Comparing The And The Church Today

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

As I was sitting in the audience, the first thing that I noticed was that the audience consisted of all ages, ranging from eighteen years of age to perhaps eighty years of age. In preparation for the concert to begin, several performers entered the room and tuned their instruments to the keys on the piano. The performers’ attire was highly conservative, covering almost every inch of their entire body, and they wore all black from head to toe. When the concert began, the audience clapped as the performers were introduced and were walking out onto the playing area. As the performers took their seats in front of their stands, the audience became quiet and there was a short moment of silence before the performance commenced.

On Thursday, March the 16th at 7 pm, I attended a concert featuring Stephen Beus, at Southeastern Community Colleges’ Auditorium. People were dressed formally, you could tell many people there had attended events like this before. The lighting was focused on the piano and the performer in the middle of the stage, it was completely silent and people applauded only at the end of each music piece.

Bach’s attention was the music in the text. There was singing, the playing of cymbals, harps,

In the Seventeenth-century a new style of composition had its origin in Rome, Italy. This style is known as the cantata da camera or secular cantata. The study of the cantata shows that there were some problems which remained and could not be solved due to the huge numbers of compositions during the baroque era. Vocal chamber music performed in private for the wealthy at their houses, became the most common or popular social entertainment way of the moment. The performing group for this entertainment was cooperated by one, two or three voices accompanied by the basso continuo (which was rarely a pair of solo strings). Something that was crucial for the popularity of this entertainment was the popularity already

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.

Music has become such an important part of people’s lives today. One cannot walk down the street without seeing earbuds in a person’s ears or hearing the bass to a radio in someone’s car. But how did music become such an important and constant part of the lives of so many? What do artists have to go through to reach their audience? At the beginning of musical development from the medieval Georgian chant to the arias of Mozart and fugues of Beethoven, people could only listen to music in a live setting. This is how most performers would make their money. According

The choir sat in pews instead of the normal choir stand. There were also stands in the church where it listed how many people attended the service every mass.

The Catholic Church has encountered many changes within the last several decades as it has worked to bring itself into the modern era. With the introduction of the newest pope, Pope Francis who has been very outspoken on certain topics that have traditionally not been discussed so openly. Some of these topics include things like gay marriage, abortion and birth control. These are topics that have been shown to be expressed as important by the younger generations as being one of the biggest factors for a more secular lifestyle for those who were initially raised in the Catholic Church. “Young Catholic America: Emerging Adults in, Out of, and Gone from the Church” claims that there are seven factors that have played into how those emerging into adulthood have changed over the last several decades.

After researching, the Roman Catholic church and the Westeren Orrthodox church facts compile on the the thought that the several splits between the two and attitudes towards each other could not be resolved. Issues arised because of language barrier, opinions, and intolerance. This theisis will explain facts to prove the strong aversion, and ultimately the split.

“Influence of Gospel Music on its listeners” The following ethnography will examine how gospel music is expressed and influences the listeners and audience in a Gospel Concert. My personal insight will be via interviewing the artist, and some members of the band as well as participant observation. This concert was held at Mount Zion Baptist church located in Greensboro, North Carolina. This report is to evaluate the influences of gospel music on the people of the church and general audience.

The church has changed significantly across the years. Different pope’s and era’s of the church and its history show how far it has advanced since its beginnings. These changes has helped it become more open to all kinds of people and cultures. I believe this gives hope to the catholic church’s faithful as the history of the pope’s and the church show that it’s willing to be more open to the people that follow the religion that goes with it.

What is the church? Many Christians today think of the church as the building where they go to worship and to only be thought about on Sundays; however, this is an all too common misperception. In actuality the church is the whole body of believers whose main purpose is to grow in their walk with Jesus Christ. The early church, the church of the first century, lived this out in the most literal sense. While both the early church and the modern American church share the same core beliefs, the way people lived, dealt with each other, and viewed the Holy Spirit then, was significantly different than the way many people do now.

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

The influence that Churches have created throughout the course of history has greatly impacted lives of many people. Catholic, protestant, Christian, and Islamic churches have all had an effect towards the way their people live, think, and behave. Churches in each society have an effect that positively influences people. When people know that they have a God and savior who is at their side they feel comfortable, this keeps people together. Many societies base their whole life around their religion. Their religion is the rulebook, their faith, and their go to when in need of help.