Baroque period

The style of music in the Baroque era was often considered chaotic, there seemed to be no structure to the pieces however, they flowed beautifully. The next musical period is the most well known, the classical period. It continued the aforementioned modernisations of the baroque era however added its own uniform quality to it. The baroque period was known for being wild, untamed, and chaotic, than came the classical period which practically reversed this. The classical period was very uniform everything

from the Gregorian chant all the way to the Jazz of the 20th century. The current events, politics, religion, technology and composers can shape musical eras during time. Here I will look at the middle ages, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century periods. I hope that a better understanding can be reached to why, when, where and who are the reasons for musical evolution. Middle Ages Beginning with fall of Rome in 476a.d. the first half of this millennium is referred to as

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. During the earlier Middle Ages (around the ninth century) music was controlled by the Christian church. The music that the Catholic Church

Genre/Era and Composer At the Concert, the genre of the couple of performances, are influenced from an era known as the Baroque Era. The term Baroque means abnormal, bizarre or something exaggerated. The Baroque Era was from (1600-1750), it was an Era that emerged after the Renaissance Period. The Catholics were at war with the Protestants, during the Baroque Era, homes became the center of music making, and the middle class culture, became very popular. In this Genre of Music from this

the Greek Mythology period since the opera

Latin and Italian. In Latin, concertare means “to contend, dispute, or debate,” while the Italian meaning is “to agree, arrange, or get together.” There is evidence of both definitions in use J.S. Bach uses many of techniques characteristic of the Baroque period, including imitation, vordersatz, fortspinnung, and epilog, to help increase the drama and tension of the piece. Vodersatz is the exposition of a motif, follow by the development of the motif, known as fortspinnung. The epilog is the closing section

Antonio Vivaldi was a composer in the baroque period of music. He was born March 4, 1678 in Venice Italy, and died on July 28, 1741. He lived most of his life in Italy where his dad taught him how to play the violin. At often times he and his father played together. Vivaldi was at one time a priest but his bad asthma held him back. He was often called the red priest because of his beautiful red hair. His father Giovanni Vivaldi was also a professional violinist, while also being his music teacher

the orient and India. While, Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed in many ways since the middle ages through its form, sound, and message. The Middle Ages In 500 A.D., western civilization began to emerge from the period known as "The Dark Ages," a time in which many invading forces ruled Europe and brought an

into what it is today. For example, during the Middle Ages, a major fundamental was the basso continuo. This was used throughout the different eras and is still used in songs today. The Renaissance Era came up with secular music and the lute. The Baroque Era used ternary forms and Ritenello form. A Concerto Grosso came to light during this era as well. The Classical Era changed and ended up having four movements in pieces. Sonata form was used in pieces. Music

Claude Debussy once said, “works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.” No musical time period has seen, nor continues to see, so much change and innovation than the Modern period. Current artists express their own creative visions and use their ideas to suggest progressive directions for others to follow. The rejection and breakdown of all traditional guidelines unleashed complete freedom across present dimensions, including melody, rhythm, and chord progression. Some of the new music