MUS 142 Lecture 12: GN Chap 12
MUS 114: Guided Notes
Week 5: Wednesday, Feb 10
Topic: Chapter 12: Style and Function of Music in Society
Chapter 12: Style and Function of Music in Society
Slide 1: Style and Function of Music in Society
A. Sacred vs. Secular
B. Genre: overall character of a work, its function, and its medium
C. Context and aesthetics vary from culture to culture
D. Notation vs. Oral transmission = manuscript vs. score
E. “Cultivated” vs. Vernacular music
Slide 2: The Concept of Style
A. Style:
>the characteristic way an artwork is presented
>the individualized treatment of musical elements
>the creator’s personal manner of expression
B. Cultural differences:
>organization of sounds = tuning systems
>instrumentation
>function
Slide 3: Musical Styles in History
A. Each historical period has its own stylistic characteristics
>total language of all of its artists
>political, economic, religious, philosophical
B. Knowledge of historical styles helps to place works within their contexts
C. Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Twentieth-Century and beyond
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Topic: chapter 12: style and function of music in society. Chapter 12: style and function of music in society. Slide 1: style and function of music in society: sacred vs. secular, genre: overall character of a work, its function, and its medium, context and aesthetics vary from culture to culture, notation vs. Oral transmission = manuscript vs. score: cultivated vs. Slide 2: the concept of style: style, cultural differences: Slide 3: musical styles in history: each historical period has its own stylistic characteristics, knowledge of historical styles helps to place works within their contexts, middle ages, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, twentieth-century and beyond.
