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Music

Music. Chapter 6. Egyptians developed formal music Greek word “harmony” indicates a connection between music and the structure of the universe. Origins of Music. Tone . The Scale. Basic element of music True music began when someone experimented with a variety of tones.

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  1. Music Chapter 6

  2. Egyptians developed formal music • Greek word “harmony” indicates a connection between music and the structure of the universe Origins of Music

  3. Tone The Scale • Basic element of music • True music began when someone experimented with a variety of tones • Orderly progression of frequencies • All cultures that developed music used a scale

  4. Rhythm Melody • Alternating between stress and unstress • Innate, babies clap and drum • “Rhythm is at the very center of our lives” • Sequence of tones that forms a unity • The part we remember, sing along with

  5. Silence • Unpublicized ingredient that makes music possible • To deepen an appreciation of music, it is necessary to hear and enjoy silence • “music is the shaped sound between silences”

  6. Bach Fugue Beethoven Symphony • Baroque • Fugues-displays of counterpoint • Idea is to demonstrate that what for the average person would be an impossibility is indeed well within the capabilities of the performer • Beethoven greatly expanded the capabilities of the symphony orchestra • Work has transcended time. • Ode to Joy

  7. Art Songs Folk Songs • By the time of the great composers song was a recognized art form • Ave Maria • Folk song has followed few aesthetic rules • don’t need expert voices or accompaniment • Handed down through generations • Promote group solidarity

  8. Commemorative songs- keep record of important events • Work song- represents hardship, struggle between worker and management • Accumulation song- deliberately drawn out, verse after verse (12 days of Christmas) • Narrative song- tells a tale, drawn out • Protest Songs- make statements about war, pollution, corruption Genres of Folk Music

  9. The Spiritual Gospel Songs • Roots in slavery • Religious subject matter, God’s concern for all • Led to Gospel music • Music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life • Gospel music in general is characterized by dominant vocals

  10. Ragtime Jazz • America music, from saloons and bars • Syncopation-irregular movement, against the beat • Scott Joplin- The Entertainer • Pattern-ensemble plays once together, then each piece takes a turn doing a variation on the theme • improv

  11. Blues • Billy Holiday Melancholy mood produced by music Usually about the aftermath of passion

  12. Big Band Era- dance music played by orchestras, upbeat music to escape the Depression and WWII • Irving Berlin-composed classics, “White Christmas”, “God Bless America” • Frank Sinatra- crooner, possibly the greatest of all vocal stylists Popular Songs

  13. Rock is the most pervasive musical phenomenon of our time • Bill Haley and the Comets (Rock Around the Clock) is the band credited for introducing the musical movement called rock ‘n’ roll Rock is a revolutionary battle cry, ultimate Dionysian music of our time The Beginnings of Rock

  14. Little Richard Elvis • True “father” of Rock • Outlandish outfits, playing piano and jumping around • Cultural phenomenon, scandalized older audiences • Started out spontaneous but studio created force • Elvis on Ed Sullivan for the First Time

  15. The Beatles • Caught on as no other group has • Appealed to “hippies” wanted freedom from constraint • Unique haircuts, irreverent attitudes • Admired for their honesty and purity of heart

  16. Rock Concert • Concert is one of the cornerstones of modern musical culture • Art in itself, showmanship, effects, props, multimedia

  17. Newer genre, has become very significant part of society • Defines a way of being, “includes rap, baggy clothes, break-dancing, graffiti, vocabulary and a general lifestyle” • Rap is a subgenre of hip hop, half-sung half-spoken music • Represents a virtuoso use of language and an incredible kind of spontaneous poetry Hip Hop

  18. Avant-garde- looks after our best interests, protects us from the dull and familiar • Need to be free from restraint • Always looking for the next frontier The Musical Avant-Garde

  19. Life can be enriched if you are willing to listen to the great classics of the past and the perhaps great-one-day experiments of the present.

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