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A Journey Thru Time
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Above: A painting of Oberon and
Titania, characters in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William
Shakesphere, the inspiration for one of Mendelssohn's most famous
pieces, the 'Wedding March'.
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Overview
Music of the 1200s and 1300s can be said to be relatively primitive
in terms of melody and harmony. A great difference can be found in the
music of the 1500s, as Italian music began to blossom and some English
composers produced the wonderful melodies and surprisingly sensitive
poetry which accompanied them - or vice versa. A major theme underlying
music at that time was the exploration of form. New melodic lines and
harmonic progressions were waiting to be explored and new combinations
of instruments, and new forms in music such as the fugue, canon and
variations on a bassline, a popular tune or chorale. These musical forms
took on a definite shape as the 1600s progressed from the Renaissance
period (1500 - 1600) to the Baroque (1600 - 1750), Classical (1750 -
1825), Romantic (1825 - 1900) and 20th Century (from 1900).
Last
Update on 5th
June 2005
Since 28th March 2002