VPMC88H3 Lecture : Lecture 2
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Shift from modal to tonal system is a transition from renaissance to baroque. orpheus is given a magic lion from apollo, which orpheus gained musical talent. he could used music to influence nature, change course of river, charm bird. his wife died and he used music to charm gods in the underworld. was not allowed to look back at his wife in the journey of going back to human world, but he failed to do so. music has the power to purify spirit and to charm others. Loud and aggressive music is played in battlefield. Pleasant music is played while waiting in line to control behaviour. Regulation of music, i. e. , communist government regulated music. Medieval (dark age) loss of knowledge of perspective in drawing. In 700 a. d. , chant practice was unified by the franks (charlemagne) Variety of chant types occurred after fall of rome: byzantine, ambiosian, gallican, mozarabie,
