Music

Music

1. Romantic Music

   • Differences between romantic and film music R=romantic F=Film
     • F-1900-present
     • R-1820-1900
     • F-Composers wrote music to fit alongside and image
     • R - Composers wrote music to represent a feeling or emotion
     • F-John Williams
     • R-Tchaikovsky
     • F-musicians performed beneath the stage
     • R-Musicians performed on stage
     • F-Electronic Instruments were used to create sound effects
     • R-Woodwind, Brass and percussion instruments for the first time played a dominant role in the orchestra
     • F-Character motif
     • R-The tuba, Bass Clarinet and piccolo were invented
     • F-Talkies
     • R-Beetoven

2. Romantic Music

   • The romantic orchestra from 1820 to 1900
     • Romantic symphonies have larger orchestras and a larger variety of instruments
     • the classical symphony follows form and structure very meticulously whereas the romantic symphony does not
   • The stylistic features of romantic music
     • Rhythm more complex
     • Tempos changed frequently
     • Music Featured
       • Strong Beats
       • Meter
       • Rhythm
     • Increased technical capability of skilful performers led to faster tempos than other music areas
     • Melodies became personal, emotional with long arpeggios and ornamentation
     • Performers were more skilful led to a wide range of the range of melodies and changes in dynamics and wide leaps between notes were frequently used to heighten the expressive abilities of the melodies
     • Many composers also used folk songs to produce their melodies
   • Composers
     • Fryderyk Chopin
       • Composed Ballades
     • Richard Wagner
       • Composed Der Ring des Nibelugen
     • Franz Liszt
       • Composed La Campanella

3. Film Music

   • The history of film music
     • 1900-1930 films were silent and were called talkies
     • During this time there was no way of producing sound and image at the same the same time
     • The Music was played by musicians sitting beneath the screen
     • Recorded sound tracks were developed in the late 1920's so that musical sounds could run alongside the moving image on screen
   • Styles of film music
     • Talkies
     • Film music borrowed
     • Music Titles and end titles
     • the underscore
     • Scene Music
     • Music for cartoons

4. Terms

   • Musical rest
     • is a silent beat
   • Tempo
     • the speed of the music
   • Pulse
     • the heartbeat of the Music
   • Melody
     • the main tune of the music
   • ledger lines
     • extra lines added above or below the stave
   • system
     • a pair of staves
   • accompaniment
     • a supporting musical part
   • Allegro
     • fast
   • Largo
     • slow
   • Moderato
     • moderate speed
   • pitch
     • high and low sounds in music
   • Motif
     • A short musical idea
   • Dynamic
     • the louds and softs in music
   • Crescendo
     • gradually getting louder
   • Genre
     • style of music
   • texture
     • how many instruments can be heard at one time (thick or thin)
   • stylistic features
     • features in a piece of music that represent a specific styles
   • dynamics
     • piano (p) - soft
     • mezzo piano (mp)- medium soft
     • Mezzo forte (mf)- medium loud
     • forte (f) - loud
     • diminuendo (>) getting softer
   • Articulation
     • how notes are played (long or short)