Final Paper
October 23, 2013
The concept of Music as a Mirror of its Time is the thread that connects the musical eras discussed in this course and effective way to follow musical development by studying it in relation to the events and influences that shaped he history of the times. It is clear that music was used as a tool ranging from religious ceremony to self-expression. This paper will walk thought history, musical development and composers that represented the major eras in European concert music.
We begin with the Middle Ages, the period of time between 600AD and 1400AD, which is further divided by the Dark Ages, roughly between 600AD and 1000AD and the High Middle Ages between 1000AD …show more content…
(2011, September 13). (San Fransisco Performances) Retrieved October 8, 2013, from Lecture 41 and 42, The Concert Overture Parts I and II: http://youtu.be/4eAYOVpxKMQ
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Robert Greenberg, P. (2011, September 20). Lecture 34, Formal Challenges and Solutions in Early Romantic Music. (S. F. Performances, Producer) Retrieved September 27, 2013, from …show more content…
(2011, September 20). Lecture 40 - 19th Century German Opera - Richard Wagner. (S. F. Performances, Producer) Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://youtu.be/jn8RthvEBEA
Robert Greenberg, P. (2011, September 20). Lecture 43 - Romantic Era Musical Nationalism. (S. F. Performances, Producer) Retrieved October 9, 2013, from http://youtu.be/jn8RthvEBEA
Robert Greenberg, P. (2011, September 20). Lecture 46, 47 and 48 - Early 20th Century Modernism, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schonberg. (S. F. Performances, Producer) Retrieved October 18, 2013
Robert Greenwood, P. (2011, September 13). (San Fransisco Performances) Retrieved August 8, 2013, from Lecture 3, The Middle Ages: http://youtu.be/tps9cbR28d8
Robert Greenwood, P. (2011, September 13). (San Fransisco Performances) Retrieved August 16, 2013, from Lecture 7, An Introduction to the Baroque Era: http://youtu.be/4vktJreUJrI
Robert Greenwood, P. (2011, September 13). (San Fransisco Performances) Retrieved August 22, 2013, from Lecture 17, The Enlightenment and an introduction to the Classical Era: http://youtu.be/YD_16z252fo
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