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Bebop
`a type of jazz originating in the 1940s and characterized by complex harmony and rhythms. It is
associated particularly with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Blues
melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the
rural southern US toward the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s as blacks
migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
Dixieland
a kind of jazz with a strong two-beat rhythm and collective improvisation that originated in New Orleans
in the early 20th century
Gospel
the teaching or revelation of Christ.
Motown
music released on or reminiscent of the US record label Tamla Motown. The first black-owned record
company in the US, Tamla Motown was founded in Detroit in 1959 by Berry Gordy, and was important in
popularizing soul music, producing artists such as the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye.
Ragtime
Rap
Rhythm and Blues
Swing
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms
spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. In his lifetime, Brahms's popularity and influence
were considerable.
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a
conductor of his own and other American music.
Frederic Chopin
,Frédéric François Chopin, born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, was a Polish and French composer and a
virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano.
Claude Debussy
George Gershwin
Phillip Glass
Gustav Holst
Charles Ives
Gustav Mahler
Oliver Messian
Giacomo Puccini
William Schuman
an American composer and arts administrator.
perotin
medieval composer
orff
instruments layered to create ensemble, no adult pressure, no drill, student discovery
Dalcroze
eurothmics = rhythmic physical movements for musical understanding or therapy
paul murtha, jay bacook, michael brown
band arrangers
given gardener's theory on intelligences, music should be
a core subject
development of voice
reimer
students actively listening, composing and performing, absolute expressionism
bruno
spiral curriculam, each subject revisted at intervals, sascha baron cohen movie
ets view of dev. of music
music seen as entertainment, how to teach, national philsophy of music education
,ets view of general music sequence
thorndike/woodward
transfer learningwhat they have learned to new situations
gordon
music learning theory, helps establish sequential curricular objectives
menc standards states that students should be _____ in one art form
ess. mus. elements as framework for music learning (according to ets)
melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, form
ets grading general music
mastery of instructional objectives
national standards for arts education
consensous based, outline of outcomes, grades 4, 8, 12
dalcroze
eurorhythmic, improvisation, solfege, alas, no harmony
richard colwell
music educator, new handbook
erikson
erikson stages, self worth
vygotsky
culture
aristotle
virtues not human reasoning
Eras of Music History
Medieval 0-1400
Renaissance 1400-1600
Baroque 1600-1750
Classic 1750-1800
Romantic 1800-1900
Modern 1900-present
When was secular music first notated?
, 10th century
When did polyphony first arise?
9th century (end of medieval era -- parallel intervals of a 4th or 5th)
-- Called organum
What is organum?
Describe polyphony of the 11th century?
Organum expanded from two parts to up to four parts. Original melody was held out longer and called
the "tenor" line.
What is Ars Antiqua?
Old Art"
Came from Notre Dame Cathedral
What is Ars Nova?
"New Art"
14th century polyphonic music
What are the 3 major classifications of motets?
What is a motive/motif?
A easily recognizable unit (can be rhythmic or melodic)
What is a madrigal?
A poetic musical style or verse form that conissted of 2-3 stanzas and a ritornello
Who were the most notable English madrigalists?
Thomas Campion, John Dowland, William Byrd
What is a cantus?
Plainsong chant most often associated with sacred music
What is a cantus firmus?
a freely interpreted polyphonic work usually based on an existing melody with variations in the work on
meter, rhythm, and wording
- used in sacred music of 14-15 centuries (sometimes 16)
What was the importance of words in Baroque music?
Words were important to portraying meaning
Music should illustrate the words