Johann Tserclaes

Scottish folk music also traditional Scottish music is music that uses the forms that are identified as part of traditional Scottish music. There is evidence that there is a growing culture of popular music in the late medieval Scotland, but the only song with a melody to survive from this period is "Pleugh Song". After the Reformation, the tradition of popular secular music continued, despite efforts by Kirk, especially in the lowlands, to suppress dancing and events such as weddings cent. The first

Burgundy, the mostly French-speaking area unified with the Kingdom of France in 1477, was the musical center of Europe in the early and middle 15th century. Many of the most famous musicians in Europe either came from Burgundy, or went to study with composers there; in addition there was considerable interchange between the Burgundian court musical establishment and French courts and ecclesiastical organizations in the late 15th century. The Burgundian style gave birth to the Franco-Flemish style

Running head: CLASSICAL AMERICAN MUSIC 1 CLASSICAL AMERICAN MUSIC 2 Classical American music Course/Number Date Instructor Name Classical American music Early music from America Music with influence from Europe always uses a number of instruments, together with vocalists and choirs. In some instances, the most current instruments like electric guitars are used together with the traditional instruments of an orchestra. One prominent artist within this field was Hildegard of Bingen. Hildegard

Schubert composed the through composed music for the Erlking. The poem has four characters that sing in different registers and keys. He personifies each character with their different entrances. By using lower registers for the father it shows the human trait of concern. When the son enters the vocal range is very high and uses the flat 9 chord. This is to show the human trait of fear. The Erlking enters and the music sounds soothing and at first it is in the low to middle register, then middle

Arcangelo Corelli, also known as “Father of Concerto Grosso”, was an Italian composer, violinist, and teacher. Corelli was born in Fusignano, Italy on February 17, 1653 where he studied composing music until the late 1670’s. Corelli’s musical talents led him to enter the service of Queen Christina of Sweden, Franceso II, Cardinal Pamphili, Cardinal Ottoboni, who was Pope Alexander VIII, and as the court musician for the Prince of Bavaria. Corelli composed and dedicated music to his noble patrons

Introduction Dating back as late as the 17th century there exists accounts of musicians and scientists alike who managed to find ways to capture sounds. In many such cases, as with Wilhelm Weber in 1830 or Jean Duhamel in 1837, the purpose of capturing sound was to demonstrate, graphically, vibrational waveforms (Brock-Nannestad and Fontaine 2008). Yet, today, there exist numerous ways to record sound for the purpose of playing it back. A closer look at the history of sound recording unveils some

Music is Life In this paper I will compare two different concert styles, one from the Baroque era (1685 to 1750) and one from pop music, modern time 20th century (2001). Music tells stories of everyday life, from the beginning of time, through the ages of men, enriched in each nation’s style and culture. Through music we can express our deepest fears to our highest glories, our happiness, love, and our sadness. Music is written to reflect great events in history, to remember the days in the past

1. 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. The Classical Era comes after the Baroque Era in 1750. Music has a phrase structure with a question and an answer. A phrase can be repeated many times with minor changes. The texture is often homophonic, with tune and accompaniment, may move to polyphonic. It has a regular rhythm with pauses with th variation from long note values

Johann Sebastian Bach Bach was born on March 21st, 1685 in Germany then later died in July 28th, 1750 in Leipzig and he was a composer of the Baroque era. One of the neat things about Bach that you may not know is that he was one of the most celebrated northern German musicians of his time. He was regarded in his time as one of the greatest composers of his time. Bach came from a long line of composers over at least 300 years. When he was 10 years old he lost both of his parents and was brought

Johann Sebastian Bach had a profound impact on music history. Bach’s music not only influenced composers and musicians of his day, but his music continues to have a great impact on today’s artists. Many musicians use Bach as an inspiration and musical guide for studying composition and technique. Educators formulated the numerous rules and practices taught in formal music education by studying the works of Bach. Some of Bach’s motifs can be heard in modern compositions. Bach style and structure has