CAMA Music Appreciation Journal
Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Volume 1
Unit 1
Composer #1
Antonia Vivaldi
1678
1741
Baroque
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: “The Four Seasons” - Spring
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Learned to play violin from his father
• Went to school to become a priest
• Was the music director at a girls’ orphanage and
taught them to play violin.
• Wrote over 400 concertos
Every concerto had 3 movements (like chapters of a
book) in the order of Fast, Slow, Fast
Draw a picture:
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Composer #2
Manuel De Falla
Birth
Death
Music: “Dance of the Miller”
Music Period
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Was interested in native Spanish music, especially
Flamenco style
• Didn’t compose a lot of music, but produced a couple
of ballets, a concerto, a puppet opera and some
smaller pieces
• In “Dance of the Miller” the orchestra is imitating the
sound of a guitar.
How does the music make you feel?
CAMA Music Appreciation Journal
Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Volume 1
Unit 2 Bach
Composer #1
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685
1750
Baroque
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: Brandenburg Concerto #5 “Allegro”
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Two hundred years of Bach musicians
• He had 19 children (married twice)
• Wrote a lot of music for his church
• Considered the “Father of Western Music” because
of his contribution to new sounding music. Other
composers were greatly influenced by him.
Draw or write your feelings:
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Music: Cello Suite #3 “Courante”
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A concerto has several “movements” which are like
book chapters. Each movement expresses a different
emotion through sound, rhythm and melody changes.
A suite is like 6 short chapters, each having a
different feeling.
Bach explored the mathematics of music and liked to
experiment with sound.
Draw of write your feelings:
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Unit 3 Stories in Sound
Composer
Robert Schumann
1810
1856
Early Romantic
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: “Happy Farmer” “At My Heart”
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Schumann wrote a lot of piano works for children and
the melodies came from folk songs
• a “Leid” a song with piano accompaniment. It sounds
like Opera music but it isn’t.
• the Romantic Period in music was strongly influenced
by fantasy, mythology, dreams, childhood memories
and landscapes
• many of the movies we see are based upon
characteristics of the Romantic Period: Star Wars,
Lord of the Rings, The Golden Compass, Chronicles
of Narnia, etc…
Draw a picture while listening.
2008 ElemSchoolVersion
Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Composer #2
Frederic Chopin
1810
1849
Birth
Death
Music: “Revolutionary Etude”
Early Romantic
Music Period
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Chopin was a pianist and composer, he was able
to “improvise” music and then write down what he
just played.
• He was born in Warsaw, Poland, but lived and
worked in Paris as an adult.
• He wrote “Revolutionary Etude” as a response to
Polish rebellion
• Chopin requested that, when he died, his heart would
be removed before body was buriedin France,
and the heart would be sent back to Poland. This
symbolized how he felt about Poland, and his heart
is still encased in a church in Warsaw
How does the music make you feel?
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Unit 4 Inspired Landscapes from Italy and Spain
Composer #1
Felix Mendelsson
German
1809
1847
Early Romantic
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: Italian Symphony, Movements 1 and II
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Mendelsson studied piano and composed his first
piece of music at age 11, and he was a conductor
• he traveled to England, Scotland, Italy, France,
Austria and Greece and was influenced by the
experiences he had
• during the Romantic period, literature, art and music
were greatly influenced by fantasy, mythology,
landscapes, childhood memories and dreams
Draw a picture
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Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Composer #2
Joaquin Rodrigo
1901
1999
Birth
Death
Music: Concierto de Aranjuez
Spanish
20th Century Modernism
Music Period
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Rodrigo became blind at age 3 due to Dyptheria
• began music studies at aget 8, learning the piano,
violin and solfa
• he was considered the greatest Spanish composer
• he wanted his music to express the “sound” of Spain
• as a composer, he would write all his music in
Braille, then would interpret it to a copyist
How does the music make you feel?
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Unit 5 Jazz
Composer #1
Duke Ellington
1899
1974
20th Century Mod./ Post WWII
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: Jazz: “Swing” also referred to as “Big Band”
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• considered the “Father” of Swing Music
• most celebrated black performer
• composed and performed music (pianist)
• Swing is the period in Jazz after it’s origins in New
Orleans. Swing bands were large orchestras led by a
conductor.
• Prior to Swing the styles contributing to the Jazz
timeline are: Ghana (West African nation from which
slaves brought exciting rhythms); Ragtime and Blues
“I Got the Keys to the Kingdom” is a type of song called
a “Spiritual”. Slaves from West Africa would make up
songs using phrases from the Bible and rhythms from their
homeland. They would sing while working. They used
this form to create songs with “code messages” in them to
communicate to each-other in front of their master.
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Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Composer #2
John Coltrane
1926
1967 20th Century Mod./ Post WWII
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: Jazz: Bebop and Cool
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• tenor saxophonist and composer
• Bebop and Cool music is performed by smaller
groups of musicians.
• Coltrane was a very shy person, but very spiritual
throughout his life.
• Bebop is the jazz era following Swing. The music
sounds more complex and improvisation, faster
tempos and virtuosity are key features of Bebop.
• “Cool” jazz developed in the 1950s and was slower
in tempo and more “mellow”
Draw of write your feelings.
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Unit 6 Dreams of the American West
Composer:
Aaron Copeland___________________________________
1900_______1990
Birth
Death
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20th Century Modernism_________
Music Period
Copeland studied advanced composition in Paris, France
in the 1920’s. He wanted to create a new sound of
American Music that wasn’t based upon European music.
In the 1930s and 1940s his music was based upon
American folk music and folk lore (stories). Folk music
is “of the people” and is based upon daily life and the
environment that people lived in at the time the music was
created, and that is similar to Rap and Hip Hop elements.
Some of his most famous pieces are “Rodeo” (1942)
and “Billy the Kid” (1938).
Copeland also used Mexican music themes in his music
and “El Salon Mexico” was his first folk-themed piece.
Draw a picture to go with the music you hear.
2008 ElemSchoolVersion
Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Composer:
Elmer Bernstein
1922
Birth
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2004________Post World War II___________
Death
Music Period
Elmer Bernstein studied composition with Copland in his
early years.
• He went to Hollywood and composed movie music
including Western movie music from the 1960s to the
1999 movie “Wild, Wild West” with actor Will Smith
• He lived in Santa Barbara for several years towards the
end of his life.
• This type of music is similar to Romantic period music
because landscapes were inspiration for composers
during that period.
• Copeland and Bernstein’s “Western” music is supposed
to make you think of big open spaces like deserts, plains,
valleys.
How does the music make you feel?
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Unit 7 Gypsiness in Music
Composers:
Franz Liszt___________
Hungarian
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Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Composers:
1811
Birth
1886________
Death
Started playing piano at age 6
He studied in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France and
was a friend to composer Frederic Chopin for awhile
before competition ruined their friendship.
Liszt believed that Hungarian music came from
Gypsy music. He would travel to Transylvania where
there were gypsy camps and he would invite the
musicians to his hotel to play music for him.
Improvisation and Virtuosity create great emotional
reactions
How does the music make you feel?
Johnannes Brahms
German
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1833-1897______
Brahms began to play piano at age 7, then later
played the cello until his teacher stole his instrument
and left town.
• He wrote a set of 21 lively dances based upon
Hungarian music themes. He made the most money
from these pieces.
• Gypsy musicians have used much of the music of
Liszt and Brahms for their bands, with the fiddle as
the key instrument accompanied by the cymbalon (a
string instrument that uses a “hammer” to produce
the sounds of the strings).
Are the rhythms fast or slow?
What instruments do you hear?
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Early Romantic Music
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Unit 8 Latin American Soundscapes
Composer #1
Hector villa Lobos
Brazilian
1887
1959
20th Century Moderism
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: Study No. 5
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Villa Lobos combined African rhythms with style of J.
S. Bach.
• He struggled with his compositional style because he
loved classical European music but wanted to elevate
the awareness and appreciation of native Indian
rhythms and folk music from Brazil.
• He claimed he was “kidnapped” by natives and taken
into the jungle in Brazil and survived by performing
music for them and they let him go after awhile.
Latin and South American music is strong, colorful and
contrasting. The guitar is a popular instrument for this
music. In the 1930's and 1940's ballets were very popular.
The composers used themes, rhythms and characteristics that
make you think of the landscape of where the ballet story
takes place.
What would you draw a picture of that this music goes to?
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Medievel
500-1450
Early Romantic 1810-1860
Renaissance 1450-1600
Late Romantic 1860-1910
Baroque 1600-1750 20th Century Modernism 1910-1945
Classical 1750-1810
Post World War II 1945-Present
Composer #2
Carlo Chavez
Mexico
1899
1978
20th Century Modernism
Birth
Death
Music Period
Music: “El Tropico” from Suite de Caballos de Vapor
Section 1: Important Points/Interesting Facts
• Influenced by Mexican folk music
Alberto Ginastera (1916-83):
• His family immigrated from Italy to Argentina
• Wrote 55 pieces of music based on Argentine folk
songs.
• He studied with Aaron Copeland in 1945
What instruments do you hear?