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    This document provides an overview of the history of Western classical music. It describes early forms of music like primitive music involving clapping and pounding. It then discusses the emergence of professional music and genres like chamber music in India and gamelan in Indonesia. It traces the evolution of music through ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages separating religious and secular music. The document continues discussing important composers, styles and genres through the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods.

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    This document provides an overview of the history of Western classical music. It describes early forms of music like primitive music involving clapping and pounding. It then discusses the emergence of professional music and genres like chamber music in India and gamelan in Indonesia. It traces the evolution of music through ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages separating religious and secular music. The document continues discussing important composers, styles and genres through the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods.

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    The passage discusses the evolution of music from primitive to more sophisticated forms, mentioning examples from different time periods and regions. It also describes different musical styles and genres that emerged over time.

    Some examples of primitive music mentioned are Juuka Linkola (a form of joiku or call music) and war dances where clapping, swaying of hands, and pounding of feet and breasts characterize the music.

    The three distinct styles of music in the Middle Ages are the early Christian monophonic style also called Gregorian chant, Ars Antigua, and Ars Nova.

    Clapping or swaying of hands ang

    pounding of feet and breast chiefly


    characterize this early type of music. It
    may be utilized in religious rituals or war
    dances.

    Example:
    Juuka Linkola: The joiku Calliope
    This music is more sophisticated than
    primitive music because of the emergence
    of professionals and weel-ordered
    scientific fundamental musical elements.
    *Chamber music of india
    *Gamelan of Indonesia ( the Southeasts
    equivalent of an orchestra)
    Example: Oriental music - Tony Mouzayek
    Sheik masouk
    Gamelan of
    Indonesia
    Greece added to what was basically
    oriental, the choral song. Rome was
    heir to Grecian music and passed
    the tradition to the Middle ages.

    Example: Greek music - Zorba the


    Greek
    *The music of the Middle ages is divided
    into religious and secular. Its three
    distinct styles are the early christian,
    which is monophonic also called as the
    Gregorian chant; the Ars Antigua, and
    the Ars Nova.

    Example: Three Basse Dance and Harp


    Ars
    Antigua

    Ars
    Nova
    *Early Christians music consisted of
    the biblical Psalms. Music was set for
    the different prayers.
    *Sacred music was produced during
    this period
    ( 4th 15th century AD) with the help
    of the monks the monks who
    exclusive wrote them. St. Ambrose
    made the first attempt to introduce
    Liturgical Music, and Pope Gregory I
    introduced the Gregorian chant.
    *The Gregorian chant was a
    collection of all known chants
    composed by Pope Gregory (590-
    604) during his time. This plain
    song or chant consists of single
    lines od melodies which have
    flexible rhythm sung by male
    voices without accompaniment.
    *By the end of this century, secular
    music emerged such as the songs of
    the goliards which were satirical and
    obcene Latin songs about wine and
    women; the chansons which were
    vernacular songs about the heroic
    tales of national heroes such that of
    the Song of Roland, the love songs,
    and the ballads of the troubadours.
    *The troubadours adopted folk
    materials in ballads about encunters
    between khights and damsels and
    other acts of chivalry. The troubadours
    were first heard during 12th century
    in france, ministrels in England, and
    minnesingers in Germany.
    *The conductus although more
    secular that liturgical was be regarded
    as the first completely original
    polyphonic work.
    *Renaissance music shared in the spirit of the
    rebirth, and played an important role in the
    life of the church, the royal courts, and the
    home.
    *Madrigals, whose music is for the enjoyment
    of the performers expressed all moods; from
    solemn to tragic, or from gay to humorous.

    Example: Ia no podeis ser ctentes


    *George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) a
    German musician who settled in England and rose
    to become an outstanding exponent of Baroque
    music. His best known opus is the Messiah, an
    oratorio, which covers the prophecy, life, death,
    resurrection, and second coming of Jesus Christ.
    Example: Baroque Music by Freya Goble,
    George Frideric Handel - The Arrival of the Queen
    of Sheba
    *Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
    Another German and Handels contemporary J.S
    Bach wrote splendid choral works for the St.
    Thomas Church in leipzig, Germany. Baroque
    traits are also reflected in the structure of
    Bachs music. His famous works include the
    Brandenburg Concertos, Goldberg
    Variations,Christs Lag in Todesbanden,
    Passion according to St. John, Passion,
    according to St. Matthew, Well-tempered
    Clavier, and other symphonies.
    Example: Johann Sebastian Bach- St. John's
    passion
    *The Rococo period is known as the Classical Age of
    music. The hundreds of the musical masterpieces of
    two Austrians, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
    and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1765-1761)
    manifest the enduring forms and style of Rococo.
    Examples: Franz Joseph Haydn - "Surprise" (Symphony
    no. 94)
    Mozart - Marriage Of Figaro Overture
    Classical - Chopin - Funeral March
    *Their new style of music
    consisted of a single melody
    accompanied by the newly
    invented piano and with an
    orchestra improved by the
    addition of the clarinet.
    *Music during this period was usually used to
    express personal feeling and emotional reaction.
    Also during this time poetry was considered as
    the most romantic of all the arts, and musicians
    drew their inspiration from it.
    *Musicians set lyrical poems to music, creating a
    new form, the art-song, to distinguish it from folk
    song.
    Example: Moonlight Sonata, F. Schubert - Serenade
    *Four persons are involved:
    *The poet
    *The composer
    *The singer
    *The pianist
    The art song conveyed the feeling of
    poem, through the singing voice and
    piano accompaniment.
    *The distinguished master of the
    art song was a Austrian
    composer, Franz Peter Schubert,
    the Musician of Friendship
    who, before he died at the age of
    31, had composed more than
    500 lieder or songs.
    *He was able to combine the finest features of
    classic and romantic music. although deaf, the
    genius of the man created nine great
    symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, concertos,
    quartets and other music, which projected his
    powerful feeling of longing, love, hope and
    despair. His creations iclude Bagatelle opera,
    Diabelli Variations, Sonata opera, Sonata in C
    minor, String Quartet, Moonlight Sonata and
    other symphonies.
    *The Poet of the Piano composed only for
    the piano and is regarded as one of the
    greatest of the romantic composers. His
    works include Les Syllphides, Mazurka, Valse
    Brillante, and the Preludes No. 4,6,15,and
    20. he is also known for the musical piece,
    the Liebestraum.
    *Liszt was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and
    composer. As a composer, he was more
    effective when writing for orchestra. He
    rejected the traditional symphony form, and
    subtituting for it the tone poems. he is
    also known for his musical piece the
    Liebestraum.
    *Example: Franz Liszt - Liebestraum - Love
    Dream

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