History Of Western Music Grade 9

Exploration, beauty, and science. Key Word: Polyphony

(monophonic music, meaning one single melody with no harmony). Big Innovation: The birth of musical notation (originally called "neumes"). Key Composer: Hildegard von Bingen , a visionary nun who wrote beautiful, floating melodies. 2. The Renaissance (1400–1600) history of western music grade 9

This is where the modern orchestra begins! Instead of just voices, you get violins, cellos, flutes, trumpets, and the (the piano's grandparent, which plucks strings instead of hammering them). Exploration, beauty, and science

| Era | Years | Main Sound | Superstar | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 500-1400 | Monophonic Chant | Guido of Arezzo | | Renaissance | 1400-1600 | Polyphony (Many lines) | Josquin | | Baroque | 1600-1750 | Drama & Contrast | Bach, Handel | | Classical | 1750-1820 | Balance & Elegance | Mozart, Haydn | | Romantic | 1820-1900 | Passion & Size | Tchaikovsky | | Modern | 1900-2000 | Rebellion & Freedom | Schoenberg | Key Composer: Hildegard von Bingen , a visionary