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Periods of Music History

Periods of Music History. Descriptions, composers, listening examples. Medieval Period. 500-1400

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Periods of Music History

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  1. Periods of Music History Descriptions, composers, listening examples.

  2. Medieval Period • 500-1400 • Music written during the middle ages. Medieval music was both sacred and secular. During the earlier medieval period, the liturgical genre, predominantly Gregorian chant, was monophonic. Polyphonic genres began to develop during the high medieval era, becoming prevalent by the later 13th and early 14th century. • Monophonic- just a melody • Polyphonic- 2 or more independent melodic voices.

  3. Gregorian Chant

  4. Renaissance Period • 1400-1600 • The main characteristics of Renaissance music are: • Music based on modes. • Richer texture in four of more parts. • Blending rather then contrasting strands in the musical texture • Harmony with a greater concern with the flow and progression of chords. • Polyphony is one of the notable changes that mark the Renaissance from the Middle Ages musically. • Composers: Byrd, Gabrieli,

  5. O Magnum Mysterium Giovanni Gabrieli

  6. Baroque Period • 1600-1750 • Baroque composers were experimenting with new ways of creating sound by creating highly ornamented compositions. • Composers: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, and Tartini.

  7. Messiah- Halleluia ChorusBy: Handel

  8. Classical Period • 1750 -1820 • Classical music focused on balance, proportion, and order. Compared to Baroque music the Classical period was very tame and structured. • Composers: Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Gluck.

  9. The Marriage of FigaroBy: Mozart

  10. Romantic Period • 1820-1910 • Romantic period composers were experimenting with human expression, sentimentality, and the power of the individual. Harmonic tonalities and musical forms expanded, and virtuosos began to take the limelight. • Composers: Chopin, Schubert, Debussy, Saint-Saens, Brahms, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Grieg, Bizet.

  11. Clair de lune By: Debussy

  12. Modern Period • Music written after 1910 • Smaller ensembles, and less emotionally charged music became the norm for these composers. The music poses intellectual and challenging harmonies and melodies. Composers experimented with extended instrument techniques such as key clicks and multiphonics • Composers: Copland, Poulenc, Berio, Gershwin, Stravingsky, Williams, Prokofiev

  13. Rhapsody in BlueBy: Gershwin

  14. Gloria in excelsis DeoBy: Poulenc

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