Evolution of music 1600 - 1910 - PowerPoint Presentation

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Evolution of music1600 - 1910

Presented by Noah LocketteSlide2

Musical Words and Phrases

Notation

Mode of scripting music

Tone (tonality)

Study of sound and its qualities

Sonata/Opera/

Cantana

/Oratorio/Concerto/Sonatas

Types of musical performances

Chord

Stacked notes to create full sound (more than one note at once)

Dynamics

Abrupt shifts in volume and intonation

Homophony

A musical pattern in which two or more parts move with one another in harmony

Polyphony

Musical texture consisting of two or more independent melodiesSlide3

Medieval and Renaissance Music

Inspired by ideas of God and Humanism

Little to minimal notation or tonality

No major composers nor performers

Dominated by troubadours and minstrels

Music acted as public domain: anyone could play any song

Difficult to identify and find – mostly ad-libbed ballads or poems set to basic melodiesSlide4

Division of Years

Baroque/Rococo

1600 - 1760

Classical

1730 - 1820

Romantic

1780 - 1910Slide5

Note – worthy People

Johann Sebastian Bach

George

Frideric

Handel

Antonio Vivaldi

Georg Philipp Telemann

Johann PachelbelLudwig Van Beethoven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Richard Wagner

Johannes BrahmsFranz Schubert

Sergei RachmaninoffPyotr Llyich TchaikovskyFranz LisztIgor StravinskyGustav MahlerJoseph HaydnClaude DebussyFelix MendelssohnRobert SchumannNiccolò PaganiniSlide6

Baroque Period – 1600-1760

Baroque-

Portuguese (

barroco

) for misshapen pearl

Architecture valued extreme ornamentation

Music followed suit

First conception of

tonality

Valued elaborate compositions

Created the modern notation of music

Set music to tonic destinations- created pitches and chordsIncreased use of polyphonyDeveloped the modern musical techniques and split music to genresSet up instrumentation for full orchestrasSlide7

Baroque Period (cont.)

Valued intricate ornamentation

Organized music into specific suites:

Partita, Sonata, Overture (etc.)

Germany dominated baroque music

Most major composers and ideas came from Germany

Popularized extreme dynamics and increased use of chords

Created new balance between layering of separate patterns and sections

Rococo period comes late Baroque

Insignificant changes to musicSlide8

Classical Period – 1730-1820

Drastic change in format caused by Enlightenment ideals

Majored in “

Galant

Music”

Fashionable style favoring

homophony

Emphasized elegance over the serious grandeur of BaroqueGrandly increased size of orchestra

Piano replaced harpsichord for the first time

Nobles and Monarchs became primary patronsSlide9

Classical Period (cont.)

Light, minimalistic texture

Less complex

Simpler than Baroque, but

not

easier

Increasingly Homophonic

Abandoned monophonyUse of dramatic dynamicsProminent flow of melody

Movement to homophonic style made chords more prevalent

Tonal

structure became considerably more audible

PROCRASTINATION:Slide10

Romantic Period – 1780-1910

Musical progression due to Industrial and scientific revolutions

Heavily influenced by the aristocratic social and political norms

Music emphasized intense emotion and colorful tone

Often associated with liberalistic and radical ideas

E.T.A. Hoffmann’s review of Beethoven’s 5

th

symphony identified the fusion of ideas that created the ideals of romantic music

Female composers became more rare in this era than usual

Female compositions were more commonly seen in smaller recitals than larger performancesSlide11

Romantic Period (cont.)

The compositions became more and more expressive

Piano became the titular instrument of many works

Artistic ideals increased

Inspiration was taken from art and literature as well as human relationships and

nature

Popular spontaneity created new subgenre - Impromptu

New, expansive symphonies and virtuosic piano music as well as dramatic operas and passionate fantasies

Musical salons were held as a form of commercialism and musical revolutionsSlide12

Mini-Concert!!Slide13

Baroque Example

Fugue from violin sonata in G minor

- Johann Sebastian BachSlide14

Classical Example

Sonata in F Major for Violin and Viola

- Joseph HaydnSlide15

Romantic Example

Ave Maria

- Franz SchubertSlide16

Influence of Classical Era (Neoclassical)

Czardas

-

Vitrorio

MontiSlide17