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    Music And Religion

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    show us that early Christians decorated their churches and so must have used art in prayer. Today Christians have various attitudes towards art and music. There are many different types of Christian music. There is praise music‚ gospel music‚ Gregorian chant‚ meditative singing (e.g. Taize)‚ scriptural songs and liturgical music. Many Christians feel that music is a gift to humanity – a source of joy – and that it should be used in prayer. It says in the Bible that the disciples sang the psalms together

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    musicians in this day and age would rather have money than anything else. In the Middle ages mainly Christian Church that dominated in Europe dictated the conditions for music development. At that time the most widespread kind of music was Gregorian Chant. As the Renaissance was the time of cultural awakening and development of arts and sciences‚ music became free of church and new styles appeared as instrumental and dance music and such kind of music as English madrigal. In Classical period

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    Mystic Monk Coffee Liz Galloway BUA 472‚ Section B Professor Smith January 24‚ 2012 Abstract Father Daniel Mary‚ Prior of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming‚ has a vision to expand his monastery by purchasing the Irma Lake Ranch property‚ which lists at $8.9 million. The Carmelite Monks of Wyoming have a company called Mystic Monk Coffee. The monks sell different varieties of coffee‚ along with gift cards‚ T-shirts‚ and other material products on their website to raise money for purchasing

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    The History of Music

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    and for the most part dictating the destiny of music‚ art and literature. Pope Gregory I is believed to have collected the music known as Gregorian Chant‚ which was the approved music of the Church. Later‚ Notre Dame in Paris was accredited‚ with the creation of a new kind of music called organum. Which was created by much more melodic phrases then Gregorian Chant‚ organum was also the first type of music too utilize fourth and fifth intervals‚ which would become one of the building blocks of modern

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    Music Appreciation: a Guide

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    Music Appreciation Study Sheet Properties of Sound: 1. Pitch- Frequency of vibrations ● Overtones (makes up pitches). They are responsible for our unique voiceprint. They are located above the fundamental. ● Everyone has a unique voice print 2. Timbre- Color and quality. A tool by which we identify different voices and instruments. Very subjective- differently interpreted and heard and described. Ex: Gloomy‚ dark‚ clear‚ bright‚ harsh‚ rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the

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    Guide to Music History Part 1 – Introduction Whether you need to brush up on your knowledge of musical styles for your grade six music theory exam (or higher)‚ or are just keen to learn more about our rich heritage of “classical” music‚ I hope this new series of articles about the history of classical music will offer you something of interest. Here’s a quick introduction to the new series! Each article will take a brief look at one of the main eras that “classical” music is divided into. I’m using

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    continuous harmonies like forth‚ fifths and octaves. These intervals were considered consonances. Because of their conclusive and clear sonority like timbre; these intervals were generally used to put emphasis on particular words of phrases in the song or chant. Furthermore developing music to use parallel 3rds and 6ths as time proceeded. I have also found that early music also didn’t support the usage of the tri-tone‚ due to its dissonance‚ composers were often known to go to strenuous lengths‚ via musica

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    Medieval Art History - Byzantine Art The capitol of the Roman Empire was Byzantium which was renamed as Constantinople. The Roman Empire was spit into two sections - the Eastern and Western part of the Roman Empire. The Western part of the Roman Empire disintegrated but the Eastern‚ or Byzantium Empire‚ stayed intact. Early Medieval Art reflect the differences between the development of the Catholic religion in the west and the Byzantium Empire of the east. Byzantine Art was the name given to the

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    Music 15 study guide

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    MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET Music 15 – Fall 2013 Date: Thursday‚ October 31 Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm (Please be early‚ if possible‚ Value: 40 points (20% of total grade) Format: The exam will consist of listening identification and general knowledge questions‚ definitions‚ and one short answer question. Please bring a black or blue pen. Section One – Listening Identification (15 points) Identification of listening examples from the syllabus (title‚ composer‚ time period‚ genre‚ other elements

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    Effect” when used correctly. Music has been a crucial part of every society since the beginning of history. Before western music developed‚ many other forms of music were prominent in the world. Gregorian chants are one of the first types of music to have developed in history. Gregorian chants were liturgical chants of the early Roman Catholic Church‚ named after Pope Gregory I. Although this “music” is not exactly what many people think of‚ it was still vital to their lives. Music has evolved in many

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