This is an all-too-brief history of music. Hopefully, it gives you a quick idea of how music has evolved.

1. TYPES OF MUSIC FROM YESTERDAY TO TOMORROW

2. ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

3. CLASSICAL

5. THE EVOLUTION OF MUSIC... AS WE KNOW IT!

6. EVOLUTION OF DANCE - YOUTUBE

7. TIMELINE

8. BEETHOVEN
WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?

9. WWBD?

10. THE BEATLES
EMINEM
ROLLING STONES
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
COLDPLAY
etc...

11. RENAISSANCE
1400-1600

12. PARTS TENDED TO BLEND - NO CONTRASTS
VOCAL MUSIC WAS MOST IMPORTANT
MUSIC BASED ON MODES (NON-TRADITIONAL SCALES)
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
RENAISSANCE ERA

13. LISTENING - CLICK TO PLAY
GUILLAUME DUFAY (~1400-1478)
MOTET
RENAISSANCE ERA

14. BAROQUE
1600-1750

15. ONE MOOD THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PIECE
NEW FORMS BEING USED (CONCERTO, OPERA)
MAJOR/MINOR SYSTEM IS FORMED
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
BAROQUE ERA

16. LISTENING - CLICK TO PLAY
J.S. BACH (1685-1750)
INVENTION #4
BAROQUE ERA

17. CLASSICAL
1750-1825

18. EMPHASIS ON BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE
PIANO TAKES OVER, MORE EMPHASIS ON INSTRUMENTS
MORE VARIETY AND CONTRASTS WITHIN A PIECE
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
CLASSICAL ERA

19. LISTENING - CLICK TO PLAY
MOZART - AH! VOUS DIRAI-JE MAMAN!
CLASSICAL ERA

20. WHAT ABOUT BEETHOVEN?

21. CLASSICAL ROMANTICBRIDGE

22. ROMANTIC
1825-1900

23. MUSIC BECOMES MORE ENERGETIC, PASSIONATE
DRAMATIC CONTRASTS, LARGER ORCHESTRAS
PROGRAMME MUSIC
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
ROMANTIC ERA

24. LISTENING - CLICK TO PLAY
CHOPIN - NOCTURE
ROMANTIC ERA

25. MODERN
1900-PRESENT

26. EXPLOSION OF NEW STYLES
ALL FORMS EXPLORED
RULES ARE ALL CHANGED
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
MODERN ERA

27. LISTENING - CLICK TO PLAY
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MODERN ERA

28. LISTENING - CLICK TO PLAY
QUARTER TONE MUSIC
MODERN ERA

29. E V O L U T I O N O F M U S I C

30. RENAISSANCE BAROQUE CLASSICAL ROMANTIC MODERN
1400-1600 1600-1750 1750-1820 1820-1900
1900-
PRESENT
DUFAY
BIRD
J.S. BACH
HANDEL
MOZART
HAYDN
BEETHOVEN
CHOPIN
JOHN CAGE,
THE BEATLES,
RUSH
composers
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