Search results
ancientpages.com
- In antiquity the Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans evolved the first aesthetic theories and musical systems relevant to the music of the modern Western world. Unfortunately, few actual musical examples survive because of early notational practices and the gradual erosion of oral traditions.
www.britannica.com/art/musical-performance/Historical-stylistic-developments
People also ask
What is musical performance?
Where did music come from?
Is musical performance public or private?
How did Western music develop?
The earliest visual manifestations of musical performance are found in rock paintings and excavated objects. While the interrelationship of music and ritual is clear, there is evidence that music was performed for dancing, in various work activities, and games as well.
What is known is derived from the writings of the period and iconography—depictions of performing musicians, instruments, and musical events in sculpture and in wall and vase paintings. In the Middle Ages traditions of musical performance were kept alive by the church and in the music sung and played by wandering minstrels.
The heyday of the concert artist began before Haydn’s first journey to London, and it still shows few signs of ending. It reached its zenith and was the primary factor in all music performance in the 19th century.
- Musicnotes
- Medieval (1150 – 1400) Though we can assume that music began far before 1150, the Medieval period is the first in which we can be sure as to how music sounded during this time.
- Renaissance (1400 – 1600) The Renaissance brought significantly increased amounts of harmony and polyphony into music, as most composers were focused on choral music.
- Baroque (1600 – 1750) Expanding upon the end of the Renaissance period, the Baroque period saw the creation of writing music in a particular key. However, the Baroque period is commonly known for complex pieces and intricate harmonies.
- Classical (1750 – 1820) The term “Classical Music” has two meanings. The broader meaning includes all Western art music from the Medieval era to the 2000s.
The Classical era is the shortest era, ranging from the death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750 to about 1800. But this short era saw the invention of the symphony, the string quartet, the piano, and many of the forms that music is still written in today.
Music performances became increasingly visual with the broadcast and recording of performances. [157] 20th-century music brought new freedom and wide experimentation with new musical styles and forms that challenged the accepted rules of music of earlier periods.
Development of musical theatre refers to the historical development of theatrical performance combined with music that culminated in the integrated form of modern musical theatre that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.
