The Middle Ages and the Renaissance

The Middle Ages and the Renaissance

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Name of 14th century musical age
Ars Nova
What is the Big-band Bach?
Playing Bach's orchestra works with a full-sized orchestra and modern instruments played by people trained in 19th century music
What's Hip-Bach?
“historically-informed performance” movement changed how we approach Bach's orchestral music
Example of Hip-Bach
Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan 2005
When were the sound recordings invented?
1880s
Leading scientists for sound recording
Thomas Edison and Emil von Berliner
Where and when was the first astounding perfectly documented recording made and who was it played by?
Carnegie Hall by the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1959
What is the purpose of plainchant
Enhancing spiritual contemplation
Is plainchant universal or for personal interpretation
Universal
Set of rules and practices that are established for a particular spiritual tradition
Liturgy
In which age was liturgy a central and cherished part of life?
Middle Ages
Plainchant of Milan, Italy
Ambrosian Chant
Plainchant of Northern France
Gallican Chant
Plainchant of Iberian Peninsula
Mozarabic Chant
Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne