strong beats, 1/8th, 1/16th notes used a lot
10. Dances were popular
Middle Ages (Medieval)
Dates: 450 - 1450
1. Church music was really important – mostly composed to glorify God, plainsong (simple songs), sacred music
2. Monophony – single melody became Polyphony – mixed melodies
3. Secular music – traditional music outside the church, traveling musicians, lyrics in latin
4. Guillame DuFay – composer in the low countries
5. Jester is musician in castle
6. Organ – used a lot in church.
7. Creation of musical notation (music writing) in churches
8. Hildegard Von Bingen – Nun composer
9. Society revolved around court (where prince/princesses get together to party).
10. Gregorian chant- sacred music
Renaissance
Dates: 1450 -1600
1. Madrigal – Secular vocal song – music and lyrics tell a story
2. Reformation – Church split over singing in church
3. Shakespeare – playwright during this time.
4. Claudio Monteverdi – invented opera, add acting to music
5. Sacred music – music for church, religious
6. Josquin De Prez – composer (one of the first known)
7. Instrumental music – accompaniment of singing and dancing, strings, percussion
8. Mona Lisa – life like painting, new style
9. Secular – songs for groups, no instruments, usually about love
10. Polyphonic – texture of 2 or more independent voices, ex. Choirs.
Baroque
Dates: 1600 -1750
1. Musical instruments – trombone, harpsichord, flute
2. Harmony – more than 1 instruments playing at the same time
3. Composers were like maids
4. Composers – G.F. Handel, Pachbel, H. Purcell,
5. Gaileo, Kepler, Newton – new discoveries about the universe
6. J. S. Bach – German composer and performer
7. Cantata – like Opera, but no acting
8. Opera – Musical acting – combo of music, props, acting on stage
9. Rhythm – Emphasis on strong beats, 1/8th, 1/16th notes used a lot
10. Dances were popular
Period 1 - Music History Presentation Notes Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque
Period 1 Music History Presentations
Middle Ages (Medieval)
Dates: 400-1400
1. Catholic church – organ and singing
2. Secular music – latin, used lyre, simple and had one melody.
3. Polyphony – many melodies
4. Music printing – copied by monks
5. Guillame Dufay – Italian composer
6. Guido D’arezzo – developed do, re, mi, so
7. Plague – killed lots of people in Europe
8. Troubadours – traveling musicians Songs were about war, chivalry
9. Pope Gregory – invented written music, A, B, C, D
10. Gregorian Chant – musical style, only 1 melody line.
Renaissance
Dates: 1400-1600
1. Polyphony – many sounds and instrument combo(Lutes, recorder)
2. Madrigals – musical song, non-religious song in many parts
3. Church split – protestant church started hymns
4. Josquin De Prez – Composer
5. Giovanni Palestrina - Italian Composer, organist
6. Euridice – First opera
7. Claudio Monteverdi – Composed first opera
8. Sacred music – Motet church music
9. Secular music – mostly about love, for special occasions
10. Instrumental music – Violins, lute, recorders concerts, small groups
11. Music supported by government.
Baroque
Dates: 1600 -1750
1. Musical instruments – trombone, harpsichord, flute
2. Harmony – more than 1 instruments playing at the same time
3. Composers were like maids
4. Composers – G.F. Handel, Pachbel, H. Purcell,
5. Gaileo, Kepler, Newton – new discoveries about the universe
6. J. S. Bach – German composer and performer
7. Cantata – like Opera, but no acting
8. Opera – Musical acting – combo of music, props, acting on stage
9. Rhythm – Emphasis on strong beats, 1/8th, 1/16th notes used a lot
10. Dances were popular
Middle Ages (Medieval)
Dates: 400-1400
1. Catholic church – organ and singing
2. Secular music – latin, used lyre, simple and had one melody.
3. Polyphony – many melodies
4. Music printing – copied by monks
5. Guillame Dufay – Italian composer
6. Guido D’arezzo – developed do, re, mi, so
7. Plague – killed lots of people in Europe
8. Troubadours – traveling musicians Songs were about war, chivalry
9. Pope Gregory – invented written music, A, B, C, D
10. Gregorian Chant – musical style, only 1 melody line.
Renaissance
Dates: 1400-1600
1. Polyphony – many sounds and instrument combo(Lutes, recorder)
2. Madrigals – musical song, non-religious song in many parts
3. Church split – protestant church started hymns
4. Josquin De Prez – Composer
5. Giovanni Palestrina - Italian Composer, organist
6. Euridice – First opera
7. Claudio Monteverdi – Composed first opera
8. Sacred music – Motet church music
9. Secular music – mostly about love, for special occasions
10. Instrumental music – Violins, lute, recorders concerts, small groups
11. Music supported by government.
Baroque
Dates: 1600 -1750
1. Musical instruments – trombone, harpsichord, flute
2. Harmony – more than 1 instruments playing at the same time
3. Composers were like maids
4. Composers – G.F. Handel, Pachbel, H. Purcell,
5. Gaileo, Kepler, Newton – new discoveries about the universe
6. J. S. Bach – German composer and performer
7. Cantata – like Opera, but no acting
8. Opera – Musical acting – combo of music, props, acting on stage
9. Rhythm – Emphasis on strong beats, 1/8th, 1/16th notes used a lot
10. Dances were popular
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Mark Updates
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Mark updates were sent home with all students. Please sign them and return them to Ms. Hsu. If you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to contact me. winnie.hsu@nbed.nb.ca or 357-4015
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Ms. Hsu
Mark updates were sent home with all students. Please sign them and return them to Ms. Hsu. If you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to contact me. winnie.hsu@nbed.nb.ca or 357-4015
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Ms. Hsu
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