I can identify the periods in the history of music.

I can create a history of music fl ip book.

Thursday, October 3

Write six facts that you learned from the projects on Tuesday.

Bell Ringer

Sacred masses and motetsMusicians developed rules for counterpoint (melody

against melody) that were based on consonance (harmonies pleasing to the ear) and dissonance (harmonies that sound harsh to the ear).

Composers and singers gave more attention to the relationship between the words being sung and the melodies to which they were applied.

Giovanni Palestrina was considered to be the greatest composer of church music of all times. His music was the essence of Renaissance church music.

Palestrina known for counterpoint and polyphony.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1QjkhENZg8

Renaissance (1400-1600)

Counterpoint is the art of combining two simultaneous musical lines. This technique was first used in the 14th Century.

Polyphony means “many sounding”. It means many sounds or several melodies performed simultaneously.

If more than one independent melody is occurring at the same time, the music is polyphonic.

Secular choral music began to emerge.Secular instrumental music with recorders,

viols, and the lute.

Renaissance

Strove to alter time and intensify emotions. Live for the desires of the heart.

Known as the gilded age.Ballet and opera developed during the era.Composers and musicians served nobles and

thought of themselves as employees rather than artists.

The sonata and the concerto were being created.

Baroque (1580-1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach came from a large family of professional church musicians.

Composed the great toccatas for organComposed the Brandenburg Concertos and

Orchestral Suites.He presented weekly church cantatas, passion

music for Good Friday, and festive music for all manner of major events.

Fugue (uses imitative counterpoint) is one of Bach’s specialties.

Man of Godhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJD3dL4diY

BACH

George Frideric Handel began life in Germany.

Died the most renowned musical figure of the day and a national treasure.

Man of the worldKnown for the oratorioWrote Messiah. The “Hallelujah Chorus” is

the most recognizable piece of Western classical music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfiAsWR4qU

Handel

Music during this period changed toward more clarity of style so that melodies that had layers became homophonic, where a melody was supported by a system of harmony.

Melody supported by chords enabled the tonal structure of the music to be more audible.

The movement was centered in and around Vienna.

Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven are synonymous with the Classical Period.

The Classical Music Period (1720-1830)

Composed first symphony at age 8.Both a composer and a soloist.From 1782 to 1786 he composed 15

concertos. The peak of his activity as a composer.

Final composition include the Clarinet Concerto

Died from a fever before completing his Requiem.

Mozart buried in Vienna with little ceremony and an unmarked grave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi8vJ_lMxQI

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Freelance musician and accompanistPlayed violin and keyboard instrumentsWrote sacred works, music for theatre comedies and

chamber music.Known as the “father of symphony and of the string

quartet”Laid the foundations for Beethoven.Passed away at 77 in 1809.Mozart’s Requiem performed at the funeral.Remains are near Esterhazy palace where he spent

his last years workinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLjwkamp3lI

Franz Joseph Haydn

Esterhazy Palace

Exact date of birth unknown. Baptized December 17, 1770.

His father a court tenor taught him piano, violin, and probably viola.

First public concert was at the age of 7 on March 26, 1778. He died the same day 49 years later.

1802 he discovered he had impaired hearingHe became depressed by his deafness.Despite deafness, a failed marriage, and custody

issues with his brother’s child he wrote his most profound music.

Ludwig von Beethoven

He had a bad temper, careless appearance, and boorish manners.

The aristocrats supported him throughout his life

Not dependent on patronage for his incomeCarried a sketch book with him where he

would write and rewrite his music.10,000 people attended his funeralBridge from classical period to the Romantic

periodhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

Ludwig von Beethoven

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