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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1400
Middle Ages
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Renaissance Era
Renaissance means "rebirth"
Renaissance music is often heard in traditional churches with the extremely large pipe organs
Insturments:
Brass - Trompone, Trumpet, Cornett
Strings - Viol, Hurdy Gurdy, Irish Harp, Lyre
Percussion - Tamporine, Jew's Harp (Played my men to propose to thier girlfriends)
Woodwind - Bagpipes, Reedpipes, Horn Pipe, Shawn, Pan Pipe, Transversal Flute, Recorder -
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Baroque Era
Johanne Sabastian Bach composed baroque music along with Vivaldi.
The baroque musical period was when a lot of different kinds of music formed.
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Vivaldi
Four seasons
Vivaldi has wrote over 40 entire operas and specialized in violin concerto.
Almost as soon as Vivaldi was born he was baptised by his midwife because his entrie family thought he was cursed.
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Haydn
Shipped off to Hainburg when 6 years old to study with famous composer Frankh.
Haydn was a trixter with a lot of his music compositions.
For example....
Haydn worked for the royal court. One day the King went on vacation and demanded his entire orchestra to come on vacation. They were kept there for a month and then were planned to return. However the King was greatly enjoying his vacation and kept them there for a week more. Haydn composed a piece where eventually all the musicians walked off. -
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Classical Era
The Classical Era was when a lot of the styles of music came to fame after they were formed in the Baroque Era. Today the Classical Era is often known as the "Musical Era That Shaped Music."
One of the popular forms of music was the ABA form.
(Ex. Twinkle Twinkle)
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Mozart
Symphony No. 40
Real Name -
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Amadeus Mozart
Wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when he was 3 years old!
Composed 600 pieces before his death at age 35.
Death is a mystery. Theories:
Rheumatic Fever
Murder From A Jealous Composer
The messenger of his last piece poisoned him
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Beethoven
Birth is mystery. The church gave this assumption because he was baptized the next day.
Beethoven never married but after his death people found secret letters written between him and someone else whose name was never found. On the letters, the only name he ever called her was "immortal beloved." Beethoven is known for his very strong pieces.
One of his most famous pieces is his Symphony N. 5 -
Surprise Symphony
Surprise Symphony
This symphony was composed by Haydn when he wanted to keep the king awake. When he was the composer for the royal family, the king would always fall asleep. At his concerts, the rule was nobody could leave until the king did. He wrote the song with the loud parts so the king would stay awake. -
Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)
Symphony No. 5
This piece was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, this symphony gave Beethoven all his fame and made him known for his loud, strong symphonies.
This piece was composed by Beethoven in 1804.
The composition took many years to complete and Beethoven repeatedly took breaks to compose other things.
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Romantic Era
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Modern Era
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Lady Gaga
Birth Name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Began her musical career when she learned to play the piano at age 3! From there she composed her first ballad at age 11 and played at many "Open Mikes."
Her first album which boosted her career was "The Fame" featuring Poker Face and Just Dance in 2008.
She dresses the way she does because she is a role model. She teaches people to be unique.
Has won many awards connecting to her music and "The Most Powerful Women" by Forbes.
Artist of The Year'10
