Communication, Religion, And Culture

The Opera is described as the relationship between words and music. Opera is dramatic staged secular vocal work with orchestral accompaniment .Consisting of alternating recitatives, arias, and chorus numbers. Soloists, solo ensembles, choruses, dancing, dramatic action, costumes, staging are all components of opera. It was important because it added interest in dramas and music and it created interest is homophonic texture. Cantata was another important Baroque style. Cantata extended solo or choral work. It was created for Lutheran worship service. Cantatas include harmonized chorales, polyphonic choruses, arias, recitatives, solo ensembles, and instrumental accompaniment. Oratorio is dramatic work for chorus, solo voices, and orchestra. It is similar to cantata except it is longer and to a larger scale. Most were based on biblical texts to teach and entertain. Chamber music works for solo instruments performing together in small ensembles. Trio Sonatas were important chamber music pieces during the Baroque Period. Church sonatas would be performed in church. Chamber sonatas were meant for concert performance. Finally, orchestra varied in size and instrumentation. This style was favored by royalty and wealthy families. Most court orchestra were made up only bowed stringed instruments although woodwinds and others were gradually

"This music can be divided into three types, marked by the degree of difficulty. Simple chants allowed the whole congregation to participate, and some could easily reach back before Gregory, perhaps even to the music of the synagogue.

J. S. Bach's B Minor Mass with its great chorale fugues, elaborately ornamented arias, and orchestral accompaniment, may very well be the greatest chorale work ever composed; however, liturgical music is ill conceived as a great art form. Accessibility is paramount and, at its finest, liturgical music remains natural, unpretentious, and

Music is built on a very sophisticated foundation that is expressed through a variety of technicalities and rules. As an art form, music has survived through many era’s that have evolved genre’s and sounds into its culture. The ages of music that were most prominent included the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern era’s. Within these years (1600-1900’s) music was distinguished for separate motives, audiences, and demands. Chamber music for example, was created for small audiences in the nobility, while Concert music was used for larger audiences in concert halls of varying classes. Absolute music was abstracted sound with no particular motive, while Program music was played for specified themes and stories that usually involved heroism

The exchange of religion and ideas has been a common theme within the works that have been read. Many of the religious people studied mix their existing views of the world, which are often described as traditional “African” beliefs, with a mixture of the cosmology of Christianity, Islam, and other popularized, organized religion originating from across the world. Cosmological views held by different groups of people tend to vary, clash and change the way people go about their daily life.

1. Discuss the use of music in Catholic and Protestant worship practice, from the development of polyphony, through the music of J.S. Bach. In so doing, discuss the shift in responsibility for musical development from the Catholic Church to the Lutheran Church.

Religion impacts every society and is impacted by many factors. Over time, religion has both gained and lost power over the choices of people. One person may act one way because of their religious upbringing and a different person another way. This is due to the fact that everyone has a different relationship with their faith. Differences in one’s faith are attributed to a variety circumstances, for example, culture, time period, and access to technology. Nevertheless, faith has the ability to strengthen one’s relationship with God.

The oratorio and cantata of the eighteenth century were both linked, unlike opera, to religious themes. Although intended for very different uses and circumstances of performance, all three genres contained musical commalities. Not surprisingly, the three genres would

Religion is one of the most important components of culture which has been used in understanding the universe, natural phenomena, what to die for and how to dwell among other people. Religion can be considered as culture by itself because it provides the set of values, beliefs and guidelines for specific behavior (Samovar, Porter, McDaniel & Roy, 2013, p.40). Religion helps to control the social behavior, maintains conflict, supports emotions and gives explanations to unexplainable.

This paper will set out to explore the implications of what it means to be liturgical in our current time and space while considering the history of the church. More specifically, I will consider the role of music and how it can aid as well as inhibit a congregation’s worship life. To do such a task I will focus on issues related to cultural specificity, didactic and evangelical effectiveness, and catholicity and confessional faithfulness.

In classical Greek theatre, the Chorus is an instrumental stage character comprising of a collective of twelve to fifty actors who aid in bridging the gap between the stage performers and audience members. The role of the Chorus is beneficial to the thousands of spectators in large-scale amphitheaters by leading audience reactions with the use of rhythmic song and dance. Specific to Sophocles’ tragic play Oedipus the King, the Chorus represents a band of Theban Elders, who provide three literary roles: provide the audience a summary of background information near the onset of the drama, perform as an interactive group of actors within the drama, and serve as a commentary to important developments during the performance.

A meticulous analysis of the HCC’s hymns could also show that old traditional hymns can also work as a form to combat heretical doctrines in the church as occurred in the early Christian church where they preserved the Orthodox Christian Theology in congregational singing. One could interpret that those people with this sort of ancient Christian philosophy of worship are against the new contemporary songs, which is not true. Nevertheless, it is necessary to accept the old tradition and the new tradition, in spite of its cultural influences and divergences. The idea is to develop a solid congregational singing that welcomes the old and the new forms of worship, but do not neglect the Gospel message and its theology as observed in the HCC.

A child’s mind so innocent, he/ she bellows out sounds hoping to be singing. Wrapped in a blanket full of notes to follow with sounds. I know for myself that in a church rehearsal setting one common challenge we have are for the pupil to understand the proper ways of learning. Church choirs need some education in music. Conceiving the right methods are a plus. Accordingly, we gather information from teachers promoted to teach music and has no music ability at all.

“Ancient” music, or the majority of music composed before 1750, is audibly distinct from the music that followed it. The reasons for this are not immediately clear. An uninitiated listener would almost certainly be able to identify music as being either ancient or not, but would probably be incapable of articulating exactly why this is the case. Analysis of the concrete changes in musical notation that took place during this transition, however, reveals illuminating details about the metamorphosis of music during this period. These developments cannot be divorced from the social and religious undercurrents of the day. As the authority of the Catholic church diminished, humanism and religious reformation began to flourish among the more secular

Religion and spirituality reach into the depths of the human psyche and strongly influence a nation’s way of life.