Music

Abstract

Most of the musical change can be witnessed in the Baroque period. It was in this period only, that much of the technical advancement was made and new and different styles of playing were created. It was also in the Baroque period that the technique of modulation was introduced through the creation of pitches and set scales which are still today, the basic standards for music. It was during the Baroque period that much of the contrast was incorporated in the music, in the dynamics, in the moods and between harmony and melody. This technique is still used today so that music can be given more life and be made more interesting. It was also during the baroque period that the patterns of chords and scales were created that even today, are the standards of popular music. All of these reasons and the aspects make the Baroque period as the most influential period in the history of music.

Music

Introduction

When we talk about the different periods of music which have existed all through the history, we can judge that there have been many periods that have contributed well to the music. But we can't deny, that the Baroque period has been the most important period of history. This period is considered as the most influential period because it was in these periods that some musical devices were introduced which were used as the basis of most of the music at that time and today as well. The main devices that were introduced in that period include the development of standard chords and scales, musical compositions being more contrast and modulation within a piece. There have been several shifts in the musical aesthetics but we can judge by studying the history that it was the Baroque period which was the most influential period throughout the history of music. It was in this period that a number of developments and techniques were introduced in music.

Discussion

The renaissance period was from 1450 to1600. During this period, vocal music was considered as more important than the instrumental music. It was during this period that the humanistic interest in language developed a close link between music and words. The composers at that time started to write music in order to place emotions and deep meanings in the words of their songs. Renaissance music is considered to be very emotional, although to us, it seems as much calmer. The reason for this is that the emotion in this music has been expressed in a very balanced manner where there are no extreme contrasts of tone colour, dynamics and rhythm. The texture of the renaissance music is very polyphonic, meaning that a number of lines of music are played at one time. Unlike the medieval times, the music in the renaissance period had more full sound because of the use of bass register and the expansion of the range of music to around 4 octaves.

During the period of renaissance, music was getting more and more ...