So, if i believed simple facts, i would say there was no music else where in the world in the medival period. There were thriving empires in south india, and culture rapidly expanding in the middle east. Though Europe was in the dark ages, the rest of the world wasn't. But was music something that didnt not concern people of this time?
All the places ive tried to research they talk of empires and cultures, but music is not majorly present, there was music in india and palestine, and china. But it seems i didnt play a major role. Was it the fear of the ever expanding black death. Or maybe these generations of people did not have a appeal to music.
The lust for power and unity might have driven a desire for music from the people. Though there are those musicians that pursued the passion, it didnt go beyond that. Also many musical discoveries, forms ext. originated from europe, and with out this flow, new ideas ceased for a period, and what was known was simply used. Nothing more complex or new.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Overview of Music History
Over the past few weeks we have been working backwards through the era's of music. We started in the late 90's and worked are way back first in the decades then in hole era's. At the end of the romantic era, which was were we started, the music made it ovbivious that there were few new classical ideas left to compose.
Stepping even further back to what was one of my favorite periods, the baroque period. the works of the baroque peroid laid the foundation for the classical and the romantic eras. The baroque was almost a revolution intnot only the playing styles , composition and form, and the placing of this music. Musicians were hired to play at event, dinners, festivals, and for entertainment. The modern orcestra forms were put to use, operas along with overture's, prelude, aria, recitative and chorus were formed.
Prier to the baroque period was the renaissance period of music.
The romantic eras music became more of emotion the natural growth of a piece. Also during this era music schools were established widely. Working backwards in the early romantic era the pieces remained widely similiar. Not knowing much of the era the came before and the compotion and instrumentals sounded much the same. similiar intensity, but the feeling of the music was less emotion and organic.
Though apon moving back in to the classical era the romantic eras style and form became obvious and a chart of the progression of the eras formed. During the classical era instrumentals were widely used. The modern concerto, symphony, sonata, trio and quartet were practiced and pieces were played and composed for groups. Seeds of the era were sown by names largely forgotten.Stepping even further back to what was one of my favorite periods, the baroque period. the works of the baroque peroid laid the foundation for the classical and the romantic eras. The baroque was almost a revolution intnot only the playing styles , composition and form, and the placing of this music. Musicians were hired to play at event, dinners, festivals, and for entertainment. The modern orcestra forms were put to use, operas along with overture's, prelude, aria, recitative and chorus were formed.
Prier to the baroque period was the renaissance period of music.

Friday, October 15, 2010
Experimenting with Creating Links
Ive found a wiki article about Dave King. Dave King is the founder lead singer and guitarist for the irish punk rock band, Flogging Molly
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
First Post
YO DIS GOING TO BE CCRRAAZZZYYYY. this is the first time ive ever blogged, im scaried. YO, this is my first time on blogger, or around a blog, but i will probably get hooked, and blog about everything, and will say that im so flippping hungry alot, but this is my music appreciation blog, and will try to talk about one or the other of those subject, never both.
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