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In the years centering on 1600 in Europe, several distinct shifts emerged in ways of thinking about the purposes, writing and performance of music.Partly these changes were revolutionary, deliberately instigated by a group of intellectuals in Florence known as the Florentine Camerata, and partly they were evolutionary, in that precursors of the new Baroque style can be found far back in the ...
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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Music history is the academic study of the history of music. ... Timelines of music (2 C, 32 P)
The American Wind Band: A Cultural History. GIA Publications. ISBN 1-57999-467-9. Hester, Karlton E. (2004). Bigotry and the Afrocentric Jazz Evolution. Global Academic Publishing. ISBN 1-58684-228-5. Klitz, Brian (June 1989). "Blacks and Pre-Jazz Instrumental Music in America". International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music. 20 (1).
Timeline of music in the United States; To 1819; 1820–1849; 1850–1879; 1880–1919; 1920–1949; 1950–1969; 1970–present; Music history of the United States; Colonial era – to the Civil War – During the Civil War – Late 19th century – 1900–1940 – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s
Date ranges of classical music eras are therefore somewhat arbitrary, and are only intended as approximate guides. Scholars of music history do not agree on the start and end dates, and in many cases disagree whether particular years should be chosen at all. The 20th century has exact dates, but is strictly a calendar based unit of time.
Sheet music, primarily vocal music of American imprint, dating from the 18th century to the present, with most titles in the period 1840–1950. John Hay Library at Brown University: ART SONG CENTRAL: downloadable, IPA transcriptions, vocal: 1,000 Printable sheet music primarily for singers and voice teachers—most downloadable.
Aubade – Song or instrumental composition concerning morning love or lovers separating at dawn. Bacchanale – Composition with a wild, spirited character, often evoking a bacchanal. Bagatelle – Short, light instrumental composition. Ballade – Instrumental composition that follows a narrative style, often lyrical and expressive.