Category: music gcse
Here is a summary of the classical standard orchestra used in bullet point form just because I don’t want to bore you out! Harpsichord died out because there was not enough volume. The Piano took over. It was called Forte Piano (loud/soft). Clarinets were invented. The Trumpet and French …
Dance music has many different genres and sub-genres, each of which has its own set of influences and developed on its own unique musical path. On the whole, modern dance music can be traced back to the fusion of toasting (where a DJ would talk rhythmically over the …
Jeff Buckley’s music can best be described as ‘eclectic’ – it covers a wide range of styles. Unlike some artists in the past, who would record a whole song in one take, it took Buckley and his band up to 19 takes to get the basic track down! Anyway, here’s …
Electric Counterpoint is in the ‘Music in the 20th Century along with Peripetie and Something’s Coming. While they have the style of expressionism/serialism and musical theatre, Steve Reich’s 3rd Movement is in the style of minimalism which I will go into detail before we start analysing Electric Counterpoint.It is useful to …
Rag Desh is an Indian piece of music. Indian music has a long history going back more than 2000 years. It is closely linked to Hinduism and religious philosophy. They many Hindu gods are often worshipped through performances of raga, both vocal and instrumental. In particular, the god Shiva is …
Several common elements can be identified in the different types of African music, ranging from the drumming to the singing and instrumental pieces. These elements are also heard throughout Yiri. Repetition – The restatement of a section of music. This might just be a few notes or a whole …
Bernstein’s music reflects the style of his age – bebop jazz and the blues. From bebop, we can see Bernstein’s use of dissonances and fast driving rhythms, and from the blues, the use of syncopation and blue notes. West Side story combines these two elements as well as …
During the 20th century, there was a rise in musical theatre with the introductions of many different musicals. There was the Broadway musicals where some of the earliest musicals were performed such as showboat (1927). There was West End musicals which saw musicals such as Oliver Twist (1960), Cats (1981) …
Now before we get into analysing Peripetie, we should get a bit of background onto the Five Orchestral Pieces. The Five Orchestral Pieces by Arnold Schoenberg is a set of atonal pieces for the full orchestra. They all last between one and five minutes and are not connected …
The 20th century witnessed more developments in the sheer diversity of music styles than ever before. Composers reacted to what they saw as the emotionalism or indulgence of the Romantic era in different ways, and this led to the birth of several new styles such as expressionism, serialism, …
