Thursday, September 30, 2021

September 30 - Facing the Music

Mark Alburger- Baroque Music (2. Middle to Late)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H50CojV3hwU&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcd8gcQEgTH_3RIrkSK-sZhB

Accomplished for Music Appreciation as the six above and below...

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (2a. From Pedagogical to Practical)
Johann Joseph Fux, Alessandro Scarlatti, Johann Christoph Pepusch,
Francois Couperin, Jeremiah Clark
https://youtu.be/H50CojV3hwU

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (2b. Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi
https://youtu.be/T6vQddSKs_A

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (2c. Telemann to J.S. Bach)
Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Johann David Heinichen,
Jean-Philippe Rameau, Johann Sebastian Bach
https://youtu.be/8a8PpAdCa8Y

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (2d. J.S. Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach (Weimar / Kothen)
https://youtu.be/Oc1WuadLGtc

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (2e. J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel)
Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel
https://youtu.be/y5uAK8y7RNA

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (2f. G.F. Handel to Pergolesi)
George Frideric Handel, Domenico Scarlatti, North Carolina,
Russia, South Africa, Thomas Arne, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
https://youtu.be/EY9fu6S50Oo

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[Jacopo Peri, one of the inventors of opera, hoping (in vain) to be featured in Diablo Valley College Music Appreciation Quiz 6 (Baroque Music) -- pdf / jpg sent out very soon; due completed, w/ Baroque 1-2 Notes as same formats attached as standard email to mus21stc@gmail.com by 6pm, Friday, October 1... ]


D, A, E Major / E Minor


Three Genres in Baroque Music, and Their Typical Movements

Opera
Overture
Recitative
Aria (Duet, Trio, Quartet, etc.)
Chorus
(etc.)

Suite
Overture
Dance I
Dance II
(etc.)

Concerto
Fast
Slow
Fast


Birth-Death Years for J.S. Bach, and 
Three Stylistic Periods (Cities of Activity) - Types of Music Written in Each

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Weimar - Organ
Cothen - Instrumental
Leipzig - Vocal



Listening


Claudio Monteverdi - Vespers: I. Deus in Adjutorium (I. God Come to My Aid)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GYjNj75MFI
(John Eliot Gardiner Early-Music recording -- with Vocal Score!)

https://youtu.be/HLg1RAXsIos
(@ 15:33, Early-Music performance)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Monteverdi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespro_della_Beata_Vergine

http://imslp.org/wiki/Vespro_della_Beata_Vergine,_SV_206_(Monteverdi,_Claudio)
(Full Score)


Heinrich Schutz - Saul, Saul

https://youtu.be/03yDSxKny94
(@ 14:30, with Score!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schütz

https://www.reddit.com/r/classicalmusic/comments/43mym9/heinrich_schutz_saul_saul_was_verfolgst_du_mich/

http://imslp.org/wiki/Saul%2C_Saul%2C_was_verfolgst_du_mich%3F%2C_SWV_415_(Sch%C3%BCtz%2C_Heinrich)


Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGQq3HcOB0Y
(OK version, preceeded by recit. Thy Hand, Belinda [about a minute] with Vocal / Bass Line Score)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeB4cpRq16M
(Dramatic version)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Purcell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_and_Aeneas

http://imslp.org/wiki/Dido_and_Aeneas,_Z.626_(Purcell,_Henry)


Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria: I. Gloria

https://youtu.be/T6vQddSKs_A
(@ 6:01, with Score!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgaOVV4JQHA
(All-women's group, reflecting Vivaldi's employment situation!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_(Vivaldi)

http://imslp.org/wiki/Gloria_in_D_major,_RV_589_(Vivaldi,_Antonio)


Johann Sebastian Bach - Organ Fugue in G Minor ("Little")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Kq60w-AXk
(with Score!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugue_in_G_minor,_BWV_578


George Frideric Handel - Messiah: Hallelujah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4LDVrnAQeo
(Keyboard-Vocal Score)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iXmIjpGsGc&p=FA3F0EFACB26D72D&playnext=1&index=2
(Live Early-Music performance)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_Part_II

http://imslp.org/wiki/Messiah,_HWV_56_(Handel,_George_Frideric)
(Full Score - 44. Hallelujah, at bottom of listings)

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

September 29 - At Ease

Mark Alburger- Music c. 1600-1750 (2. Middle to Late Baroque)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H50CojV3hwU&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcd8gcQEgTH_3RIrkSK-sZhB

Well, World Music, if you want to hone in on the last one (2f),
feel free!

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (2a. From Pedagogical to Practical)
Johann Joseph Fux, Alessandro Scarlatti, Johann Christoph Pepusch,
Francois Couperin, Jeremiah Clark
https://youtu.be/H50CojV3hwU

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (2b. Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi
https://youtu.be/T6vQddSKs_A

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (2c. Telemann to J.S. Bach)
Georg Philipp Telemann, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Johann David Heinichen,
Jean-Philippe Rameau, Johann Sebastian Bach
https://youtu.be/8a8PpAdCa8Y

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (2d. J.S. Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach (Weimar / Kothen)
https://youtu.be/Oc1WuadLGtc

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (2e. J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel)
Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel
https://youtu.be/y5uAK8y7RNA

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (2f. G.F. Handel to Pergolesi)
George Frideric Handel, Domenico Scarlatti, North Carolina,
Russia, South Africa, Thomas Arne, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
https://youtu.be/EY9fu6S50Oo

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Double your fun with Diablo Valley College World Music Quiz 6 (c. 1600-1750) -- pdf / jpg re-sending today; due completed, w/ Week 6, Part 1 and 2 Notes in same format(s) attached as standard email to mus21stc@gmail.com by 6pm, Friday, October 1... planning on resuming Zoom Optional Get-Togethers today, Wednesday, September 28, at 5pm!

... sending out email invites c. 15-30 minutes prior!


F (Major) Pentatonic, Japanese Insen (C Phrygian Pentatonic)
G Major,  D Major




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_major

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insen_scale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_major


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_major



3 Evolving World Music Genres (Before 1700), and Examples

Vocal Dance-Drama
    Japanese Noh / Kabuki
    Indonesian Gamelan Shadow Puppet Play (Wayang)
    Indian Kathakali
    European Ballet / Opera

Dance Collections
    Arabic Nawba / Nuubaat / Wasla
    Turkish Fasil
    Medieval / Renaissance / Baroque Suite

Musical Contests
    West African Griot Traditions
    South (Carnatic) and North (Hindustani) Chamber Music
    European Orchestral Concerti


5 Countries of Origin for 7 Religious Music Traditions (Before 1700)

Japan - Shinto
India - Hindu / Buddhist
Iran - Zoroastrian
Israel / Palestine - Jewish / Christian
Arabia - Islamic



Listening


Japan (Okuni) - Kabuki Music (Northern Asia)
https://youtu.be/1Qt3Q7Dxb-M (@ 6:56)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Japanese_music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumo_no_Okuni



United Kingdom (Thomas Ravenscroft / Anon. Scottish) - Twa Corbies (Western Europe)
https://youtu.be/03yDSxKny94 (@ 2:33)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Ravenscroft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Ravens


Nigeria - Protestant Hymn (Western Africa)
https://youtu.be/754vD9tZjTw (@10:42)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Nigeria


Germany (Pachelbel) - Canon in D (Northern Europe)
https://youtu.be/NWPJoYxdLm0 (@1:22)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Pachelbel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel%27s_Canon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music


Russia - The Moon Shines  (Eastern Europe)
https://youtu.be/EY9fu6S50Oo (@ 11:22)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_traditional_music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balalaika

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixieland


South Africa (Zulu) - Premarital Dance (Southern Africa)
https://youtu.be/EY9fu6S50Oo (@ 13:23)

https://www.guidetotheworldofmusic.com/articles/people-and-places/the-music-of-south-africa/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_people

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

September 28 - Riding Onward


For Music Appreciation, a big barocco playlist of...

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (1. Early to Middle)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpzJFuXc5tA&list=PLtV-SdP8TZccv9j_j7UIoMgF1Qc4x72cj

Complete as...

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (1a. On the Cusp)
Samuel Voelckel, Jacopo Peri, John Dowland, Hans Leo Hassler, Carlo Gesualdo
https://youtu.be/DpzJFuXc5tA
(N.B. Blocked in Denmark due to John Dowland - Flow My Tears)

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (1b. Monteverdi)
Claudio Monteverdi
https://youtu.be/HLg1RAXsIos
(N.B. Blocked in France and other 5 French Nations due to
Claudio Monteverdi - Vespers: I. Deus in Adjutorium)

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (1c. Transitions)
John Farmer, William Kemp, Michael Praetorius, Okuni, Thomas Weelkes
https://youtu.be/1Qt3Q7Dxb-M

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (1d. Ravenscroft to Schein)
Thomas Ravenscroft, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Orlando Gibbons, Heinrich Schutz, Johann Schein
https://youtu.be/03yDSxKny94
(N.B. Blocked in Denmark due to Heinrich Schutz - Saul, Saul)

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (1e. Strozzi to Corelli)
Barbara Strozzi, England, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Dietrich Buxtehude,
Heinrich Biber, Nigeria, Arcangelo Corelli
https://youtu.be/754vD9tZjTw

Mark Alburger - Baroque Music (1f. Pachelbel, Purcell)
Johannes Pachelbel, Henry Purcell
https://youtu.be/NWPJoYxdLm0

Monday, September 27, 2021

September 27 - Standing In

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (1. Early to Middle)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpzJFuXc5tA&list=PLtV-SdP8TZccv9j_j7UIoMgF1Qc4x72cj

Hey, World Music!  Happy to be back with you!

Feel free to focus on
1c. English Folk (William Kemp) and Japanese (Okuni et al) Music
1d. English-Scottish Folk Music (Thomas Ravenscroft)
1e. English and Nigerian Protestant Music
1f. Johannes Pachelbel (Early Music + Koto Hip-Hop Performances)

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (1a. On the Cusp)
Samuel Voelckel, Jacopo Peri, John Dowland, Hans Leo Hassler, Carlo Gesualdo
https://youtu.be/DpzJFuXc5tA
(N.B. Blocked in Denmark due to John Dowland - Flow My Tears)

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (1b. Monteverdi)
Claudio Monteverdi
https://youtu.be/HLg1RAXsIos
(N.B. Blocked in France and other 5 French Nations due to
Claudio Monteverdi - Vespers: I. Deus in Adjutorium)

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (1c. Transitions)
John Farmer, William Kemp, Michael Praetorius, Okuni, Thomas Weelkes
https://youtu.be/1Qt3Q7Dxb-M

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (1d. Ravenscroft to Schein)
Thomas Ravenscroft, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Orlando Gibbons, Heinrich Schutz, Johann Schein
https://youtu.be/03yDSxKny94
(N.B. Blocked in Denmark due to Heinrich Schutz - Saul, Saul)

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (1e. Strozzi to Corelli)
Barbara Strozzi, England, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Dietrich Buxtehude,
Heinrich Biber, Nigeria, Arcangelo Corelli
https://youtu.be/754vD9tZjTw

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1600-1750 (1f. Pachelbel, Purcell)
Johannes Pachelbel, Henry Purcell
https://youtu.be/NWPJoYxdLm0

Thursday, September 23, 2021

September 23 - Cross-Cultural

Lo, how another Lecture-Playlist for DVC Music Appreciation ere blooming...

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (2. High to Late)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy9gKJIh2U&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcdHpb5pz9PxscsbNtd2TBJf

Hear ye constituted as...

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (2a. Reformation)
Music of France, Ireland, Spain, Matteo Flecha, Martin Luther, Hugh Aston
https://youtu.be/Vvy9gKJIh2U

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (2b. Festa, Henry VIII)
Costanzo Festa, Henry VIII
https://youtu.be/5HQEc5kbrSg

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (2c. Henry VIII to Susato)
Henry VIII, Muslim Expulsion, Claudin de Sermsy, Guillaume le Heurteur, Tielman Susato
https://youtu.be/5TI3Z8fcXPE

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (2d. Susato to A. Gabrieli)
Tielman Susato, Sudan, Anne Boleyn, Louis Bourgeois, Andrea Gabrieli
https://youtu.be/U76QALS1WUo

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (2e. A. Gabrieli to Lasso)
Andrea Gabrieli, Claude Gervaise, Pierre Phalese, Thoinot Arbeau,
Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso
https://youtu.be/5B0mD6SyD6E

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (2f. Mainerio to Morley)
Giorgio Mainerio, Ireland, William Byrd, Pablo de Soto, Bolivia, Girard de Beaulieu,
Giulio Caccini, Giovanni Gabrielli, Anthony Holborne, Francisque Caroubel, Thomas Morley
https://youtu.be/XtJwL-Ib_vI

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[Baude Cordier(1380-1439)'s Belle, Bonne, Sage (Beautiful, Good, Wise, c. 1410) for DVC Music Appreciation Quiz 5 (Renaissance) -- pdf / jpg of Worksheet + 2 Lecture-Playlist Notes-o-the-Week, as email directly-attached files by 6pm, Friday, September 24, to mus21stc@gmail.com...


A Natural (and Harmonic) Minor / Chords in C Major


Three Periods of Aesthetic History after Ancient and Before Classical - and Dates

Medieval - 400-1400
Renaissance - 1400-1600
Baroque - 1600-1750


Three Types of Triads (Chords) and Their Constituent Thirds and Fifths

Major Triad (MT) = Major Third (M3) + Perfect Fifth (P5)
Minor Triad (mT) = Minor Third (m3) + Perfect Fifth (P5)
Diminished Triad (dT) = Minor Third (m3) + Diminished Fifth (d5) (a.k.a. Tritone)


Listening


Gilles Binchois - Files a Marier (Don't Marry)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcEVHp6ozcU&feature=youtu.be (@13:49)
(Recording and Score)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Binchois

https://books.google.com/books?id=8gwToY1HEoIC&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Files+a+Marier&source=bl&ots=u59tx14DnB&sig=4PCzDqMK9keX52yadb2LkFtMDUA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjCha6epKLZAhUnxoMKHe1hBE0Q6AEITDAI#v=onepage&q=Files%20a%20Marier&f=false


Conrad Paumann - Mit Ganczem Willen (With All my Heart)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLvi6ibkbso&feature=youtu.be (@ 14:01)
(Recording and Score)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Paumann


Josquin des Pres - El Grillo (The Cricket)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI-bQ0RkArA
(Recording and Score)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josquin_des_Prez

https://www.allmusic.com/composition/el-grillo-song-for-4-parts-mc0002358561



Costanzo Festa - Quando Ritrova (When I Find My Shepherdess)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HQEc5kbrSg&feature=youtu.be (@ 4:25)
(Recording and Score --
Performance rhythms are markedly different than notation, and measures 14-16 omitted --
Music is repeated in "double" ["doobla"] style, with improvisation in upper shawm line)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costanzo_Festa


Andrea Gabrieli - Ricercar in the 12th Mode (Research in the 12th Mode)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0mD6SyD6E&feature=youtu.be (@ 3:02)
(Recording and Score)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Gabrieli


Carlo Gesualdo - Moro, Lasso (Alas, I Die)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dVPu71D8VI
(Recording and Score)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Gesualdo

https://www.allmusic.com/composition/moro-lasso-al-mio-duolo-madrigal-for-5-voices-book-6-w-6-74-mc0002361403

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

September 22 - Heads Up


Thinking about Brave New Realms of DVC World Music!

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2. High to Late)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy9gKJIh2U&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcdHpb5pz9PxscsbNtd2TBJf


Once again, feel free to emphasize the more "Beyond-Western-Classical" aspects, which include
Irish-English folk-popular music, Islamic-influenced Spanish music (2a-c),
and music of Sudan and Bolivia (2e-f)...

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2a. Reformation)
Music of France, Ireland, Spain, Matteo Flecha, Martin Luther, Hugh Aston
https://youtu.be/Vvy9gKJIh2U

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2b. Festa, Henry VIII)
Costanzo Festa, Henry VIII
https://youtu.be/5HQEc5kbrSg

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2c. Henry VIII to Susato)
Henry VIII, Muslim Expulsion, Claudin de Sermsy, Guillaume le Heurteur, Tielman Susato
https://youtu.be/5TI3Z8fcXPE

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600c (2d. Susato to A. Gabrieli)
Tielman Susato, Sudan, Anne Boleyn, Louis Bourgeois, Andrea Gabrieli
https://youtu.be/U76QALS1WUo

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2e. A. Gabrieli to Lasso)
Andrea Gabrieli, Claude Gervaise, Pierre Phalese, Thoinot Arbeau,
Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso
https://youtu.be/5B0mD6SyD6E

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600c (2f. Mainerio to Morley)
Giorgio Mainerio, Ireland, William Byrd, Pablo de Soto, Bolivia, Girard de Beaulieu,
Giulio Caccini, Giovanni Gabrielli, Anthony Holborne, Francisque Caroubel, Thomas Morley
https://youtu.be/XtJwL-Ib_vI


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[No time for lamenting and ducking DVC World Music Quiz 5 (c. 1400-1600) -- pdf / jpg of Worksheet + 2 Lecture-Playlist Notes-O-Week, as email directly-attached files by 6pm, Friday, September 24 (Happy Autumn, incidently, and upcoming Native American Day!) to mus21stc@gmail.com...


A Natural (and Harmonic) Minor / Chords in C Major

Three Periods of Western Aesthetic History
(sometimes utilized in World Music),
after Ancient and Before Classical - and Dates


Medieval - 400-1400
Renaissance - 1400-1600
Baroque - 1600-1750


Three Types of Triads (Chords) and Their Constituent Thirds and Fifths

Major Triad (MT) = Major Third (M3) + Perfect Fifth (P5)
Minor Triad (mT) = Minor Third (m3) + Perfect Fifth (P5)
Diminished Triad (dT) = Minor Third (m3) + Diminished Fifth (d5) (a.k.a. Tritone)
Llistening

Korea - Court Music (Northern Asia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b86he2KXLb0&feature=youtu.be (@ 10:07)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_court_music


Romania -  Lament (Eastern Europe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrSku_6NG9I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Romania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lament

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doina


Nigeria (Ilorin, Hausa) - Kakakin (Trumpet Dance) Wedding Music (Western Africa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&v=udEVZZTwJ24&feature=emb_logo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakaki


England (Henry VIII) - Pastime with Good Company (Western Europe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HQEc5kbrSg&feature=youtu.be (@ 7:50)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII#Public_image

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastime_with_Good_Company


Sudan - Halima (Northern Africa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qneJOKK56JM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Sudan


Bolivia (Aymuray "Harvest") - Jilikatas (Southern America)
https://sonichits.com/artist/Aymuray (Track 13)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_music

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

September 21 - High

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1. Early to High)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCXNN-l3Bg&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcc8q0ja7xTjmJoHS2bxOUcM


The specs, Music Appreciators (which were first sported in Europe during this time)...

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1a. According to Petrarch)
Geisslerlied Composer, Jacopo da Bologna, Vincenzo da Rimini,
Gherardello da Firenze, Francesco Landini, Herman Monk of Salzburg
https://youtu.be/zPCXNN-l3Bg

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1b. Tangles of the Heart and Mind)
Johannes Ciconia, Baude Cordier, John Dunstable,
Lionel Power, Korean and Harpsichord Music, Richard Smert
https://youtu.be/b86he2KXLb0

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1c. Runaway Success)
Richard Smert, Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Dufay
https://youtu.be/hcEVHp6ozcU

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1d. Wandering Wondering)
Guillame Dufay, Romanian and Clavichord Music, Conrad Paumann
https://youtu.be/kLvi6ibkbso

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1e. Paumann to Josquin)
Conrad Paumann, Antoine Busnois, Johannes Ockeghem, Nigerian Music, Josquin des Pres
https://youtu.be/ze1zGq4mEZQ

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1f. Josquin)
Josquin des Pres - Frottola, Mass, Motet
https://youtu.be/xoQ7kJa6TTA

Monday, September 20, 2021

September 20 - Cultured

Mark Alburger -  Music 1400-1600 (1. Early to High Renaissance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCXNN-l3Bg&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcc8q0ja7xTjmJoHS2bxOUcM



Here are the specs (which actually go back to Ancient times among the Inuit!), World Music!

Feel free focus on 1b, d, and e -- re Korean, Romanian, and Nigerian Music!

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1a. According to Petrarch)
Geisslerlied Composer, Jacopo da Bologna, Vincenzo da Rimini,
Gherardello da Firenze, Francesco Landini, Herman Monk of Salzburg
https://youtu.be/zPCXNN-l3Bg

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1b. Tangles of the Heart and Mind)
Johannes Ciconia, Baude Cordier, John Dunstable,
Lionel Power, Korean and Harpsichord Music, Richard Smert
https://youtu.be/b86he2KXLb0

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1c. Runaway Success)
Richard Smert, Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Dufay
https://youtu.be/hcEVHp6ozcU

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1d. Wandering Wondering)
Guillame Dufay, Romanian and Clavichord Music, Conrad Paumann
https://youtu.be/kLvi6ibkbso

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1e. Paumann to Josquin)
Conrad Paumann, Antoine Busnois, Johannes Ockeghem, Nigerian Music, Josquin des Pres
https://youtu.be/ze1zGq4mEZQ

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1f. Josquin)
Josquin des Pres - Frottola, Mass, Motet
https://youtu.be/xoQ7kJa6TTA

Thursday, September 16, 2021

September 16 - Thinking of Better Times


Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2. Antiqua to Nova)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4qvtUpby0&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcdB2FIdztKEuoszUs6VV87Z

Hey Music Appreciation!  Here's the long-awaited playlist above and details below,
followed by information for Quiz 4...

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2a. Progression of Minnesingers)
Walther von der Vogelweide - Palastinalied (5 Versions);
Neidhart von Ruenthal - Minnesinger Song; Thibaut de Blason - Chanson
https://youtu.be/zG4qvtUpby0

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2b. 1200 and Counting)
Music of Bolivia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Indonesia, France, and Italy
https://youtu.be/EoqNX4BLNeI

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2c. Alle Sing It)
Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle Psallite cum Luya / Alleluya (5 Versions)
https://youtu.be/0LiSHNEIcTQ
(N.B. Blocked in Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2d. Transitions)
Ars Antiqua Motet, Alfonso X (El Sabio), Thomas Aquinas,
English Trope and Dance, Ars Nova Motet
https://youtu.be/UZT_kDry36U

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2e. World Wind)
Italian Dances, School of Worcester, Jehan de l'Escurel, English Round,
Gervais de Bus, The Robertsbridge Codex, Music of Gabon and India
https://youtu.be/wr1HFwx1_jo

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2f. Machaut)
Guillaume de Machaut - Ballade, Virelai, Hocket, Crab Canon, Mass
https://youtu.be/XLSYHWbi9xE

***



[Ah, the mating game towards DVC Appreciation Medieval Music II (Quiz 4) -- blank copy pdf group-emailed presently, due completed, along w/ the 2 sets of Weekly Notes, as attached pdfs or jpgs to mus21stc@gmail.com, by 6pm Friday, September 17...]


Four G Scales / Modes




Subdivisions of Instruments

Four Types of Winds (Aerophones)

End-Blown (Flute / Harmonica)
Double-Reed (Oboe / Bassoon)
Single-Reed (Clarinet / Sax)
Lip-Buzz (Trumpet / Horn / Trombone / Tuba)

Three Types of Solid-Body Percussion (Idiophones)

Metal (Bells / Vibraphone)
Wood (Marimba / Xylophone)
Other (Earth / Glass / Stone)

Three Types of Strings (Chordophones)

Suspended (Harp / Lyre)
Box (Piano / Zither)
Neck (Guitar / Lute / Violin / Viola / Cello / Bass)


Intervals from Perfect Fifth (P5) to Perfect Octave (P8), and Number of Steps in Each

P5 = 3 1/2 Steps
m6 = 4
M6 = 4 1/2
m7 = 5
M7 = 5 1/2
P8 = 6


Listening 
Please Identify by Composer / Region / Genre [as noted], and Title [and Movement, if needed] --
and write at least one complete educated sentence on each
Reminders
    here and elsewhere parentheses denote alternate title -- you may use either
    usually a last name will suffice re composers
        in case of ambiguity, sufficient name has been underlined for your reference...


France - Ductia (Duet Dance)
https://youtu.be/QUWa0dUS2QQ (@ 9:00)
(with score! --
Florilegium version, featuring bombards [oboes], vielles [violins], and drum...
the four 8-bar sections are played 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2 -- and then repeated again in the same order)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_dance


Perotin - Hec Dies (This Is the Day)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCWGvBFiruY&feature=youtu.be
(@ 11:21)
(with score!)

Another version, billed as the more properly spelled Haec Dies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SURQLgCmKRk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pérotin


Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle - Psallite (Alle - Sing It)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LiSHNEIcTQ&feature=youtu.be (@ 9:43)
(with score!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alle_Psallite_Cum_Luya


Guillaume de Machaut - Notre Dame Mass (La Messe de Nostre Dame): I. Kyrie

https://youtu.be/JFQhQKOfe7k
(with score!)

Another version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC--chUz_vQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_de_Machaut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messe_de_Nostre_Dame

http://imslp.org/wiki/Missa_de_Notre_Dame_(Machaut,_Guillaume_de) (score)


Gherardello da Firenze - Tosto che l'Alba (Soon as the Dawn)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok4VOFvLE2Y (with score!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gherardello_da_Firenze

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

September 15 - Beware the Ides


Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 II (2. Antiqua to Nova)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4qvtUpby0&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcdB2FIdztKEuoszUs6VV87Z

Feel free, World Musicians, to emphasize 2a, b, and e...

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2a. Progression of Minnesingers)
Walther von der Vogelweide - Palastinalied (5 Versions);
Neidhart von Ruenthal - Minnesinger Song; Thibaut de Blason - Chanson
https://youtu.be/zG4qvtUpby0

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2b. 1200 and Counting)
Music of Bolivia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Indonesia, France, and Italy
https://youtu.be/EoqNX4BLNeI

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2c. Alle Sing It)
Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle Psallite cum Luya / Alleluya (5 Versions)
https://youtu.be/0LiSHNEIcTQ
(N.B. Blocked in Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2d. Transitions)
Ars Antiqua Motet, Alfonso X (El Sabio), Thomas Aquinas,
English Trope and Dance, Ars Nova Motet
https://youtu.be/UZT_kDry36U

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2e. World Wind)
Italian Dances, School of Worcester, Jehan de l'Escurel, English Round,
Gervais de Bus, The Robertsbridge Codex, Music of Gabon and India
https://youtu.be/wr1HFwx1_jo

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2f. Machaut)
Guillaume de Machaut - Ballade, Virelai, Hocket, Crab Canon, Mass
https://youtu.be/XLSYHWbi9xE

 ***



[Row, row, row your canoe towards DVC World Music 1200-1400 Quiz (4) -- blank copy pdf group-emailed this morning, due completed, along w/ the two sets of Weekly Notes, as attached pdfs or jpgs to mus21stc@gmail.com, by 6pm Friday, September 17...]


Iraq - F Maqam Awj (Western Asia); India - C Raga Maru Bihag (Southern Asia)
With Arabic (Durar Mufassalat "Separated Pearls"), Indian (Svara), and Western Solfege



Subdivisions of Instruments


Four Types of Aerophones (Winds)

End-Blown (Flute / Panpipes / Chinese Dizi, Indian Bansuri, Australian Bull-Roarer /
     Harmonica, Chinese Sheng, Japanese Sho)
Double-Reed (Oboe / Chinese Sona, Japanese Hichiriki, Turkish Zurna, Bassoon)
Single-Reed (Clarinet / Egyptian Double-Clarinet / Sax)
Lip-Buzz (Trumpet / Nigerian Talking Trumpet / Coptic Conch Shell / Jewish Shofar /
     Horn / Trombone / Tuba)

Three Types of Idiophones (Solid-Body Percussion)

Metal (Bells / Southern African Thumb Piano [Mbira] /
     Chinese and Indonesian Gongs / Vibraphone)
Wood (Marimba / African Log Drums and Timbila / Xylophone / Chinese Tiger Box
     South American Rainstick)
Other (Earth / Glass / Stone / Chinese Jade Chimes)

Three Types of Chordophones (Strings)

Suspended (Harp / Lyre / West African Kora)
Box (Zither / Chinese Ch'in / Japanese Koto / Iranian Santur / Hungarian Cimbalon / Piano)
Neck (Guitar / Lute / Chinese Pipa and Moon Guitar / Arabic Oud /
     Violin / Viola / Cello / Chinese Erhu Fiddle / Egyptian Rebab / Bass)


Intervals from Perfect Fifth (P5) to Perfect Octave (P8), and Number of Steps in Each

Perfect Fifth - P5 - 3 1/2 Steps
minor Sixth - m6 - 4 Steps
Major Sixth - M6  4 1/2 Steps
minor Seventh - m7 - 5 Steps
Major Seventh - M7 - 5 1/2 Steps
Pefect Octave - P8 - 6 Steps


Listening

Please Identify by Region (Composer), and Title
--
and write at least one complete educated sentence on each
(N.B. feel free to focus attention on first link for each musical selection;
additional links are for your reference)


New York (Iroquois) - Alligator Dance (Eastern America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i9gM4yQOhk
(longer version with dance)

https://youtu.be/HaQImnaDkG4
(two excerpts, the second with notation!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_music

https://folklife-media.si.edu/docs/festival/program-book-articles/FESTBK1993_22.pdf



Germany (Walter von der Vogelweide) - Palastinalied (Palestine Song, Northern Europe)
https://youtu.be/zG4qvtUpby0 (@ 3:55)
(with notation, excerpts of 5 versions!)

Below, complete performances re 4 of above

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbs3HEzHbhs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgmPjYVwOM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYvB-iYLWuE&list=PLxurfYANSBV8FoNzHBCyO2DmHzJY9WN5P&index=5&t=0s&app=desktop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Rayhp9Wj1KE&feature=emb_logo


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_von_der_Vogelweide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal%C3%A4stinalied


Bolivia (Kallawaya) - Panpipe Music (Kutirimunapaq, So That We Can Return, Southern America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoqNX4BLNeI&feature=youtu.be (@ 9:20)
(first verse, with notation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ9ZUc146E4
(three verses, full version of above)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Bolivia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallawaya

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_flute

https://books.google.com/books?id=DzNCo0VHlKoC&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=Kutirimunapaq&source=bl&ots=3uZ_gEaTLN&sig=ACfU3U0MBdeKu_HPmFtiiygSPK1xPTNNAg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKuIfl2e7rAhXLqZ4KHdl-AHsQ6AEwCHoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=Kutirimunapaq&f=false


Indonesia (Bali) - Sekehe Gambuh Sekar Leret (Pelog [Balinese Major] Scale, Eastern Asia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGxR6gST4aI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Indonesia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Bali

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majapahit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambuh


Gabon - Pacification of Spirits (Western Africa)
https://youtu.be/AiyDiM0TTGA

Another interesting video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuE-NlbXOKg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Gabon

https://books.google.com/books?id=B667ATiedQkC&pg=PT172&lpg=PT172&dq=Gabon+Pacification+of+Spirits&source=bl&ots=K39Df6H82Z&sig=ACfU3U2M29iZ1GwyU2FtEbAHJPC0nn-GuQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP24Oh5O7rAhW5IDQIHSkMCQUQ6AEwDXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Gabon%20Pacification%20of%20Spirits&f=false

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

September 14 - Tone Colors


All right, Music Appreciation!  Week 4!

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1. Ars Antiqua)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzuvNk6hxgA&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcfapBFy2iaHYGXj8DTtvn2d

Six Complete (Sex Perficiendum -- in Latin!)

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1a. Troubadours)
Guiraut de Bornelh - Reis Glorios (Glorious King);
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras - Kalenda Maya (The First of May)
https://youtu.be/EzuvNk6hxgA

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1b. Trobairitz, Trouveres)
Beatriz, Comtessa de Dia (Countess of Die) - I Must Sing, Though I'd Rather Not;
Richard Coeur-de-Lion (the Lionheart) - Ja Nuns Hons Pris (No Captive Knows);
Conon de Bethune - Ahi! Amours (Alas, Love)
https://youtu.be/mCF47f1web4

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1c. Song and Dance)
France - Chansonier Cange; England - Estampie
https://youtu.be/wMIV9Tt-V70

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1d. Manuscrit du Roi)
Bagpipe and Shawm Dances; Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Estampies Real
https://youtu.be/8W3xtiX4aYA

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1e. Duet Dance)
France - Ductia (6 Versions!); Mark Alburger - History Phases, Op. 153: XII
https://youtu.be/QUWa0dUS2QQ

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1f. Gothic Ecstasy)
Colin Muset - Chansonnette; Liturgical Drama - The Play of Daniel; Perotin - Hec Dies (2 Versions)
https://youtu.be/XCWGvBFiruY

Monday, September 13, 2021

September 13 - Hat Tricks


Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1. Ars Antiqua)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzuvNk6hxgA&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcfapBFy2iaHYGXj8DTtvn2d

Well, World Musicians, this is a pretty European playlist. 
On the other hand, much, if not all,
of this music was influenced by that from the Middle East,
so feel free to make connections with the pieces you've heard from
Western Asia and Northern Africa, the constituant parts of the list below for your reference...

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1a. Troubadours)
Guiraut de Bornelh - Reis Glorios (Glorious King);
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras - Kalenda Maya (The First of May)
https://youtu.be/EzuvNk6hxgA

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1b. Trobairitz, Trouveres)
Beatriz, Comtessa de Dia (Countess of Die) - I Must Sing, Though I'd Rather Not;
Richard Coeur-de-Lion (the Lionheart) - Ja Nuns Hons Pris (No Captive Knows);
Conon de Bethune - Ahi! Amours (Alas, Love)
https://youtu.be/mCF47f1web4

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1c. Song and Dance)
France - Chansonier Cange; England - Estampie
https://youtu.be/wMIV9Tt-V70

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1d. Manuscrit du Roi)
Bagpipe and Shawm Dances; Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Estampies Real
https://youtu.be/8W3xtiX4aYA

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1e. Duet Dance)
France - Ductia (6 Versions!); Mark Alburger - History Phases, Op. 153: XII
https://youtu.be/QUWa0dUS2QQ

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1f. Gothic Ecstasy)
Colin Muset - Chansonnette; Liturgical Drama - The Play of Daniel; Perotin - Hec Dies (2 Versions)
https://youtu.be/XCWGvBFiruY

Thursday, September 9, 2021

September 11 - The Opus Project presents Opus 91


THE OPUS PROJECT
presents
OPUS 9(/)1(1)
Falling and Rising

7pm, Saturday, September 11, 2021
Zoom Everywhere!



Antonio Soler (1729-1783)       
     Keyboard Sonata, R. 91 (c. 1762)
          I.

          https://youtu.be/cFKQQf2HK6g

          Megan Cullen, Piano
 
             
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)    
     Wellington's Victory ("Battle Symphony"), Op. 91 (1813)

           Mark Alburger, reinterpreted as
                Genre Implosions No. 3 ("Time Cyclone"), Op. 167 (2008)
                      (1770) Beethoven Wellington

     Piano Sonata, Op. 110
          III. Fuga

          https://youtu.be/iHrvwQWbwhg
                       
          Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)       
     Psalm 98 "Sing to the Lord a New Song", Op. 91(1843)

          Mark Alburger, reinterpreted as
               Psalms, Book IV, Op. 202 (2012)
                    Psalm 98 (A Psalm) "Sing to the Lord a New Song"

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)       
     Wesendonk Lieder, WWV 91 (1858)
           IV. Schmerzen

          https://youtu.be/5nkFoNBIN-0

          Megan Cullen, Soprano
          Appcompanist

Joachim Raff (1822-1882)           
     Piano Suite No. 4, Op. 91 (1859)
          III. Cavatina (excerpt)

          https://youtu.be/ucrWof_z1So

Hermann Berens (1826-1880)       
     Fleurs du printemps, Op. 91 (1871)
           II. Nocturne

          https://youtu.be/dFL-7RP3J4E

           Megan Cullen, Piano

Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)       
     Die Gedichte und das Requiem für Mignon, Op. 91 (1872)
          X. Heiss mich nicht reden

          https://youtu.be/j9D_r2hr1DA

          Megan Cullen, Soprano

Auguste Durand (1830-1909)       
     Valse No. 5, Op. 91 (1889)

          https://youtu.be/POw47wqeM2w

          Megan Cullen, Piano

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)       
     In Nature's Realm, Op. 91 (1891)

          Mark Alburger, reinterpreted as
               Genre Implosions No. 3 ("Time Cyclone"), Op. 167 (2008)
                    (1841) Dvorak Nature

Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)   
     Elegische Gesange, Op. 91 (1895)
          II. Treue

          https://youtu.be/Obp2OszeWqg

          Megan Cullen, Voice
          Appcompanist

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)       
     Valse No. 4, Op. 91 (1901) (excerpt)

           https://youtu.be/Igu8ZRePums

           Megan Cullen, Piano

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)       
     Turandot, SC 91 (1924)
           Act II - In questa Reggia

          https://youtu.be/i21lwh2Ahfk

          Megan Cullen
          Appcompanist

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)       
     Nocturnes, L 91 (1891)
          II. Fêtes (Festivals)

          Mark Alburger, reinterpreted as
               Abducted by Aliens, Op. 222 (2014)
                    II. 214 BC Livy / 74 BC Plutarch

Charles Ives (1874-1954)           
     Some Southpaw Pitching (1919)

          Mark Alburger, Orchestration



Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)       
     Symphony in 3 Movements (1945)
          I. Quarter = 160

          Mark Alburger, reinterpreted as
               Genre Implosions No. 3 ("Time Cyclone"), Op. 167 (2008)
                    (1882) Stravinsky Symphony

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1951)       
     War and Peace, Op. 91 (1944)
          Overture

Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)       
     Four Cornish Dances, Op. 91 (1966)
          I. Vivace

         Mark Alburger, Video

Anthony Hedges (1931-2019)       
     Viola Sonatina, Op. 91 (1983)

          Kat Walsh, Viola

Michael Kimbell (b. 1946)           
     Rondino capriccioso (2001)

          https://youtu.be/qhtb85qh7hg

          San Francisco Community Music Center Orchestra
          Urs Steiner, Conductor 

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)           
     12 Preludes and Fugues, Op.60 (1998)
           VIII. People Can Fall Down (Fugue)

           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiHMLrZnBa0&list=PLC2633B508784A17A&index=48

      Uncle Vanya, Op. 91 (2000)
           I. Have Some Tea

           Megan Cullen, Soprano
           Mark Alburger, Tenor and Electronics

Hussein Al-Nasrawi (b. 1991)       
     New York City Fantasia (2021)

          https://youtu.be/BLsRquOSBx8

          Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano

September 9 - Dark and Light


Well, Music Appreciation, here's the next video-playlist to sooth mind and soul -- and, if class cannot be attended today, to be duly noted by 6pm, this Friday, September 10 (as attached pdf or jpg to mus21stc@gmail.com).

Following playlist (under the second picture), Information for Quiz 3 (Medieval Music I)...

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (2. Romanesque to Gothic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1UCVL6hOsQ&list=PLtV-SdP8TZccH9EGGH3cjMt1Q4y36f3yO
(ALERT! YouTube wants to start this playlist on video 3!
Once playlist is opened on YouTube, please click first video at top right!)

Complete as...

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (2a. Notable)
Scholia Enchiriadis, Notker the Stammerer, Tuotillo, Free Organum,
Music of the Goliards and India, Guido d'Arezzo
https://youtu.be/8ml2fr28NHs

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (2b. Migrations)
Navajo, Latin, and Turkish Music
https://youtu.be/fwYE-Xt1FBY

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (2c. The Scottish Countenance)
Orkney Islands - Hymn to St. Magnus (7 Versions!); Mark Alburger - History Phases, Op. 153: VIII
https://youtu.be/X1UCVL6hOsQ

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (2d. Crusades)
School of Compostela - Cunctipotens Genitor; France - Dance Royale I;
Hildegard von Bingen - O Successores
https://youtu.be/3JEDxRGXEms

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (2e. Hindustani Sojourn)
Ravi Shankar - The Sounds of India: I. An Introduction to Indian Music, III. Maru-Bihag,
Gandhi: IV. Discovery of India
https://youtu.be/iLAsxVERBIU

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (2f. The School of Notre Dame)
Gregorian Chant - Haec Dies; Leonin - Hec Dies
https://youtu.be/R4ADcTswqCU

***


[Gregory the Great, suited up and ready to hear Gregorian Chant as part of Quiz 3 (Medieval Music I) for Diablo Valley College Music Appreciation -- blank copy pdf group-emailed today, and due, as usual, as above...]


Medieval Music I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_music


D Dorian, D Minor, and E Phrygian:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_minor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_mode


Five Items of the Mass Ordinary, in Order - with Translations and - Typical Forms:

Kyrie - Lord Have Mercy - ABA (Ternary)
Gloria - Glory - Through-Composed (ongoing composition with no particular recurring pattern)
Credo - Creed (I Believe) - Through-Composed
Sanctus (Holy) - ABCB (Verse-Chorus)
Agnus Dei - Lamb of God - AB (Binary)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinary_(liturgy)


Intervals from Perfect Unison to Perfect Fifth, and Number of Steps in Each:

Perfect Unison (P1) = 0 Steps
Minor Second (m2) = 1/2 Step
Major Second (M2) = 1 Step
Minor Third (m3) = 1 1/2 Steps
Major Third (M3) = 2 Steps
Perfect Fourth (P4) = 2 1/2 Steps
Tritone = 3 Steps
Perfect Fifth (P5) = 3 1/2 Steps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_(music)


Listening:
 
[Identify by Composer (or Region, as given) and Title and describe
re one or more of the following catagories

Rhythm
Pitch
Dynamics
Timbre (Tone-Color)
Texture
Harmony
Form
Context]


Gregorian Chant - Kyrie IV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BphlyIVXyWQ



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_chant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyriale


Orkney Islands - Hymn to St. Magnus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zciDnkMjfE

https://wikihost.uib.no/medieval/index.php/Sanctus_Magnus_dux


India - Raga Maru Bihag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7-D29IxHQo
(with score!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_classical_music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga


Leonin - Hec Dies (The Is the Day)

https://youtu.be/CWFxek2caAE
(with score)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9onin

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

September 8 - Contrasts


Ah, the light at left -- World Musicians -- is not orange -- and may it continue to not be so, in these fiery days.  Well, here's a bit of divertisement, hopefully, in video-playlist below: to be duly chronicled by 6pm, this Friday, September 10 (just before another non-auspicious anniversary!... as attached pdf or jpg to mus21stc@gmail.com).

Following the playlist, under the second picture re Japanese Gagaku:
Information for Quiz 3 (Music 400-1200)...

Mark Alburger - Music 400-1200 (2. Romanesque to Gothic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1UCVL6hOsQ&list=PLtV-SdP8TZccH9EGGH3cjMt1Q4y36f3yO
(N.B. YouTube starts this playlist on video 3!
Once playlist is opened on YouTube, please click first video at top right!)

Feel free to emphasize the Asian and American selections of 2a, b, and e...

Mark Alburger - Music 400-1200 (2a. Notable)
Scholia Enchiriadis, Notker the Stammerer, Tuotillo, Free Organum,
Music of the Goliards and India, Guido d'Arezzo
https://youtu.be/8ml2fr28NHs

Mark Alburger - Music 400-1200 (2b. Migrations)
Navajo, Latin, and Turkish Music
https://youtu.be/fwYE-Xt1FBY

Mark Alburger - Music 400-1200 (2c. The Scottish Countenance)
Orkney Islands - Hymn to St. Magnus (7 Versions!); Mark Alburger - History Phases, Op. 153: VIII
https://youtu.be/X1UCVL6hOsQ

Mark Alburger - Music 400-1200 (2d. Crusades)
School of Compostela - Cunctipotens Genitor; France - Dance Royale I;
Hildegard von Bingen - O Successores
https://youtu.be/3JEDxRGXEms

Mark Alburger - Music 400-1200 (2e. Hindustani Sojourn)
Ravi Shankar - The Sounds of India: I. An Introduction to Indian Music, III. Maru-Bihag,
Gandhi: IV. Discovery of India
https://youtu.be/iLAsxVERBIU

Mark Alburger - Music 400-1200 (2f. The School of Notre Dame)
Gregorian Chant - Haec Dies; Leonin - Hec Dies
https://youtu.be/R4ADcTswqCU

***



[Expectant at the gate for Quiz 3 (Music c. 400-1200) re Diablo Valley College World Music -- blank copy pdf group-emailed this morning, and due, as usual, as above...]


D Dorian, E Phrygian, F Lydian, and G Mixolydian Modes:


D Dorian - DEFGABCD
E Phrygian - EFGABDCDE
F Lydian - FGABCDEF
G Mixolydian - GABCDEFG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_mode

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydian_mode

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixolydian_mode


Seven Early Forms of Music - with Definitions and Typical Structures:

Through-Composed - Evolving Free Form - No Sectionalized Repeat Structure
Strophic - Same Music Repeated with Different Words - AA
Call-and-Response - One Individual, or Group, Responding to Another - AA'
Binary - Two-Part Form, 2 Separate but Related Sections - AB
Ternary - Three-Part Form, 1st Returning as 3rd- ABA
Chain - Succession of Discrete Sections - ABC
Verse-Chorus - Varied 1st Section, Repeated 2nd - ABCB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_form


Intervals from Perfect Unison to Perfect Fifth, and Number of Steps in Each:

Perfect Unison (P1) = 0 Steps
Minor Second (m2) = 1/2 Step
Major Second (M2) = 1 Step
Minor Third (m3) = 1 1/2 Steps
Major Third (M3) = 2 Steps
Perfect Fourth (P4) = 2 1/2 Steps
Tritone / Aug 4 / dim 5 (A4 / d5) = 3 Steps
Perfect Fifth (P5) = 3 1/2 Steps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_(music)


Listening:
 
[Identify by Composer (or Region, as given) and Title and describe
re one or more of the following catagories

Rhythm
Pitch
Dynamics
Timbre (Tone-Color)
Texture
Harmony
Form
Context]


Japan - Gagaku Music (Northern Asia)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=5OA8HFUNfIk&feature=emb_logo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagaku


Iraq (Husayn al-Azami) - The Passion of 1,001 Nights: Maqam Awj (Western Asia)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raFBLnI_m2Q

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Iraq


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_maqam


Arizona (Navajo) - Ribbon Dance (Western America)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB4DmGRHMF0


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navajo_music


India (Ravi Shankar) - Raga Maru Bihag (Southern Asia)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7-D29IxHQo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_classical_music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

September 7 - We Be Jammin'


Welcome Music Appreciation to Medieval Music I!  6 linked videos below -- If you are unable to make class today, please send notes (c. 300-500 words) on same, as attached pdf or jpg (to mus21stc@gmail.com) by 6pm, this Friday, September 10. 

Otherwise, see you soon at DVC!

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (1. Rome to Romanesque)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK8Bg315V8Y&list=PLtV-SdP8TZccUYnKfWuBkBzS32F5Y9Z8m

Sex autem perficiendum!... (Latin: "Six will make it complete").
The below simply being the consituent parts of above...

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (1a. Beginnings of the Middle)
Music of India, Mauritania, Tibet, Hungary, Turkey,
France, North America, Australia, and Japan
https://youtu.be/KK8Bg315V8Y

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (1b. Introit, Kyrie)
Gregorian Chant - Gaudeamus, Kyrie IV
https://youtu.be/0-OxAlwIQps

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (1c. Kyrie to Gradual)
Gregorian Chant - Kyrie IV, VIII, XI; Psalm 146 with Antiphon
https://youtu.be/Tf5hqVwveW0

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (1d. Gradual to Vespers)
Gregorian Chant - Haec Dies; Deus in Adjutorium
https://youtu.be/kDTVOfLRzro
 
Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (1e. Pilgrimage)
Music of Arabia, Yemen, Iran, Syria, Palestine / Israel, Tunisia, and Morocco
https://youtu.be/DtI9xuLOczQ

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music I (1f. Roaming to Romanesque)
Music of Japan, Iraq, Arabia, France, and Gambia
https://youtu.be/mbA6P3-FtzE