Music+in+the+Victorian+Era

1. My topic is on the Music in the Victorain Era

2. What I already know: Who? many composers What? permormed music in the victorain era Where? Saloons and music halls When? 1837-1901 Why? provided entertainment in the saloons of the public houses How? singing, dancing, paino playing, opera, ect.

3.What I want ot Know Who? Who were some of the composers in this era? What? What kind message did the music send? Where? Where were most common places music was performed at? When? When did performers perform? Why? Why did they perform? How? How did they get to perform? How did this impact the Victorian Era?

4. My research stratagey: Who? I'll ask Mrs.Horn and Mrs.Brem What? websites, book, magazines, textbooks, ect. When? During class and at home Where? The CTMS library and the computer How? Use my thesis statement and and research questions

Rough Draft

Music influenced the industrial revoultuion by creating social calsses and developing a new foundation of music. During this time period so many things changed, and music was a big part of that. It has changed so much over time but it had to start somehwere.

The concept of music in the industrial revoultion was simple melodies and nature. "In music, simplicity, balance and an interest in real emotions were critical for the composer."(Essentials of Music.) Music was wasnt heard on a radio or on a tv. It was heard in music halls and that was considered luxury. For the upperclass men of the society, music was considered a luxury item. "Music began to be seen as "an innocent luxury".(Essentials of Music.) Some religons such as the quakers and puritans didnt allow music. However the germans, dutch, and swedes brought their music to the "new land" or America. The dutch played in bands in new Amsterdam which is today known as New York. Germans brought their instruments and also played; expanidng the differential types of music.

The need for a musical instrument that was louder in the newer and larger concert hall without taking away the "musical dynamics" was needed so during the era the paino was created. The 1st piano was made by the Steinway family. At first they only made one a week but by 1860 they could make 35 pianos. "They employed over 350 people and used new technologies like steam power to increase their production." So while making the music indusrty soar, it aslo provided jobs for pople and introduced the idea of using steam power to run thier machines.

At the begining of the era around the 1800s beethoven comes out from the saloons and is a major composer now. He shcoks the world by his magnificant pieces. What was even more shocking was he was deaf. He became known as the deaf composer who created very articulate pieces, better than other composers. Although in the art world he was great, the public thought diiferently. They thought his pieces where to long and his instruments clashed together. The 1st band was at the kings court consisting of 24 violens. It employed musicians and was modled after King Louis XIVs band. The 1st bands where started way back in the time when King Louis XVI was ruling. This shows how far back the bands went. But the bands did not consist of what our bands consisted of today. There bands where more like a symphony not a band.

In this era, the type of music was very romantic. Romaniticism flowered in this era in music. A new take on things by composers turned thier attention to the human. They based thier music off of how we feel and all of our emotions. Song writers turned to poerty and made songs more romantic by having thier songs based off of poetry. "Never has music been so in harmony with painting and literature. Mutual influence between the arts is phenonmanl: opera turns to literature for its subjects, song writers to poetry, and composers...seek to express the exremes of human emotion through music."(Kendall, Alan. The Chronicle of Classical Music).

Music in this era was very different from it is now. unlike now music did so many diifernt things. It created social classes and develpoed different foundations. Beethoven was one of the most popular composers and he changed music to a whole different meaning. Romantisicm flowered and the human soul came out. This was probably one of the most influential eras of all time.

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