Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Music Yesterday and Today

It's pretty hard to imagine that music didn't use to have words in it, at all. Actually when the human voice started to appear in music it was usually just a hum on a pitch. But of course today that is all different. I can't even remember the last time I listened to "classical" music.

Music of yesterday, or classical music, is still played today but hardly anyone listens to it. But I think in order to understand music today you have to learn from music of yesterday.

Classical music is based in the form of a piano or symphony usually. Today pianos are hardly used, most of today's 'pop' music comes from electronic sources.


This is a Symphony
Photo Credits to Derek Gleeson




Below is "Water Music" by Handel. It was performed for the king of Europe. Do you think classical or modern music, pop, is more calming and soothing?







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3 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    Classical music is beautiful! Thank your for musical insight from our past. I also like your MP3 player Gadget good idea!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 19, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    Classical Music is definitely something everyone should listen to, and even though some people say they hate it it's what has helped continue develop music and I'm pretty sure it's been sampled by modern artists at some point. I was a violinist so there were certain pieces I would like to play over others but it was awesome.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 20, 2012 at 6:31 AM

    I like that you integrated this into your blog. As an orchestra member, I really appreciate this.

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