Alan, Kendall. The Chronicle of Classical Music. New York: Thames and Hudson,
1994. Print. Bach's wife and four children are installed in Cothen, where
Bach intends to take up residence at the court of Prince Leopold, to earn
twice the salary, but his current employer in Weimar will not release him
from his contract, in 1717.
Barber, Nicky, et al. The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Music. New York:
Kingfisher, 1996. Print. During the Baroque period, music became
increasingly complex. Singers were expected to give excitement to slower
melodies by adding their own notes. The music became more dramatic, with
the addition of dynamics.
Burrows, John. The Complete Classical Music Guide. New York: DK, 2012. Print.
The Baroque period was a time of creativity. There was a growth of the
orchestra, and a flourishing of instrumental music, especially for the
violin and the keyboard. Most new fashions originated in Italy and Italian
musicians dominated the field, but by the end of the period, distinctive
national styles had evolved.
Einstein, Alfred. A Short History of Music. N.p.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Print.
During the Renaissance, the Catholic enthusiasts influenced the music in
the way that the music was kept very simple and meant to fit with
choir-like music.
Longyear, Rey M. Nineteenth-Century Romanticism in Classical Music. 3rd ed.
N.p.: Prentice Hall History of Music Series, n.d. Print. To many writers on
music, Romanticism has meant music between 1789 to 1914, a phenomenon which
recurs throughout artistic and intellectual history. There is no single
definition of Romanticism, or any other period term. Rather, we should
regard period terms and their subdivisions as simply a convenient way of
implying that certain norms exist which at least tenuously link the
personages and ideas subsumed under this heading.
Stanley, John. Classical Music. Ed. Christopher Wood and Katherine Martin-Doyle.
Hong Kong: Reader's Digest, 1994. Print. Classical music has diversified
and developed over the centuries in response to changes in society;
composers, like anyone else, have depended on society to earn their living.
They began with writing music for the church, which is very limited. Things
have changed since, for example the music industry has received support
from now even governments, universities, film, broadcasting and recording
companies.
Tapper, Thomas. Essentials in Music History. N.p.: Read Books, 2007. Print.
This source focuses very specifically on the Romantic Era. Thomas Tapper, the author, writes in depth about the history of important Romantic Era composers such as Robert Schumann, and Frédéric Chopin. On Robert Schumann, the author writes that the works of Schumann were new and refreshing pieces. His pieces were original and it was obvious that he was different from older composers because his music was more sporadic than Beethoven and others. For Chopin, the author writes that the music is fluid but not as much as Schumann. The author also writes that he was recognized as a child prodigy at the age 9 and later became a teacher. He was the founder of an original style of pianoforte melody, which was unknown before his time.
1994. Print. Bach's wife and four children are installed in Cothen, where
Bach intends to take up residence at the court of Prince Leopold, to earn
twice the salary, but his current employer in Weimar will not release him
from his contract, in 1717.
Barber, Nicky, et al. The Kingfisher Young People's Book of Music. New York:
Kingfisher, 1996. Print. During the Baroque period, music became
increasingly complex. Singers were expected to give excitement to slower
melodies by adding their own notes. The music became more dramatic, with
the addition of dynamics.
Burrows, John. The Complete Classical Music Guide. New York: DK, 2012. Print.
The Baroque period was a time of creativity. There was a growth of the
orchestra, and a flourishing of instrumental music, especially for the
violin and the keyboard. Most new fashions originated in Italy and Italian
musicians dominated the field, but by the end of the period, distinctive
national styles had evolved.
Einstein, Alfred. A Short History of Music. N.p.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Print.
During the Renaissance, the Catholic enthusiasts influenced the music in
the way that the music was kept very simple and meant to fit with
choir-like music.
Longyear, Rey M. Nineteenth-Century Romanticism in Classical Music. 3rd ed.
N.p.: Prentice Hall History of Music Series, n.d. Print. To many writers on
music, Romanticism has meant music between 1789 to 1914, a phenomenon which
recurs throughout artistic and intellectual history. There is no single
definition of Romanticism, or any other period term. Rather, we should
regard period terms and their subdivisions as simply a convenient way of
implying that certain norms exist which at least tenuously link the
personages and ideas subsumed under this heading.
Stanley, John. Classical Music. Ed. Christopher Wood and Katherine Martin-Doyle.
Hong Kong: Reader's Digest, 1994. Print. Classical music has diversified
and developed over the centuries in response to changes in society;
composers, like anyone else, have depended on society to earn their living.
They began with writing music for the church, which is very limited. Things
have changed since, for example the music industry has received support
from now even governments, universities, film, broadcasting and recording
companies.
Tapper, Thomas. Essentials in Music History. N.p.: Read Books, 2007. Print.
This source focuses very specifically on the Romantic Era. Thomas Tapper, the author, writes in depth about the history of important Romantic Era composers such as Robert Schumann, and Frédéric Chopin. On Robert Schumann, the author writes that the works of Schumann were new and refreshing pieces. His pieces were original and it was obvious that he was different from older composers because his music was more sporadic than Beethoven and others. For Chopin, the author writes that the music is fluid but not as much as Schumann. The author also writes that he was recognized as a child prodigy at the age 9 and later became a teacher. He was the founder of an original style of pianoforte melody, which was unknown before his time.