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‘Te Deum’, Grand Motet LWV 55 by Jean-Bapiste Lully
E.V. “Jean-Baptiste Lully: ‘Te Deum’, Grand Motet LWV 55.” YouTube. August 24, 2019. Musical Video, 39:30. https://youtu.be/S1g6PkIADVs Jean-Baptiste Lully was a royal composer to Louis XIV at the Academy of Music in France. This piece was first performed at the Commune of Fontainebleau for a private audience of nobles during the age of absolutism. A Te Deum is usually a religious piece. Jean-Baptiste Lully composed this one to deify the strongest absolute monarch at the time: Louis XIV. -
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Precipotato. “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453.” YouTube. November, 2019. Musical Video, 29:54. https://youtu.be/fciaxuZY6zA Mozart composed his Piano Concerto No. 17 during the Enlightenment. His piece shows the meticulous precision of music from that period. The composition also shows the musical liberties Mozart took, which is typical of the era when intellectual freedom was valued. Mozart played a significant role in the emergence of public concerts. -
The Red Flag by Jim Connell
Pastrychef1985. “The Reg Flag: Jim Connell, 1889.” YouTube. April 9, 2011. Musical Video, 4:56. https://youtu.be/60C-RjGkuOo Jim Connell, an Irish laborer and socialist, wrote this piece for the Social Democratic Federation in 1889. This song came about after the rise of nationalism, when music grew into a community experience. The song encourages socialist unity while touching upon some struggles caused by the Industrial Revolution. The song became the anthem of the Labour Party. -
Kampflied der Nationalsozialisten by Kleo Pleyer
Hate, Ethan. “Kampflied der Nationalsozialisten (English and German Lyrics).” BitCute. August 23, 2021. Musical Video, 1:37. https://www.bitchute.com/video/6qIga7swr9ZA Kleo Pleyer was a Nazi politician. This song is one of many Nazi propaganda pieces. It was written just after Germany's defeat in WW1. The lyrics serve to unite SA members and dehumanize Jewish people. Since music had become a collective experience, this song was song by large crowds. It served to manipulate ideologies.