Friday, March 13, 2020

Periods of Musical Movements

Periods of Musical Movements Name of the periods of musical movementsTime periods of musical movementsHow are these periods part of social changes?Major streamsSub streamsOrigin and end of various sub streamsBaroque1600-1750The Baroque period showed the change in the characterisation of architecture and design. The profound political and social changes that succeeded the Renaissance Era led to the creation of quite different styles in the arts, particularly in Baroque music.Baroque versus Renaissance styleBaroque versus classical styleEarly BaroqueMiddle BaroqueLate BaroqueEarly Baroque (1600-1654)1 (refer to appendix)Middle Baroque (1654-1707)2Late Baroque (1680-1750)3ClassicalAbout 1770-1830Classical music was strongly linked to the court culture and absolutism, with its formality and emphasis on order and hierarchy. The social world of music had seen dramatic changes: international publication and touring had grown explosively, concert societies were beginning to be formed, notation had been made more specifi c, more descriptive, and schematics for works had been simplified.Renaissance ClassicismAge of Classicism - visual arts, architecture and literatureBeginnings of the Classical StyleEarly Classical StyleMiddle Classical StyleLate Classical StyleBeginnings of the Classical Style (1730-1760)4Early Classical Style (1760-1775)5Middle Classical Style (1775-1790)6Late Classical Style (1790-1825)7Major composersComposers' sources of influenceComposers' musical impactComposers' styles and characteristicsComposers' cultural and social impactsBaroque periodHenry PurcellPurcell's sources of influence were the style of palace, and the court systems of manners and arts, which Louis XIV of France fostered. This became the model for the rest of Europe.Purcell was a fluid composer who was able to shift from simple anthems and useful music such as marches, to grandly scored vocal music for the stage. His great keyboard pieces influenced later composers.Purcell had a...Baroque !