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500
kalimba-percussion
-percussion
-500-700 CE.
-Zimbabwe -
500
Gregorian Chan-medieval
https://www.solesmes.com/history
Gregorian Chan is a type of sacred Music and its typically sang in Latin with no instruments being played and this is supposed to create a beautiful harmony of a bunch of different voices. A prominent composer is Pope Gregory I the term “Gregorian” refers to him since he was so important to the style -
600
gong-percussion
-percussion
-6th century
-East Asia -
801
Xylophone-percussion
-percussion
-9th century
Southeast Asia -
900
flute-woodwind
-woodwind family
-Europe during the Middle Ages
- Germany France and England made the modern flute they all contributed -
1199
Leonin-Medieval/ Renaissance
https://study.com/academy/lesson/leonin-and-perotin-musical-contributions-polyphony-ars-antiqua.html
Leonin is kind of mysterious nobody really knows anything about him they think he was born around 1150s and he composed for the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. He was an important composer from the 12th century he's even known for developing the organum style which is an early form of polyphonic music. His songs were a source of influence to the birth of medieval sacred music. -
1200
Viderunt Omnes
Composer: Leonin
Title: Viderunt Omnes
Year: 12th century
Style: Medieval Gregorian chant
https://open.spotify.com/track/5zoWCXM4E49X6OYPzEIcOd?si=3425e9838d9f4642 -
1401
Renaissance Mote-renaissance
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/motet-guide
The motet is a type of singing that became popular during the Renaissance period. multiple voices singing together without instruments and its supposed to create a beautiful harmony -
Period: 1450 to
TRANSITION(Renaissance and Baroque)
The transition from the Renaissance era and Baroque brought so many differences. The Renaissance's main focus was all about complex harmonies and vocal compositions. The baroque era had different focuses and those were to be dramatic and expressive. The change was influenced by the church's support for different types of arts. -
1474
Guillaume Dufay-Medieval/ Renaissance
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Guillaume_Dufay
Guillaume Dufay was an important composer that lived in the 15th century he passed away in the year 1474. He was influenced by the Renaissance style that was starting up. he's known for sacred music and motets sich as Missa l'Homme Armé 3 Mass. Dufay's skills in polyphony and blending different music styles makes him a really talented composer. -
Period: 1490 to 1520
Medieval/ Renaissance
Medieval music was more simple and for religious purposes while Renaissance was more complex and it wasn't associated with church as much as medieval music was -
1500
double bass- string
-string family (specifically the violin family)
- late 15th
-Europe particularly in Italy and Spain
-Gasparo da Salò and Andrea Amati. -
1500
trumpet-brass
-Bass family
-started being used int the 15th century
-origin Egypt, Greece, and Rome. -
1500
Trombone-brass
-brass
-15th century
-origins European countries, including Germany and Italy. -
1521
josquin des prez (Qui habitat) -Medieval/ Renaissance
https://www.talkclassical.com/threads/greatest-piece-s-of-renaissance-music.48490/
Qui habita was written by josquin des prez who was born between 1440 and 1455 in Northern France or Belgium hes famous for writing a song called “Ave Maria”. He was considered one of the best composers of the renaissance period. His music is known for being expressive and his use of polyphony which was a later form of organum style. -
1530
Viola-string
-string family
- early 16th century in Italy,
-Andrea Amati and Antonio Stradivari. -
1550
Cellos- string
-sting family (specifically the viol family)
- invented 1550
-Italy
inventor Andrea Amati and Antonio Stradivar -
1555
Violin-String
-From Italy particularly in the regions of Cremona and Brescia
- inventors:Italian luthiers like Andrea Amati, Gasparo da Salò, Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri
-Its in the sting family -
1562
Missa Papae Marcelli
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Title: Missa Papae Marcelli
Year: 1562
Style: Renaissance sacred choral music
https://open.spotify.com/track/46JsxiI6tGMzipdW6CY40H?si=71d5584455b74075 -
Missa Papae Marcelli (giovanni pierluigi da palestrina)-Medieval/ Renaissance
https://www.talkclassical.com/threads/greatest-piece-s-of-renaissance-music.48490/ Missa Papae Marcelli was Written by an Italian composer called giovanni pierluigi da palestrina he was known for writing music used in Catholic church. He was born in 1525 and died in 1594. Missa Papae Marcelli was composed in the 16th century and is Palestrina's most famous song -
Qui habitat
Composer: William Byrd
Title: Qui habitat
Year: 1592
Style: Renaissance sacred choral music
https://open.spotify.com/track/7KTEyM4cPRIIzG66JSxy2F?si=8cb9b0e6f7bb4580 -
Basso Continuo-Baroque
This style is harmonic and flexible some say this style of music has "texture". Some prominent composers are Johann Sebastian Bach,Henry Purcell and Arcangelo Corelli. -
Bassoon-woodwind
-woodwind
- the Renaissance period in Europe
-16th century
- The modern bassoon's design by European countries France, Germany, and Italy. -
Madrigal-Renaissance
https://www.britannica.com/art/madrigal-vocal-music
Madrigal is a type of Italian music from the Renaissance period. It’s sung by small groups without instruments and usually has lyrics about love or nature. Madrigal- was a style that was very popular with rich folks -
Baroque opera-Baroque
https://www.earlymusicworld.com/brief-introduction-to-baroqe-opera
This style is a dramatic for of musical theater its very expressive and supposed to convey very powerful emotion. The orchestra plays an important role since it sets the whole mood and makes sound effects for the drama. some prominent composers are Claudio Monteverdi, George Frideric Handel, and Jean-Baptiste Lully. -
Baroque Concerto-Baroque
https://www.britannica.com/art/concerto-music/The-Baroque-concerto-grosso-c-1675-1750
this contains a small group along with an orchestra.This style contains 3 steps which are fast, slow, fast a lot of improvisation is incorporated. prominent composers Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel. -
Period: to
Baroque
Music from the Baroque era was all about experimenting the songs coming out at this time were elaborate and composers used lots of different and complex sounds into their music. This is the era of dramatic and grand songs. -
L’Orfeo
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Title: L’Orfeo (Orfeo)
Year: 1607
Style: Early Baroque opera
https://open.spotify.com/track/3bsGu9uiwqybcfXD4zKYmf?si=43a6e7cb01ab4850 -
Sonata Prima
Composer: Dario Castello
Title: Sonata Prima
Year: 1621
Style: Baroque instrumental music
https://open.spotify.com/track/3UrGFFtI4hnXt6wMZgSjyS?si=f5b541add8454e8a -
Dario Castello and Jiří Stivín (Sonata prima)-Baroque
http://nycjazzrecord.com/issues/tnycjr201205.pdf
Sonata prima was made by two people Dario Castello and Jiří Stivín unfortunaly Dario died in 1631 but his music partner Jiří is still alive till this day his instrumental focuses are Flute and Saxophone. Castello is recognized for his innovative use of instrumental techniques. Jiří Stivín explored various musical genres, including classical and jazz. Stivín isnt just talented in music he's also a really great educator. -
Claudio Monteverdi-Baroque
newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Claudio_Monteverdi
blog.oup.com/2013/11/facts-about-claudio-monteverdi/
Claudio Monteverdi was was known as an Italian composer, violinist, and singer he died in 1643 his work was known as the bridge for new and old practices. He is considered one of the most influential figures in the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music. Monteverdi is always credited for being one of the first composers to write operas that are being played now. -
Oboe-woodwind
-17th century
-In Europe
-France and Germany -
clarinet-woodwind
- woodwind -refined and standardized by Johann Christoph Denner, a German instrument maker, around 1700
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French horn- brass
-Brass family
- 17th century
-origin Germany -
Brandenburg Concertos
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Title: Brandenburg Concertos
Year: 1721
Style: Baroque orchestral music
https://open.spotify.com/track/7Htuvd99oJ6sv3cwNVkSte?si=1db0eea898d643f0 -
Empfindsamkeit-classical
Empfindsamkeit is also known as sensitive style it changed from loud to quiet and its pretty dramatic its suposed to express emotion and tell stories. prominent composers were Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Joachim Quantz -
Antonio Vivaldi-Baroque
https://www.baroque.org/baroque/composers
born in Venice Italy Vivaldi was well known for his innovative contributions to instrumental music. Vivaldi’s most famous work was “The Four Seasons,”. He was also nicknames "The red priest" since he was a red head and wanted to become a priest. -
Johann Sebastian Bach-Baroque
https://www.biography.com/musicians/johann-sebastian-bach Johann Sebastian Bach, born in 1685 and died in 1750 in Germany, is one of the most famous composers of the Baroque period.Famous work by Bach is the “Brandenburg Concertos,” “The Well-Tempered Clavier,”Bach is that he was known for his improvisational skills. -
Period: to
Classical
Classical music is typically described as clear melodies and "balanced" the songs of this time were elegant -
Mozartean Style-classical
this was elegant melodies which was very refined with clear harmonies and the most prominent composer of this style was of course Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Mozart composed over 600 works in a lot of styles. -
Sonata No. 55
Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Title: Sonata No. 55
Year: 1760
Style: Classical keyboard music -
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Sonata No. 55)-Classical
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was born in 1714 and passed away in 1788. He wrote the very famous Sonata No.55. He was the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach which influenced his music. He was so influencial that Mozart said "He is the father, we are the children." -
London Symphonies
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Title: London Symphonies
Year: 1791
Style: Classical symphonic music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OitPLIowJ70 -
Period: to
TRANSITION (romantic-20th century)
These two time periods were very different romantic era focused of emotion and having their piece be grand and in the 20th century they began to explore more styles and more sounds. The 20th century music was influenced by the aftermath of the world wars they were confused and therefore their songs represented experimentation. With new technology it was easier to explore different sounds and styles unlike in the romantic era. The romantic era was all about sticking with what was traditional. -
Classical Style-classical
This was the main style of this time period it was clear and balanced and usually in an ABA composition.Very famous and prominent composers are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Ludwig van Beethoven and Joseph Haydn. -
Joseph Haydn-Classical
born in 1732 and died in 1809 in Rohrau Austria. His most famous work is “London Symphonies”. A fun fact about him is that he would incorporate humor into his songs or suprises which got him the name of Papa Haydn. -
saxophone-woodwind
- invented by Adolphe Sax -early 1840s -Belgian
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Das Jahr
Composer: Fanny Mendelssohn
Title: Das Jahr
Year: 1841
Style: Romantic piano music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxlMuaO5hng -
Liebst du um Schönheit
Composer: Clara Wieck Schumann
Title: Liebst du um Schönheit
Year: 1841
Style: Romantic Lied
https://open.spotify.com/track/4wZsY4v6K0tIVVB6hBydx4?si=05732659fa70485c -
Fanny Mendelssohn-romantic
https://www.liveabout.com/top-romantic-period-composers-724408
Fanny Mendelssohn was born 1805 in Germany and sadly passed away in the year 1847. She is well known for her piece called the”Piano Trio in D minor” shes also known for having Many of her songs published under her brother's name, Felix Mendelssohn, due to sexist attitudes of the time. -
Robert Schumann (Symphony No. 1)-Romantic
https://www.aso.org/composer/detail/robert-schumann
Robert Schumann was born in 1810 in Germany and passed away in 1856.Symphony No. 1 by Robert Schumann is also known as the spring symphony because Roberts source of inspiration was spring. Schumann actually wanted to start a career as a pianist but couldn't due to a hand injury so he focused on composing. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky- Classical
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/tchaikovsky/
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky born in 1840 in Votkinsk Russia and passing away in 1893. His songs have lots of emotion in each note and it seems like his songs are influenced by western and Russian traditions. His most famous piece is "Swan Lake" his music first received mixed reactions in Russia but was a hit internationally. -
Clara Wieck Schumann-romantic
Clara Wieck Schumann was born in 1819 and ended up passing away in 1896 shes also another female composer of the romantic era shes well known for being a pianist. Her inspiration was her dad since he was the one that taught her how to play. Fun fact about Clara she was also a mother of 8 children which meant that she wasn't only doing music but she was also taking care of 8 of her kids. -
Johannes Brahms-Classical
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer born in 1833 he was mostly known for his piece called Violin Concerto. Brahms showed an interest in music at a young age and he even started preforming in public as a pianist. His work is a blend of traditional forms with harmonies and orchestration which is really easy for him to show his emotions when he wrote music. -
Programmatic-romantic era
this style's purpose was to tell a story, convey imagery, or set the mood for a specific scene without the use of words.some prominent composers of this style were Franz Liszt,Franz Liszt and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. this style allowed for composers to explore a lot of themes and emotions since they had to set the mood without having any sort of wording -
Tuba-brass
-brass family
-19th century
-Germany -
Cornet-Brass
-Brass family
-19th century
-place it was invented France -
Romanticism-romantic era
This style was focused on emotion, individualism, and imagination this style was for composers to have songs that are personal to them. some prominent composers are Ludwig van Beethoven,Franz Schubert and Hector Berlioz. this style was breaking traditional norms -
Nationalism-romantic era
this style was focused on expressing culture and the composers heritage this style was inspired by their native e countries. prominent composers Bedřich Smetana,Johannes Brahms,Edvard Grieg. this style of music was involved in political affairs, -
Opium. 16
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Title: Lyric Pieces Opium. 16
Year: between 1867-1901
Style: Romantic piano music
https://open.spotify.com/track/76wV53YHl0tGEvT3L0QzvK?si=5bf4403ed9a74a9e -
Period: to
20th Century
the music of the 20th century is wild and the main purpose is to get people going and dancing lots of Jazz and other feel good genres -
Edvard Grieg-Romantic
https://en.visitbergen.com/ideas-and-inspiration/the-composer-edvard-grieg/edvard-grieg-music-his-most-famous-works Edvard Grieg was born in 1843 in Norway and passed away in 1907. He was a very important composer of the romantic era he's often called Norway's greatest composer. One of his best works was "Peer Gynt Suite" he’s also very famous for his lyrical pieces some even said they’re underrated. -
Drum set-percussion
-percussion
-1920s
-U.S -
What a Wonderful World
composer:Luis Armstrong
Title: What a Wonderful World
Year: 1967
Style: Jazz, pop
https://open.spotify.com/track/29U7stRjqHU6rMiS8BfaI9?si=6cc218f688654b1b -
Louis Armstrong-20th century
britannica.com/biography/Louis-Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was born in 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and passed away in 1971. He has a really famous song called “what a wonderful world” which is really nice since it reminds you to keep a positive attitude and its really the small things that make you happy I personally love this song since it has a sense of nostalgia. He was known for being American jazz trumpeter, singer, and one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz music -
Elvis Presley- 20th century
Elvis Presley, born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, and passing away in 1977. He had lots of popularity and along with that came the nicknames such as "King of Rock and Roll". His music was very lively and meant to get people riled up. He was so popular he had lots of big hits such as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Can't Help Falling in Love." A fun fact about him is that by shaking his hips he earned the nickname "Elvis the Pelvis" -
just the two of us
Composer: Bill Withers
Title: Just the Two of Us
Year: 1980
Style: R&B -
Sade Adu (smooth operator)-20th century
https://www.rockhall.com/sade
Sade Adu whos real name is Helen Folasade Adu eas born on January 16, 1959. She is a British-Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress. She specializes in a smooth blend of soul, jazz, and R&B. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the band Sade. -
Smooth Operator
Composer: Sade
Title: Smooth Operator
Year: 1984
Style: R&B
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Hv1VTm8zeOeybub15mA2R?si=8d25b07dc111486c -
electric Guitar-string
-string family
-made in the 20th century
-invented by the Rickenbacker company in 1931
- origin The United States specifically LA -
Hang Drum-percussion
-percussion
-2000
-Switzerland -
Impressionism:-20th century
This style was supposed to be the opposite of the styles that were in the romantic era composers wanted to get emotion out of their crownds with the music tey were making now. some prominent composers were Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.this style was inspired by nature and vuisual art a long with symbolism. -
Jazz-20th century
This style was combining African-American musical traditions with European ones.this style is all about patterns and a mess that somehow sounds like its supposed to be that way, some prominent composers were Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.thsi style first appeared In New Orleans and, Louisiana. -
Expressionism:-20th century
as it says in the name this style was all about ecpressions this style was "a reaction against the perceived superficiality and idealism of Impressionism." composers wanted to explore more darker themes in their music. some prominent composers of this style were Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg. many of the songs in this style had themes of existential crisis and disillusionment. -
Bill Withe (Just the Two of Us)- 20th century
https://www.billboard.com/artist/bill-withers/
Bill Withers was born in 1938 in West Virginia and passing away in 2020. Just the two of us is one of my personal favorites made by Bill Withers its a super happy song that always makes you want to get up to dance to it with your loved ones. Bill was known for his soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics. Withers once said, "I write and sing about whatever I am able to understand and feel." this shows how meaningful are.