20th Century Music

20th Century music brought new freedoms and experiences with the new sounds and styles that challenged the earlier more 'serious' styles of music. Because music was no longer limited to concerts, opera-houses, clubs, and domestic music-making, it became possible for music artists to quickly gain fame nationwide and sometimes worldwide. Conversely, audiences were able to be exposed to a wider range of music than ever before, giving rise to the phenomenon of world music.
Many composers[weasel words] sought to break from traditional performance rituals by incorporating theater and multimedia into their compositions, going beyond sound itself to achieve their artistic goals.

Some composers were quick to adopt developing electronic technology. As early as the 1930s, composers such as Olivier Messiaen incorporated electronic instruments into live performance. Recording technology was used to produce art music, as well. The musique concrète of the late 1940s and 1950s was produced by editing together natural and industrial sounds. Steve Reich created music by manipulating tape recordings of people speaking, and later went on to compose process music for traditional instruments based on such recordings.

Some styles of music include the foollowing:

Popular music dates at least as far back as the mid-19th century. In the United States, much of it evolved from folk music and black culture. It includes Broadway tunes, ballads and singers such as Frank Sinatra.

Heavy metal's origins lie in hard rock bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath, who between 1967 and 1974 took blues and rock and created a hybrid with a heavy, guitar and drums centered sound. They were soon followed by bands like Aerosmith, AC/DC, Queen, Kiss, Van Halen, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden who have heavily influenced the genre.[citation needed] Though not as commercially successful as it was, heavy metal still has a large worldwide following, especially in underground music.

Hip hop music is traditionally composed of two main elements: rapping (also known as MC'ing, a vocal style involving rapid speech with alliteration, assonance and rhyming) and DJing, and arose when disc jockeys (DJs) began isolating and repeating the percussion break from funk or disco songs. Hip Hop was originally seen as a fad, but has become one of the most successful modern music genres

To begin with, all the various musics listed in the 1980s under the broad category of world music were folk forms from all around the world, grouped together in order to make a greater impact in the commercial music market. Since then, however, world music has both influenced and been influenced by many different genres like hip hop, pop, and jazz. The term is usually used for all music made in a traditional way and outside of the Anglo-Saxon world, thus encompassing music from Africa, Latin America, and parts of Europe, and music by not native English speakers in Anglo-Saxon countries, like Native Americans or Indigenous Australians.

World-music radio programs these days will often be playing African or reggae artists, crossover Bhangra, Cretan Music and Latin American jazz groups, etc.







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Music Appretiation-Baroque Music

Baroque Music


Music from the Baroque period has many different forms, or styles. Many musical forms were born in that era, such as concerto, which is divided into three parts in which a solo intrument, like a piano or a violin is played alongside and orchestra.
A second style is sinfonia, which comes from an italian word for symphony. Other styles, like sonata, cantata, and oratorio.

The first person to use the word 'Baroque' in music was ">Curt Sachs, it wasn't untill 1940 that the word was used in English.

Early baroque music (1600–1654)

The dividing line for the Baroque from the Renaissance begins in Italy, with the Florentine Camerata. Concerning music, their ideas were based on their perception of ancient Greek musical drama, in which the text was of utmost importance. They rejected the complex polyphonyof the late renaissance and desired a form of musical drama which consisted primarily of a simple solo melody.
The early ralizations of these ideas, marked the beginning of the opera.

Middle baroque music (1654–1707)

The printing press trade is responsible for creating an international audience for works and greater cross-pollination between national centres of musical activity.
The middle Baroque, in music theory, is identified by the increasingly harmonic focus of musical practice and the creation of formal systems of teaching. Music was an art, and it came to be seen as one that should be taught in an orderly manner.

In England the middle Baroque produced a cometary genius in Henry Purcell, who, despite dying at age 36, produced a profusion of music and was widely recognized in his lifetime.

Late baroque music (1680–1750)

The dividing line between middle and late Baroque is a matter of some debate. Dates for the beginning of "late" baroque style range from 1680 to 1720. The forms which had begun to be established in the previous era flourished and were given wider range of diversity; concerto, suite, sonata, concerto grosso, oratorio, opera and ballet all saw a proliferation of national styles and structures.


Because baroque music was the basis for pedagogy, it retained a stylistic influence even after it had ceased to be the dominant style of composing or of music making. Even as Baroque practice fell out of use, it continued to be part of musical notation.

Baroque Music

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Renaissance Art and Music

The Renaissance Era was full of art, inventions, and discovery. The era went from the 14th to 16th century. In this time period, many artists became available and they painted some magnificent pieces of art. The famous painting of Mona Lisa was painted by artist Leonardo da Vinci. This painting was the only painting in this era of a person smiling.
Another famous painting was the School of Athens by artist Raphael. The painting’s meaning is to describe knowledge. Each of the four walls in the painting means something different. They are as follows: Seek Knowledge of Causes, Divine Inspiration, Knowledge of Things Devine, and To Each What Is Due.
The artist Michelangelo painted Crucifixion of St. Peter as to show the pain and suffering St. Peter endured while being crucified. He showed details in the viewers’ faces to show the look in their faces that they knew someone was going to die.
An artist not heard of very often is the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer. Altdorfer painted mostly religious scenes and some landscape scenes. One of his famous paintings was The Resurrection. The scene was that of Jesus Christ coming back to life from the dead and showing the amazement on peoples’ faces.
Music in the Reniassance Era was developing more as the period progressed. Instruments such as the slide trumpet (similar to a modern day trombone) and the cornett were invented duirng this time period. Other instruments such as the transverse flute, the bagpipes, and the voil were also invented during this time era.
Music in this time period was mostly played in Cathlic Mass services and for special events. The most popular music was secular music. This non-sacred music was played for entertainment in the streets rather than in the church. Music was also first printed via the printing press during this time era.
Some composers of the Reniassance included William Bryd who wrote
Parthenia, Josquin de Prez who was hired bt the Queen of England to write music, and Claudio Monteverdi who made a series of books containing different pieces he wrote. There are many other artists and these are just a few to name.
The Reniassnace Era was full and music and art and in many ways, they related to each other. Beginnings of music and art in this era have shaped the styles and methods we use today.

Adding Links to Blogs

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Music Appretiation

I'm typing this blog right now for music appretiation class. Joy.
I love music, thus I play a flute in the Spartin Marching Band. Music is, or can be a big part in some people's lives, in fact, many people's lives do revolve around music. It's important for others to learn about music, not just from the modrn times, but also way back. There are many different types of music, and many different diverse cultures to listen to.