The Classical Music Of The Modern Era

Music throughout the eras have differed and changed since the beginning of time. Each era has something special about it that is different from the last era, which makes each era something unique from the last. Just as in fashion you see trends change sometimes over night, but in the eyes of a decade, these changes are eras of fashion, just as the eras of music. Composers took the knowledge from previous composers and put their own ideas to use and sometimes created ground breaking movements. The movement between the Baroque era and the Classical era was a movement of almost all changes. Changes from the melody to the form of the composition. The Classical era following the Baroque era was full of changes, differing from one another drastically.

"The world of classical music - particularly in its European home - was until very recently the persevere of white men" (Gladwel 248). The idea that a woman was not capable of performing the same job designated for men is simply discrimination. Instead, it was a fact in defending the reasons for which a woman could not perform this task, that men produced better music than a woman. In the society, that we live each person has something different; when we see a strange we develop an impression of the personality, abilities, and skills of this person relying solely on past experiences we have. Gladwel says, "music is music" and "the only true way to listen is with your ears and your heart" (251). The ability of a woman when playing a musical instrument is the same as a man, without making a difference in the physical appearance. Not understand how much of that prejudice is clouding our approach is a mistake, that we have to understand and take responsibility. In order to, not repeat the same injustices committed in the past.

During the Post Classical Era, from 600 CE to 1450 CE, new empires rose through the combination of aspects such as social structure and religion from the classical era and globalization as well as expansion of religious and technological ideas from the modern era in order to form the Post Classical Era. Trade took on new roles through connecting areas and spreading goods, ideas, and disease. Ideas that were often spread was religion, such as Islam and Buddhism, thus leading to global awareness and conflict. Though Post Classical Mesoamerica was not included in the global trade route linking Eurasia and Africa, Mesoamerica still enjoyed its own advances during this time period. Through the Post Classical Era, Mesoamerica continued to celebrate religion because of its combination with everyday life, however they began trading because of the introduction of conquest, and developed farming techniques that played roles in trade and religion.

A woman of risk, controversy, perseverance, and ambition does not even begin to describe Barbara Strozzi. Being a woman composer in the Baroque Era was not a social norm and caused those who pursued this career suffering, disadvantage, and negative labels. However, as one of the top women composers and singers in the Baroque Era, Strozzi did not let negativity stop her. Strozzi, thrown into the music world by her, “father,” Giulio, excelled the best she could as a woman composer, developing her artistic skills, embracing publishing and print, and utilizing the opportunities she was given.

The term Baroque has been widely acknowledged as a period in Western European Art Music lasting for 150 years from early 17th to mid-18th century. The word itself is originated from barroco in Portuguese meaning “oddly shaped pearl”, which best describes the visual and details of the buildings existed during that period. Its flamboyant and ornate details of the building is what causes ornamentations and harpsichords to become an essential element of Baroque music. Bach, ornamentation, and harpsichord are few of the most recognisable elements of Western Art music during the Baroque period. Nonetheless, we all came to a second realisation that the Baroque era lasted for more than 150 years, meaning that it has its own remarkable history and

Women played a seemingly small role in music up to the Renaissance Era where they began to rise as scholars, skillful musicians, and composers. More female composers appeared during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries than in any previous centuries. Up until then women could get educations but were mostly limited to performing music rather than learning the theory behind it because they weren’t necessarily opened to the opportunities men had. During the Humanist movement, men were still favored in society and women generally seemed to be restricted to their own realm of music separate from that of men because they weren’t considered to be as skillful or expressive as men. They would compose music that fit the era, however they didn’t

Know once you have adopted these three roles, there is another all I would like you to assume, this I think just paints the whole picture, this is sort of the background canvas of which you paint the rest of this portrait. You need to understand something the parents these days have long since forgot, and are going to have to relearn again your grandparents knew this, but today’s generation appearance doesn’t seem to, and that is you do not get to design your children, nature would never have permitted that to, evolution would not have allowed a generation of a species to be so influenced by the previous generation, it hasn’t happened and it doesn’t happen, and it especially doesn’t happen in children, you do not design your children, and

Music during the twentieth century and beyond all found their basis and roots in music produced during the areas preceding it. Wozzeck, Pavanne, and Concerto Grosso by Alban Berg, Bill Evans, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich prove to be no different. All three pieces draw on the inspirations left by their predecessors in order to create truly unique and memorable works. Though the pieces are from the same time period, they sound inherently different. This all stems from the fact that each composer drew from dissimilar musical eras and put their own type of improvisation or flares on the work.

I decided to choose a theme for my final paper which will be related to my instrument-viola. I choose Rebecca Clarke , probably the most prominent women-composer who wrote for viola. Most of Clarke’s compositions were written in the first three decades of the twentieth century, her works was largely unknown until the 1970th. Such is the curiously small impact she made as a composer in England in her life time that the first edition of Lionel Turtis’s book “Cinderella no more” doesn’t mention her viola Sonata, even though now violist from all over the world would regard it as one of the principal works for the instrument of its era. This seems very interesting to me and I will discuss why it happened and why women-composers had no space in the professional society of that time. Also, I will talk about Rebecca Clarke as one of the firs women who broke the rules in a male-dominated musical world ( she became one of the first female professional musician in the orchestra).

Serious or conventional music following long-established principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition. This is the universally accepted definition of what classical music is. But what is classical music defined as in my opinion? Well, classical music for myself falls within the serious category, same as the first definition. A serious composition of music without vocals. Classicl was also a time period, and that is what I will focus primarily on for the subject and question at hand, what is classical?

Gender Biases in music focusing on the parallels associated with gender roles in modern day and historical trends are still present today. As of recent decades, women have had extremely limited opportunities within music especially composition. Unfortunately, women were often encouraged as amateurs but not professionals. As professional performers and composers, historically, there have been many obstacles facing woman. From the eras of "Let women keep silence in church." Women could and did make music in their own separate covenants, but these institutions did not compare to their male counterparts. Advancing to instrumental music in the Renaissance era, women faced sexual stereotyping when it came to instruments. Women were expected to develop and cultivate "feminine" instruments that would not require an alteration in facial expression or physical demeanor. This left women with mostly keyboard instruments such as the piano and harpsichord, sheltering women from broadcasting themselves because it was deemed inappropriate. The lute and viol were also acceptable during the Renaissance and Baroque eras and the harp and guitar were acceptable in the Classic and Romantic periods. There were many more instruments that were deemed "masculine." This included winds, brass, percussion, and larger strings. This made orchestra and other ensembles mostly an all-male profession. Between 1880 to 1920 the number of women composing and performing increased drastically, thanks to the

The feeling of sitting down in a dark movie theater with a bucket of buttered popcorn and your favorite drink is a common experience for most Americans. The lights dim down and the theater is filled with music; whether it’s intense battle music, sweet soft ballets, or a somber melody, the music sets the mood. What most people don’t know is that just over four percent of the musicians in American orchestras are of black or Latino decent, a statistic that hasn’t gone through much change in the last decade. This leads us to wonder why classical music is so racist. The four main issues with racism in the classical music industry today are the low percent of minority’s in the United States and Britain, the lack of classical music opportunities in inner city schools, low advertisement of classical music to minority’s, and an unjust audition and commissioning process.

The “classical period” took place from mid-1800’s to the early-1900’s. The genre of this period was predominately that of the sonata. This period brought immense changes to the music industry. The compositions written and performed during this time were largely more Homophonic. The orchestra or rather the band group of the classical period enlarged and the harpsichord was surpassed and replaced by the piano. Early piano music was generally very simple in its texture but as the classical period grew, it became more resonant. Some of the most influential composers of the time were; Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, and Tchaikovsky

Young girls were raised to believe their primary role was to develop the attributes that would secure marrying into the right family. “The ability to sing, dance, play multiple instruments was a mark of distinction.” Music education especially for women was extremely important to those among the upper class. Some scholars believe men “imposed the study of music on women…to prevent them from acquiring the kinds of knowledge, hence power, that men possessed.” The time devoted to the study of music developed exceptionally talented women but they were only allowed to play in

Music is a way of life and imaginative creativity for many people around the world. Music links people together no matter what type of genre they listen to. One of the different sub-cultures of music is classical music. Classical music defines music from the medieval period to the modern age and bears as a foundation for other types of music. Even though most people consider classical music to be boring, it is innovative and enjoyable to listen to. Classical music listeners listen for a variety of reasons such as relaxation, remembrance, and emotional quality. These listeners listen to various periods of classical music the most profound being the baroque period, classical period, and impressionist period.