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Period: 504 to 604
Gregory the Great
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Period: 600 to 900
Gregorian Chant
The Gregorian Chant was performed in a similar way, it was necessary to write it down. This is how the first rules of musical notation were established. The first symbols were called neumes and they were written on top of the words to show the changes of pitch. -
800
Secular vocal music
It is designed for fun or entertainment, and the texts aren't only about religious themes, but also about love or history. It was played by minstrels -
Period: 800 to 1500
Liturgical Poliphony
It is a new form of musical expression become more and more complex. The main medieval liturgical polyphonic forms were: -Organum. -Discantus -Conductus. -
Period: 992 to 1050
Guido d'Arezzo
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Period: 1098 to 1179
Hildegard von Bigen
She was a German run, scientist and composer. -
Period: 1100 to 1200
Carmina Burana
Famous collection of this type of composition. -
1200
Goliards
In the 13th century there were lots of goliards. Many goliards wrote poetry in Latin, which was often satirical or critical of the Church and those who had more power. -
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The baroque orchestra
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Religious music
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Baroque music
In this period, instrumental music became just as important as vocal music and the first works written for the orchestra appeared.
Basso continuo: In this period, both vocal and instrumental music was composed with the texture of melody-dominated homophony. An instrument of a higher register performed the melody, accompanied by a base called basso continuo.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
He was the most famous of a large family of musicians. He was born in Germany in 1685 and was an excelent organist, harpsichordist and conductor. He wasn’t very famous when he was alive, but today he’s the most famous composer of the Baroque period and one of the most important composers of Western music. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
He was the most famous of a large family of musicians. He was born in Germany in 1685 and was an excelent organist, harpsichordist and conductor. He wasn’t very famous when he was alive, but today he’s the most famous composer of the Baroque period and one of the most important composers of Western music. -
Instrumental music
https://youtu.be/67KQPvkuA7o the clarinet https://youtu.be/PLHC8I8RwMg the French horn
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Instrumental forms
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Vocal music
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Music in the Classical period
https://youtu.be/7vuNaa9j4jA Franz Joseph Haydn
https://youtu.be/JTc1mDieQI8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
https://youtu.be/9ZZ3-YU2o6g Ludwig van Beethoven -
Chamber music
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Longer Works
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Instrumental music in the Romantic period
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Bass clarinet
Adolphe Sax
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The saxophone
https://youtu.be/EcdycK4-Or4 Adolphe Sax -
Short pieces for solo piano
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The Celesta