MUSI 1107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Program Music, Hymn Tune, Red Priest
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Scientific discoveries in many fields: astronomy (copernicus and galileo, mathematics (descartes, physics (sir issac newton) Aristocracy: ruling class; luxurious assets and lifestyles symbolize power: hired best musicians to compose/perform for weddings, funerals, church services at court chapels, private concerts . Middle class: merchants, doctors, and other members of rising middle class; urban culture, emulates aristocratic lifestyle in pursuit of art and beauty: created demand for public opera houses and concert halls. Working class: struggled for survival in difficult economy: created various forms of folk music, professional composers and performers generally considered servants and working-class tradesman. In architecture, fashion; grandeur, opulence, extravagance, decorative detail. In visual art, theater, music; drama, motion, even violence. Doctrine of the affections: music should arouse emotions such as love, joy, anger, sorrow, exaltation, etc. Most pieces were geared toward raising a single emotion, and all elements of music were unified in pursuit of that emotion. Development of more nuanced dynamic style and use of dramatic contrasts.
