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Western music, music produced in Europe as well as those musics derived from the European from ancient times to the present day. All ancient civilizations entered historical times with a flourishing musical culture. That the earliest writers explained it in terms of legend and myth strongly
- Sonata Form
Western music - Sonata Form, Classical, Development: The...
- Vocal Music
Western music - Vocal, Choral, Opera: There was less...
- Instrumental Music
Western music - Orchestral, Chamber, Solo: At the same time,...
- The Middle Ages
Western music - Medieval, Chant, Polyphony: With the decline...
- Cantata and Oratorio
Western music - Cantata, Oratorio, Choral: The leading...
- New Religious Musical Forms
Western music - Religious Forms, Hymns, Chants: The social...
- Sonata Form
It lasted from around 1400 to 1600. It was a time of great exploration in music. Composers started writing music that was to be enjoyed away from religious settings, such as music to be danced to ...
- Inuit Drum Dancing, Greenland
- Byzantine Chant, Cyprus & Greece
- Kaustinen Folk Music, Finland
- Rebetiko, Greece
- Canto A Tenore, Sardinia
- Uilleann Piping, Ireland
- Fado, Portugal
- Chant of The Sybil, Majorca
In 2021, UNESCO recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity Greenland's Inuit drum dancing and singing, an indigenous form of music performed among the Greenlandic Inuit communities. The drum dance typical of the tradition can be performed by one dancer alone or accompanied by a choir singing songs about love, humour and hunting. For ...
Both Cyprus and Greece share the practice of the Byzantine chant, which was inscribed in UNESCO’s list in 2019. The Byzantine chant, which mixes tradition and religion, is a living art that has existed for over 2,000 years and was initially developed in the Byzantine empire. The chant is closely linked to the Orthodox Church in Cyprus and Greece, a...
In 2019, UNESCO added to its list Finland’s Kaustinen folk music, a tradition where the violin, with or without accompanying instruments, is played by ear. The style is characterised by displaced rhythms or accents that make it easy to dance to. The 250-year old tradition is played during wedding parties, public concerts and at the annual Kaustinen...
In 2019, Rebetiko, a century-old beloved Greek musical tradition, was added by UNESCO to its heritage list. Rebetiko, which is often called “the blues of Greece” or “the blues of the outlaws,” is an umbrella term covering a music genre that emerged among the poorest population in Athens in the early 20th century. It was music influenced by Byzantin...
In 2008, Sardinia’s “Canto a tenore,” a style of pastoral singing developed on the island, received recognition from UNESCO. Its main characteristic is its deep, guttural tone, achieved by the polyphonic singing of a group of four men. It is performed in a tight cicle. The tradition, still alive, is deeply entrenched in Sardinian identity. It often...
Uillean piping was inscribed on UNESCO's list in 2017. It involves playing Irish music on a particular type of bagpipe known as the 'uilleann', It is a highly developed and complex instrument, with some functionalities that are found nowhere else. It often accompanies music played at weddings and parties, and it’s been passed on through several gen...
Fado music, which originated in Portugal in the early 19th centry, is now a symbol of Portuguese culture and tradition. It incorporates poetry and music to create a sometimes sorrowful, melancholic and always passionate melody, usually performed by a solo singer accompanied by an acoustic guitar and the Portuguese guitarra. It was inscribed in UNES...
The Chant of the Sybil, inscribed in UNESCO’s list in 2010, is a religious song performed on the night of Christmas’ Eve in churches across Majorca. The chant is traditionally performed by a boy or girl accompanied by two or more altar boys or girls, with the main singer walking through the church carrying a sword in their hands. At the end of the ...
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- From pre-historic times to the present day, music has been constantly developing. From Pythagoras’ scale to the invention of the Walkman, BBC Culture chooses eight moments that changed the course of its history forever.
- Notation is developed. Portion of the music sheet of Ludwig van Beethoven's A flat major sonata, Op 26 (Rex Features) At some point in the 7th Century, the scholar St Isidore of Seville pondered a particular quandry music faced.
- The piano enters the home. This video is no longer available. Sonata K9 by Domenico Scarlatti performed on the earliest known surviving piano - made by Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731)
- The first recording. This video is no longer available. Thomas Edison's recorded voice in 1877. When Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, using a stylus and a tin foil-wrapped cylinder, the first recorded words were: “Mary had a little lamb”.
Feb 10, 2023 · The origins of western music trace back to the Ancient times of the Roman and Greek empires. Many of the customs and practices of these culturally rich centuries have built the foundations for the music that followed. Many instruments that featured during these periods of cultural history have evolved into the ones we recognise and perform today.
Western music, Music produced in Europe as well as the music derived from European forms from ancient times to the 21st century. All ancient civilizations entered historical times with a flourishing musical culture. The primary function was apparently religious. Other musical occasions were equally functional: stirring incitements to military ...
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Jul 1, 2009 · A History of European Music, Part 1. From the desk of Fjordman on Wed, 2009-07-01 09:20. The earliest evidence we have of musical instruments dates back to the Old Stone Age. We know that there were rich musical traditions in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China and elsewhere. Indirectly, it is possible that some aspects of Babylonian ...
