Garden of Forking Paths
Tracey's Reading and Ideas

Concerto and Concerto Grosso contrast between an orchestra and a soloist (in the concerto) or a small group of soloist (in the concerto grosso). Movements a self-contained section of music that ...

The age of Absolutism and Age of Science, from around 1700 to 1750. Music Life in the Early Eighteenth Century The church. The court. Under the patronage of kings or members of lesser nobili...

Music from the period of approximately 1600 to 1750 is usually referred to as “Baroque”. Style Features Rhythms become more definite and regular. As for meter, bar line is used. Basso Contin...

In the early fifteenth century, the musicians emphasis on the sonorous, sensuous aspect of the chant rather than on its structural and authoritarian function. New techniques are: paraphrase: em...

5 - 14/15 century Music at Church: Plainchant This repertory of music is the collection of melodies designated religious texts to be sung at services. The early Church condemned sensuality, and ...