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Orchestral Instruments of the Renaissance - CMUSE
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Another lesser-known double reed instrument from the Renaissance was the Dulcian. These instruments were the predecessors of the bassoon and emerged in the first half of the 16th century.. Like the Shawms, there was a family of these instruments, with the larger ones often constructed in three separate pieces.The sound is remarkably close to today’s bassoon, if slightly less woody.
Brief History of Music: An Introduction - CMUSE
WEBOct 5, 2022 by Dr Justin Wildridge. Brief History of Music. In all probability, music has played an important role in the lifecycle of humans perhaps even before we could speak. Significant evidence has been discovered that very early man developed primitive flutes from animal bones and used stones and wood as percussion.
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Characteristics of Classical Music: An introduction - CMUSE
WEBMay 7, 2018 · A dominant feature of the Classical period of music is heard in the construction of the melody. Regular or periodic phrasing is common in the music of many Classical composers. What this means is that the melody is frequently composed to be in even, regular bar lengths [3]. Most common are melodies that form an eight bar phrase equally divided ...
Debussy and Impressionism: The Shaping Of Modern Classical Music
WEBOct 5, 2023 · A harmony that increasingly stretched the boundaries of tonality by using augmented chords or extended chords like the 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th.. In this way, there was also the influence of early jazz, and the rhythms of this genre of music crept into Debussy’s music. The ragtime syncopation, for instance, features in Debussy’s General Lavine from Debussy’s second book of Piano Preludes.
How to Understand and Appreciate Classical Music - CMUSE
WEBMay 28, 2020 · Appreciation of Classical music, just the same as an appreciation of Jazz or Popular Music does not have to involve years of study but can be tackled on a much more friendly footing.Tuning in to a radio station like Classic FM can be an excellent starting point. Often the music is briefly introduced by the presenter with a few choice facts about the music, then part or all of the work is played.
How To Compose Music - Music Composition and Theory - CMUSE
WEBSep 6, 2019 · How To Compose Music. Let’s look into this in more detail. Music, regardless of its origins, can be analyzed into several common elements. These include but are not limited to, rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, and structure. In its simplest form, these elements, when put together, create a composition. Not all of …
The Evolution of the Violin: from Baroque to Modern Times
WEBSep 23, 2024 · The Evolution of the Violin. The violin has become such a familiar instrument to us these days that it is perhaps difficult to imagine the humble origins from which it came.. It can also be quite a challenge to imagine a musical landscape devoid of the violin entirely, but in the early part of the Baroque Era, this was certainly the case.During these times, the viol family of string ...
Basic Ideas in Musical Composition - CMUSE
WEBJul 30, 2019 · Many compositions are brought about through the composer’s desire to express a feeling, portray a place or perhaps capture a moment in real or imagined time. These would include works like the ‘Eroica’ Symphony by Beethoven; ‘La Mer’ by Debussy; or ‘The Rite of Spring’ by Stravinsky. Each of these works was composed for quite ...