When I signed up to take music appreciation, I knew it would be the perfect class for me. I myself take up being a musician as a hobby, I’ve played the guitar for years and have a basic understanding of music in the world. I knew that music had deep history within its roots, but I always had a curiosity to learn a slice of that history which is exactly what this class did. Besides playing an instrument and make music, I also became very fond of listening to music as a hobby. I began to have a love for music itself and take the time to listen to complete album over and over again to reveal their underlying themes like a poem. It became clear to me that I had a passion for music, I never took a proper music class in school. This first thing
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The church used music to praise the trinity and make it apart of sermons. Gregorian chant was one of the earliest forms of music that originated from the churches from the middle ages. Music was monophonic during this time because there was not a proper way to write complex music. Gregorian chant consisted of a choir singing in unison, it had a basic structure of simple melodies and little progression. What interested me the most was the fact music was only performed in churches because of its ties with religion. To back up this claim, the music was written in only 3/3 timescales to represent the trinity. While the timescale was 3/3, middle age music generally was freeform which meant that it didn’t have a general form of …show more content…
The baroque ages introduced instrumental music which were called sonatas, sonatas were written for 1-8 instruments and would have multiple movements. Another innovation was the usage of music becoming more popular outside the church, music was played in homes and palaces now. New forms of music were also introduced such as Baroque suit which is a collection of short movements that are written in the same key. Baroque music also reflects dancing as it is “dance inspired” when in terms of tempo, meter, and rhythm and is often written for solo instruments or small
The church used music to praise the trinity and make it apart of sermons. Gregorian chant was one of the earliest forms of music that originated from the churches from the middle ages. Music was monophonic during this time because there was not a proper way to write complex music. Gregorian chant consisted of a choir singing in unison, it had a basic structure of simple melodies and little progression. What interested me the most was the fact music was only performed in churches because of its ties with religion. To back up this claim, the music was written in only 3/3 timescales to represent the trinity. While the timescale was 3/3, middle age music generally was freeform which meant that it didn’t have a general form of …show more content…
The baroque ages introduced instrumental music which were called sonatas, sonatas were written for 1-8 instruments and would have multiple movements. Another innovation was the usage of music becoming more popular outside the church, music was played in homes and palaces now. New forms of music were also introduced such as Baroque suit which is a collection of short movements that are written in the same key. Baroque music also reflects dancing as it is “dance inspired” when in terms of tempo, meter, and rhythm and is often written for solo instruments or small