Music History

What is the composer rom the renaissance

Palestrina (Italian) and Gabrieli (Italian)

What was the Rennessiance mainly centred on for music

on church vocal performances with instruments as accompanist

What # of notes was in a chord during the Renaissance

3

Which composers were from the Baroque period

Purcell (English) Bach (German) Handel (German), Vivaldi (Italian), Telemann (German)

What was the baroque period classified by

the era of nobilty and the rise of the middle class

When were dynamic included in music

during the Baroque

during the baroque, where was the main area of employment for musicians?

In church’s

What were the highlights of the Baroque period musically?

Improvisation, Continuous Melodies, and Chromatics

Why did suits exist in the Baroque period

for dances

Who were the important composers of the classical period

Haydn (Austrian), Mozart (Austrian), Beethoven (German)

what did the fall of churches do to the employment of musicians during the classical period?

it led to more musicians being employed by aristocracies

Who also started to enjoy music more during the classical period

the middle class, as it was being played more in public

what musical changes marked the classical period

the downsizing of melodies, phrases being 4 bars and the melodies being more prominent and repeated, and the begging’s of symphonic standardization

Who were the prominent composers of the romantic period

Wagner (German), Dvorak (Czech), Brahms (German), Tschaik (Russian), Debussy (French), Schubert (Austrian), Berlioz (French), Chopin (French), Liszt (Hungarian), Holst (English), and Elgar (English)

what was the Romantic period marked by socially

the uprising of the middle class, and the French revolution

What were the highlights of the Romantic period musically?

Subscription based concerts became the norm, the rise of nationalism in music, the expansion of melodies, rhythms, and harmonies. Increased orchestra and longer pieces instead of suites.

Who were the defining composers of the Modern period

Stravinsky (Russian), Bartok (Hungarian), Shostakovich (Russian), and Britten (English)

What were the musical highlights of the modern period?

More diversity in the music, more diversity in the rhythms and tonality, and the rise of non western rhythms and new musical techniques.

Who were the important composers of the wind band

Granger (Australian) and Sousa (American), Willian (English), and Persichetti (American)

What were the musical shifts during the wind period?

music made spefically for marching bands, expansion of band into educational insitutions and standarization in the symphonic band.