Chapter 12 Enjoyment of Music description of musical style and its role in society

1. Lecture Slides
THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC
ESSENTIAL LISTENING
EDITION
THIRD EDITION
by
Kristine Forney
Andrew Dell’Antonio
Joseph Machlis

2. Chapter 12
Style and Function of Music in Society

3. Style and Function of Music in Society
• Sacred music
• Secular music

4. Musical Styles & Periods
• Music-adjectival form
of “Muse”
– Association with
astronomy,
mathematics
– “Music of the
Spheres”

5. The Nine Muses
• Daughters of Zeus
– Calliope Epic Poetry
– Clio History
– Uterpe Lyric Poetry
– Thalia Comedy, Pastoral Poetry
– Melopomene Tragedy
– Terpsichore Dancing
– Erato Love Poetry
– Polyhymnia Sacred Song
– Urania Astronomy

6. Musical Styles & Periods
• Style of music not confined to particular
place or time
• Named for historical period it is most
associated with
• Dates are approximate
• Technical factors, i.e.-system of notation,
unknown tuning of instruments, lack of
recording-slowed music’s development
more so than art or literature

7. Musical Styles in History

8. Lecture Slides
THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC
ESSENTIAL LISTENING EDITION
http://wwnorton.com/web/enjoyess2
THIRD EDITION
by
Kristine Forney
Andrew Dell’Antonio
Joseph Machlis