Modern vs. Classical Music

The emphasis on individualism and passionate expression of the self during the late 18th and early 19th century is also exemplified in the musical realm through the revolutionary work of one of the most highly influential musicians, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. At the time of Mozart’s birth, the most popular and conventional music was created in the style of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. After the discovery of Mozart’s prodigal musical genius and honing his skill through several positions of employment, Mozart began to realize his individualism as a gifted artist. Mozart became aware of his potential for greatness and used his gift not to conform to the style of music at the time, but to use his music as a form of passionate self-expression. Mozart would not let anything extinguish his passion and freedom to create, even if it caused him great financial struggle throughout most of adulthood. The musical pieces Mozart created differed from that the music of the time in the sense that his work was highly driven by passion and emotion. Rather than focusing solely on the structure and the elaborateness of the

Music can be observed as one of the oldest pieces of art and entertainment. The industry is evolving at a hasty rate, with all thanks to the exponential growth of technology. Trends have come and gone over time since media productions are compelled to accompany these changes in technology in order to keep profit. With these advancements, the experience for the music industry and the user has terrifically changed. In this essay, I argue that there has been a drastic evolution in how the way music is recorded and consumed over several centuries. Throughout this period, several pioneers have met the needs to organize craze and association of a feasible business standard for the future of the music industry.

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

Playing for kings and royalty, Beethoven’s talent was immediately recognized from a young age by his father and other fellow musicians. By his early 20’s, he had composed 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, and a full opera - clearly a stupendous feat by itself, but tragically, a couple years later, he had begun strenuously overworking himself to the point of becoming deaf through idiosyncratic acts like dumping cold water on his head in order to stay awake. However, this did not stop him; "Live alone in your art! Restricted though you be by your defective sense, this is still the only existence for you” (Beethoven). For the rest of his life, Beethoven sacrificed his hearing for his undeniable - and even obsessive - passion for music - ultimately leading to the creation of some of classical music’s greatest compositions of all time. Ergo, with enough dedication and that 1% of talent, anyone - from an everyday student to the legends of the past - can truly be a “genius”.

In the late eighteenth century, most musicians made money from performing in churches, courts and even cites. They also did compositions and teaching on commission. As attaining fame with the public became a chief concern, the musician's composed materials that pleased everyone from aficionados to the ones with little experience. During this era, two music specialists were known for reaching a diverse audience with their excellent compositions that have come to epitomise the classic period. No one did it better that Haydn and Mozart. Their music was outstanding; they created music that was immediate with a profound and enduring appeal. Though their music was exceptional, they illustrated differences in which specialised musicians work. (Nettl,

There have been many inspiring inventions in music over the years, and our society continues to add to that glory. However, we need to realize that if it wasn’t for the fathers of music, modern day compositions would sound nothing like they do. Our civilization needs to realize that music is not a mere commodity, but a form of art that dates back thousands of years. We need to be aware of this and not take music, it’s beauty, and it’s unique and humble history for

Over the past 50 years, the advancement of science and technology has had a profound and an unprecedented impact on the global media landscape. Technology has changed the way the artists record music as well as how the audience listens to and perceives their compositions. In other words, media contains within them an explanation to why the contemporaries think about music the way they do. From the 1960s through 2000s, many important events have taken place in the world of music that transformed it and created its modern image.

we need the multitude bring in money, and since in your music you have refused to make any concessions to it, you yourself are yo blame for your diminished percentage of return. If we had given Mozart the same interest in the recipes of his opera he would have grown rich.”

Every time I hear about famous composers, like Bach or Mozart, the names themselves put me to sleep quicker than any anesthesia ever could. So, it was no surprise that I absolutely dreaded the idea of seeing a piece written by any of these composers. I attended Mozart’s requiem at the Seattle symphony, I grunted at the idea of paying $38 for something I wasn’t even interested in. How dare they charge an absurd amount for something that was written before time itself? I took my seat and looked out at the sea of older retired couples and couldn’t believe this would be my fate someday. Ludovic Morlot was conducting for the evening, I have never heard the name in my life and only learned of it from the magazine I was handed before taking my seat. Morlot is French born musician, and currently the music director for the Seattle symphony.

The majority of society does not believe that music is an influential component of social inequality, social deviance and social networks. When in reality music has been proven to be both beneficial and important in society to stimulate our appreciation, learning and understanding of this contemporary art. In so we must learn about the history and the role it plays in placing our understanding of human kind. Additionally, from the day music was developed in this world the artists, industry, music’s fans have changed. As we are approaching the 21st century, we tend to see music as “commodity” instead of understanding the effect it has on the history of human kind. Through this paper, I will attempt to explain the two genres on the topic of

The enriching experience of listening to live music has been a pleasurable pastime for many individuals since the creation of music itself. The ability for musicians to provoke profound emotions in others is a form of social communication that is unmatched by any other type of human connection which allowed music to retain its popularity throughout history. Without an artistic mode of expression for humans to communicate what can’t be directly spoken, life becomes dull and devoid of emotion where the only clear method left of expression is through verbal and linguistic communication. Music, in general, acts as a unifying intermediate where both the historical tales of the era coincide with the rhythmic stylings of the composers to evoke compelling

Although my interests are numerous, my passions are very few. First and foremost, I have a passion for classical music. There is an indescribable sensation I feel when hearing Johann Pachelbel’s Gigue, “The Variations of The Canon,” preformed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. For three minutes and two-seconds, I was mesmerized and I realized why I persuaded my mother to buy me his CD. His music, in its grandeur and consonance is perfect, the climax of coloratura repertoire, hitting every F note with glorious precision as the forty piece orchestra projects their brilliant voice. The last movement of Beethoven’s “Pastorale” symphony overwhelms me with the simplicity of its majestic melody repeating itself through crescendos, building itself to toward a climax, only to resolve with a final electrifying current rendered by a solo French horn. However, the feeling composing this music lacks parallel. When I hum Mozart’s melodious lieder, I can hardly control my shivers, convinced Mozart wrote his famous song cycles especially form me. My love of classical music has been enriched, and has reached a point where it defines me, and its hold on me is unshakeable; to neglect it would be impossible.

The term “classical” carries a wide variety of meaning depending on the person and subject it is applied to. As it relates to the musical world, the term classical is generally accepted to mean music written in european tradition from 1750 to 1830, including symphonies, concerto, and sonata. Prominent musicians from this time such as Mozart and Beethoven have been cemented into our culture for their exquisite works of art, and have surely influenced many others in their field. In many ways, Mozart and Beethoven exemplify what it is to be classical, by making art of a high enough caliber to be a major influence to the music of their time. While more contemporary popular music may have ceased to draw influences from these artists, they have had

Throughout the Classical Era, music has gone through drastic changes as a direct result of certain world events, as new circumstances birthed new technologies, scientific discoveries, and philosophies that allowed composers to see and think of their world in different ways, who in turn expressed these new visions through their

Music has evolved throughout centuries to invoke different feelings and to entertain those who are in the audience. These musical genres are both known for “making people feel good”. Pop music and Baroque music are two musical genres that are completely different. Regardless of their differences, they also have several similarities during a concert or live performance. As stated by Mauch, et al, “Music is a natural starting point for the study of stylistic evolution because it is not only a universal human cultural trait” (9). Vivaldi, Handel, and Bach were several of the renowned Baroque musicians and Bruno Mars is one of the most upcoming pop musicians in today’s age. The rendition of the Baroque concerto for this era will depict how to concerts for the Baroque music and the pop music are similar and different.