Music Changed Between Baroque And Romantic Eras

Music is sound organized by humans; audible statement that mirrors a way of life or a way of thinking; a language spoken directly, without translation, between people who understand. In this class we studied liberal arts, and how it uses general intellectual development rather than opposed training, to develop a musical analysis of music such as “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez”. To develop an analysis, we group the organization of music into five musical elements rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, and form, and we find some type of organization or order in these pieces like pulse and background instruments to help identify these elements.

The immersion into two different styles of music was very exciting. I enjoyed each of the concerts due to the sheer diversity I experienced. The Beyoncé concert was, of course, more familiar to me. The energetic performance and dancing by Beyoncé and her troop of dancers were particularly captivating which an actual trademark of Beyoncé concerts. The concert featured her performing a couple of singles which varied slightly in style too. The concert is a perfect illustration of modern pop music. The concert by the Croatian Baroque Ensemble was different. I am not an enthusiast of classical music so it was nice for a change. The performance featured a group of performers clad in black. There was virtually no movement around the stage and the

Usually when people judge romance they assume of dating, but the Romantic Period was not about dating, it was a time of great emotion, creativity, imagination, adventure, and was a time of political revolution. Romanticism originated in Western Europe in the second half of the 18th century, and gained much strength during the Industrial Revolution. This era was a time of great change, and unlike the Classical era, the Romantic era allowed artistic creativity, freedom, and experimentation. The Romantic Period brought a flood of women who began writing and expressing themselves through literary works. Women increased recognition during the romantic era. They devolved into music teachers, composers, singers and performers. Although they were still in the opposition of music professions, the women in this era opened the doors for opportunities in the future. A few dominant impacts were Pauline Viardot, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and Clara Schumann. They even had some of their works published. (Young: 235-237)

For as long as mankind has walked on this earth, music has been an important part of our culture and lifestyles. Each walk of life beats to a different drum. Different cultures use music for many aspects of their lives; for religious purposes, for celebrations, for comfort, for sorrow, for relaxation, for sports, for dances, for energy, for learning, for sleeping, and for sexual experiences. Everyone uses music for something. Music connects with people and reaches them in ways that words simply cannot. Music is a representation of what feelings sound like. It expresses emotion and brings that characteristic out from within us; it tells us a story. Every generation has its’ own sound and different music styles have emerged and become

When the general public thinks of Baroque music, they might think of the High Court sounding French concerto, or one of Bach’s many and well-known fugues. These highly structured pieces with their vigorous counterpoint and technical brilliance might be considered “tight” and “incredibly mechanical.” However, these pieces though full of well thought out lines, phrases, and ornamented passages are not driven by the writers will to keep the music enslaved in rules and restricting limits of harmony. The Baroque era contained the elements of the stile moderno, a

This essay is separated into four parts by the approach used to analyze the music preformed by Paul Brandt on April 5th, 2017 as part of a religious studies course focusing on religion and music at the University of Calgary, RELS373. Scott provides a standard of music’s role in cultures, explained in lecture, culture is seen as a product of religion, geographic location, and language. The phenomenon of a spiritual experience due to music is explained through the perception of William James. The metaphysical nature of music is analyzed philosophically, from the point of view of Rudolph Otto. The experience of praise (to God) is analyzed with a doxological approach through the lenses of James Frazer and Dietterich.

The first point I like to examine is tempo. Tempo, in the Baroque period, did not necessarily indicate the speed of rate at which notes move. Rather, instead of actual beats per minute, tempo referred to the

This paper will explain Beethoven’s impact during and after the Romantic Era. It will also emphasize the influence Beethoven had during the 1800s as well as the remarks he left and the ones that continue to grow. As known, the Romantic Era is one of the most classical pieces of history. This era was not like the others, meaning it wasn't about war but more of an artistic, literacy, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the eighteenth century. The Romantic Era was where all the composer we know today started.

Music Appreciation class introduced me to the great masterpieces along with the talented artists from the medieval period to present. It helped me understand more and appreciate art from different periods more than a thousand years back. It refreshed me of the music terminologies and added some more. We’re able to recognize and identify musical instruments of various kinds of music. We gained a better comprehension of a music’s texture, melody, key, rhythm, style, or form. Some music masterpieces in the past generations live up to the present time and continues to evolve.

The original goal of this research paper was to find a modern day band that incorporated the Baroque style of music into their own. After doing research, it was discovered that a famous band known as Deep Purple was one of the first to incorporate the Baroque style into some of their music. Deep Purple was also one of the first rock bands to record with a live orchestra. Since this was not the norm for modern music, my focus changed from a band that incorporates Baroque, to a band that doesn’t. The reasons for the change is to show how there are some similarities, but how music has evolved and lost some of the work which came about in the 1600s. In this paper I will compare a concert from the extremely successful and popular band known as AC/DC, to that of a concert by George Handel.

There are many ways to distinguish compositions. They can be grouped in different time periods and genres. For us to know what time period to associate them with, we must be able to recognize the many characteristics of the different time periods. There are many time periods of music; two of these musical periods were Baroque and Classical. Each time period has its own differences.

Visual arts of the Classical Era consist of symmetry, harmony, balance within the limits, rules and authority domain, strong geometry and horizontal lines, and calmness.

From the ninth century up to the end of the eighteenth century Western music has grown from serious liturgy church music to a more enlightened and complex yet simple to the listener forms. There are four periods of music during this span of time that will be discussed, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance era, the Baroque era, and the Classical era that will describe how music has evolved during these time periods.

Like many other facets of a progressing world, musical science and styles change along with changing ideologies. Music, the art and science of organized sound, changed along with the philosophies of each era. Not only did the tone and subject matter of the composed pieces change, but so did the ways in which it appeared. As the world advanced, music progressed from simplistic church music to complex and challenging orchestrated pieces. The major eras in which significant musical changes took place were, in chronological order, the Renaissance Period, the Baroque Period, the Classical Period, and finally, The Romantic Period. Each era is marked with a specific style of music that coincides with the popular ideologies of the time.

The romantic period of music began in the 1820s and with it came a change of stylistic features. Beethoven largely impacted the new way that the music of the Romantic era was viewed. He made people perceive music as a true form of art made to be taken seriously, rather than just a fun time passer. Another reason for the change of music during that time was due to nationalism and exoticism. Nationalism promoted music, such as folk songs and dances, which was created for the purpose of supporting the nation. Exoticism had the opposite effect as nationalism. It caused audiences to listen to folk music from other nations and it allowed people to have a better understanding of unique qualities and cultures of surrounding nations. These factors led to the music during the Romantic period becoming more personal and emotion than it was in the previous classical era, although it still contained a melody, harmony, tone color, and a form. Much of the music from the Romantic era can be recognized by its melody. The melodies became wider, more irregular, and dramatic during this time. The harmony of Romantic music was further advanced as well. The composers learned how to use harmony to build the melody and intensify its emotionality, while at the same time experimenting freely with new chords. The tone color of music during this time was expanded allowing the quality of the sound of the music to improve. One of the most important changes that were made to the features of music during