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The history of Western Art Music is vast. It's overwhelming. We want to make it as easy as possible for you. Our philosophy is simple: we don't want you guessing about music, we want you thinking about music!
This Music History Study Guide was created specifically for you. We highlighted the characteristics and influences of key composers, musical concepts, terms, and other disciplines that influenced the ways music was consumed and created. Through this guide you will study the most important composers and genres of each era. You’ll listen to musical examples that exemplify each key genre, examine annotated sheet music that will help you identify what to look for when presented with an untitled / unattributed composition, and take a series of practice quizzes and a final practice exam.
To get you thinking about music, the recap quizzes and final practice exam are all open ended - you won’t see any multiple choice here! Don’t worry though, we provide the answers for you to look through once you’ve submitted your answers, and, you can take these quizzes and exam as many times as you would like.
This Music History Study Guide was created specifically for you. We highlighted the characteristics and influences of key composers, musical concepts, terms, and other disciplines that influenced the ways music was consumed and created. Through this guide you will study the most important composers and genres of each era. You’ll listen to musical examples that exemplify each key genre, examine annotated sheet music that will help you identify what to look for when presented with an untitled / unattributed composition, and take a series of practice quizzes and a final practice exam.
To get you thinking about music, the recap quizzes and final practice exam are all open ended - you won’t see any multiple choice here! Don’t worry though, we provide the answers for you to look through once you’ve submitted your answers, and, you can take these quizzes and exam as many times as you would like.
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Key Points & Characteristics of the Baroque era Include:
- Late 1500s - c. 1660s, Italy is the center for musical innovation
- Florentine Camerata led by Girolamo Mei decide to revive the performance tradition of the ancient Greek tragedy in Italy
- Return to a single line melody
- Melody must evoke emotion of text
- Leads to shift from polyphony of the renaissance to monody of the baroque
- Monody - Melody & Accompaniment
- Basso continuo becomes prevalent in Italian art songs
- Return to a single line melody
- First public opera house opens (Venice 1637)
- Musical innovations spread from Italy to other parts of Europe
- Italian composers are active in Munich, Salzburg, Prague, and Vienna
- Non-Italian composers study in Italy
- Florentine Camerata led by Girolamo Mei decide to revive the performance tradition of the ancient Greek tragedy in Italy
- Operatic elements are employed in vocal and instrumental music
- Instrumental music becomes more prevalent
- Composers establish new careers as church musicians as well as court composers
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