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The word Noh may be used alone or with gaku (楽; entertainment, music) to form the word nōgaku. Noh is a classical tradition that is highly valued by many today. When used alone, Noh refers to the historical genre of theatre that originated from sarugaku in the mid 14th century and continues to be performed today.
In The Beginning. 1400 – 1600 Renaissance Period. 1600 – 1760 Baroque Period. 1730 – 1820 Classical Period. 1815 – 1910 Romantic Period. 1911 – present. The use of specific musical instruments follows public tastes in musical styles. To understand the stringed instruments of any age, it helps to know something of the historical ...
Jul 7, 2018 · Updated on 07/07/18. The 20th century is described as the “age of musical diversity” because composers had more creative freedom. Composers were more willing to experiment with new music forms or reinvent music forms of the past. They also took advantage of the resources and technology that were available to them.
May 30, 2016 · The recordings discussed here show more nuanced approaches to both religious and secular music, with some of the most effective combining voices and instruments with subtlety and imagination. Three of the discs present music by Guillaume de Machaut exclusively. Machaut’s presence looms large in histories of 14th-century music on account of ...
Jun 14, 2023 · 1 – The Lute. Let’s start with the most influential medieval instrument that left its mark on the world and encouraged a whole way of life. The Lute appeared in the early 15th century in its various forms, and by the 16th century was one of the most popular instruments in the world.
The two earliest extant recorders, both small, plain wooden instruments, date from the fourteenth century, and archival and pictorial evidence survives from the same period. A member of the flute family, the recorder was used for art music in western Europe throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
pipa. qin. kunqu. xiao. luogu. Chinese music, the art form of organized vocal and instrumental sounds that developed in China. It is one of the oldest and most highly developed of all known musical systems. Chinese music history must be approached with a certain sense of awe. Indeed, any survey evokes the music of a varied, still-active ...
