Upload
nia
View
25
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Evolution of Music: Part 1. by Dr. Jon K. Loessin Wharton County Junior College. Gregorian Chants. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Evolution of Music: Part 1Evolution of Music: Part 1
by Dr. Jon K. Loessin
Wharton County Junior College
Gregorian ChantsGregorian Chants *The roots of the Gregorgian music can be found in the third millennium BC.
This is confirmed by archaeological findings, such as three-hole pipe made of swan shin bone. In the ancient period 7 hole-pipes, lyres, bag-pipes, banduras, drums etc. were already in use.
*Gregorgian sacred and secular music has a rich and complex history, relatively little of which is documented in any depth in English. Very strikingly, Gregorgian music uses an ancient system of polyphony, usually in three parts, and a unique tuning system conceived outside of what the western ear is used to. It makes a great use of parallel motion and dissonance (and usually ending in a unison pitch). Therefore, you are hearing tone pairings that speak a different musical vocabulary.
Populus Sion
Gothic Era MusicGothic Era Music
Gothic—A term often used to refer to the late middle ages (a.d. 1100-1450)
Examples:Organum Viderunt omnes (abt. 1160)
Roman de Fauvel (abt.1250)
Music of the Royal Courts: Music of the Royal Courts: The Renaissance PeriodThe Renaissance Period
13th-16 centuriesComposers include Giovanni Palestrina and
William ByrdFrench, German, Italian, and Spanish courts
The Baroque Period: 17The Baroque Period: 17thth CenturyCentury
--Birth of “modern” music for the era--Represented an awakening in musical
composition--Sophistication and repetition of harmony
through an aesthetic emotional methodComposers include Antonio Vivaldi (1678-
1741) , Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), and Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)(1685-1750)
MAJOR COMPOSITIONS: The Brandenburg Concertos ; Concertos for Violin
George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)(1685-1759)
MAJOR COMPOSITIONS: Messiah; Arrival of the Queen of Sheba ; Love in Bath ; Water Music
The Classical Period: The Classical Period: 1818thth Century Century
Composers included the great master composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 Austria) and Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827
Germany)
Beethoven and MozartBeethoven and Mozart
Beethoven Compositions include: Symphony No. 5, No. 9, and Für Elise
Mozart’s works include: Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Turkish March
The Romantic Period:The Romantic Period:Dominated the 19Dominated the 19thth Century Century
Divided into the early romantic, romantic, and late romantic periods, but dominated by the music of the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) with pieces like The Ride of the Valkyries
Other Romantic Period Other Romantic Period ComposersComposers
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Frederik Chopin (1810-49) Johann Strauss II (1825-99) Johannes Brahms (1833-97) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93) --The Sleeping Beauty… The 19th century also witnessed the Post-
Romantic (like Gustav Mahler), Modern Romantic (like Sergei Rachmaninov) , and Expressionist composers (like Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Ravel became famous for what some say is the most sensual and erotic musical composition of all time: Bolero
It is so synonymous with Ravel it is usually referred to as Ravel’s Bolero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ZBzIXoJDM