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Music History Part 2: Choral

Music History Part 2: Choral. Impressionism through 1940’s. Stephen Foster. 1826-1864 American songwriter “Father of American Music” Famous works: Oh! Susanna Camptown Races My Old Kentucky Home Old Folks at Home And many, many more

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Music History Part 2: Choral

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  1. Music History Part 2: Choral Impressionism through 1940’s

  2. Stephen Foster • 1826-1864 • American songwriter • “Father of American Music” • Famous works: • Oh! Susanna • Camptown Races • My Old Kentucky Home • Old Folks at Home • And many, many more • Foster’s music is frequently quoted in Charles Ives’ work

  3. Early 20th Century Choral Music • As with other genres, classical choral music went through a lot of experimentation and development • Late Romantic composers experimented a lot with chromaticism, constantly changing tonality, dissonance

  4. Atonality, Dissonance • Atonality/twelve-tone music also prevalent in choral music • See orchestral section • Schoenberg in particular played with voice quite a bit through sprechstimme(speech-singing) • Example: “Pierrotlunaire” • Harmonic dissonance also very common in works by: • Paul Hindemith • Olivier Messiaen • Charles Ives • Milton Babbitt

  5. ZoltánKodály • 1882-1967 • Hungarian composer, violinist, philosopher, • Nationalist style • Lifelong friends with Bartók • Most famous choral work: • “PsalmusHungaricus”, op. 13 (1923) • Created “Kodály Method” of music education • Emphasizes introduction of skills in accordance with child development • Start with listening, singing, movement, THEN notate • Solfege • Uses moveable “do” • Uses hand signs for each pitch

  6. Carl Orff • 1895-1982 • German composer • Also created an influential method of early music education through “Orff” instruments • Rhythm is basic element inherent in music, dance, and speech • Uses ostinatos, improvisation as framework for kids • Most famous work: • CarminaBurana (1937)

  7. Other famous choral writers:Benjamin Britten • 1881-1945 • Famous works: • 5 Hungarian Folksongs • Cantata Profana • 4 Old Hungarian folksongs • 1913-1976 • Famous works: • War Requiem • Five Flower Songs • Rejoice in the Lamb BélaBartók

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