Megan McCarthy English 101 Research Paper December 3‚ 2006 Irish Folk Music A “punctuated equilibrium” is a term used by biologists in reference to a “theory that claims that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change” (“punctuated equilibrium”). The origin of Irish music seems to have occurred in a similar fashion. Music in general can touch many areas of our lives. We have an endless array of purposes for music today;
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A reformer who sought to change the ways of the Catholic Church was Martin Luther (1483-1546). Instead‚ he created a new branch of Christianity called Protestantism. He created this branch and also created new music to go along with it. One of his best known chorales is Ein feste Burg est unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress is Our God). This chorale set the framework for his branch of Christianity. The chorale he composed was so well-known that future composers used it in their pieces as well. This includes
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the Catholic Church and did not become popular until the eleventh century. Organum was the first notable use of harmony in the western world and was the first genre to more than one voice part (in this case‚ two). Composers took melodies from Gregorian chant and extended them harmonically with parallel fifths and especially parallel fourths. The intervals of the perfect fourth‚ fifth‚ and octave were considered the only concords during this period and use of other intervals was considered cacophonous
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Humanities Midterm Exam Study Guide Ancient Religion Polytheistic Mainly Gods were immortal but have human forms & personalities Early Sculptures Willendorf Woman Standing Man Mesopotamia Modern Day Iran “Land between rivers.” Agriculture was fully developed here first Beginning of Bronze Age Different Civilizations Sumerians King Gilgamesh Had city-states Each city-state had its own ruler and god King served as intermediary between local god and people Buildings clustered around
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The Arkansas Philanthropic Orchestra (APO): APO was founded in 2008 by a group of people who have been inspired by music and have a great love for it. Miles Fish was the leading pioneer in the founding of this Orchestra. Their goal in establishing the Orchestra was to provide professional performance opportunities for musicians‚ educational concerts for younger people and provide an after-school string program. Steven Byess is currently running the Orchestra and strives to build the community with
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Classical to the Post-Modern Eras In this essay‚ I’m going to trace the development of Classical Music from the late 1750s to the Post-Modern era in the 2000s and provide a brief history of music‚ and how they link together to form what we have today. There are many preconceptions of what the history of music is. Some people think it is mainly a biography of composer’s lives‚ but they are wrong. The history of music is primarily the history of musical style. In order to appreciate this‚ it is essential
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recording the passage of time whenever they turn up with records and artifacts. The earliest calendar that was discovered was the Egyptian calendar that was based on the moon’s cycle. The next calendar was founded by Julius Caesar which is called the Gregorian calendar. This calendar was ten full days longer than the solar calendar. The last calendar was founded by archeologists which was called the Mayan calendar. This calendar showed that the world wasn’t ending on Dec. 21/12. To conclude calendars are
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MUS 100 FINAL STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 17: - Fortepiano: early piano‚ named for its range of dynamic levels; it was smaller and less sonorous than the modern instrument. - Classical style: restrained‚ objective style of art. Classical refers to Western music characteristic of the period from 1750-1825. Composers: - Mozart: Invested much of his music with a degree of emotion expression unusual for his time. Never allowed emotion to dominate his art. - Haydn: Wrote pleasant‚ good-natured music throughout
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Everyone knows what music is and that different instruments make many sounds‚ but do people know how preceding generations formed and influenced their descendants’ music? Not a lot of people know the changes that music went through during certain time periods. The Renaissance was a rebirth of creativity and a change in many areas. There were political‚ economic‚ and religious events in the periods around 1400-1600 that led to many changes. During the Renaissance‚ music was used for religious reasons
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Missa Pange Lingua is Josquin’s greatest achievement in the art of paraphrase in polyphonic music. Set in the ridged structure of a Catholic Mass‚ Josquin uses the numerous short passages to highlight his variation on a folk theme. This piece took polyphonic music to its limits‚ and harmony soon evolved among his countrymen as the only option to continue western music’s evolution. Josquin was born in the Netherlands. He received early musical training in the Church‚ and as soon as it was possible
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