Concert Music Essay

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Joe Phillip Dr. David Pituch Music 323-A Oct. 08, 2011 Word Count: 638 Concert music Concert music is used to refer to the brass band or the concert bands. This music includes brass and certain wooden instruments. It also refers to classical music, which is music with elements of western traditions. Concert music may also refer to the light music. This is close to classical music but it has less serious styles. Concert music emerged in the ninetieth century. However, this type of music can be dated to the sixteenth century. In those olden days, there was a variety of songs, for both old and young. Any song could have become a hit. The songs could move the audience. Occasionally, the crowd could walk to the stage and join to sing in case they knew the song and, they loved it. Concert music is usually very lively and the audience easily joins in during performance. Concert songs were usually poetic and such songs were imaginative ones. The rhythm in the songs is spoken, though framed with harmonies and melodies. The performance of concert songs depends mainly on the relationship between the one who is performing, and his audience. In the United States, several concert music styles emerged in the 20th century as the country was maturing. Charles Ives was an American concert music composer. He was very influential in the twentieth century. He also engaged in Orchestral and piano music. He had a unique quality whereby he combined popular tunes with the common hymns. Charles had studied music in Yale, though his father was his first music teacher. He had been taught how to play different musical sounds. He could also use several instruments in his music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was both a composer and a performer of concert music. In the twentieth century, he composed the opera “The Abduction from the Seraglio” which became a hit at that time. Popular

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