Lesson 1 Impressionism
What music do you usually listen to? Are you into Rock? Pop? Or Hip-hop music? I'm sure that you enjoy listening to these genres of music. Like any other product of modernization, these songs have gone through several phases of development. Come, let's go down the memory lane and discover the roots of today's music.
The styles of modern songs can be traced back from the 20th Century. The innovative and experimental styles of the 20th Century Music are the influences of the genius composers such as Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofieff, and George Gershwin. Coming from different nations such as France, Austria, Hungary, Russia, and the United States, these composers clearly reflected the growing globalization of musical styles in the 20th century.
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When you were in Grade 9, you learned about Western Music and its history from the Middle Ages to the Romantic Period. Let us go back to those eras of Music. Try to recall the characteristics of music in the following periods:
1. Middle Ages 2.Renaissance
3. Baroque Period 4. Classical Period 5.Romantic Period