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"Classical
music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune."
Kin Hubbard
The
Elements of Classical Music
For the most part it can be distinguished by the type of instruments in
the musical piece. Most modern forms of music only have a couple of
instrumentations used in its creation, whereas classical music uses
several types of instrumentation. Musicians of this type of music are
extremely skilled in their chosen instrument because of the detailed
compositions.
The instruments used in classical music generally come from five or so
different groups of instruments, including string instruments,
woodwinds, brass instruments and percussion instruments. The use of
these types of instruments generally makes up a symphonic orchestra.
When the human voice is added to this ensemble of instrument, and opera
is formed.
The forms of classical music are numerous as and tend to be very well
defined. The concerto is a musical work in which one solo instrument is
accompanied by an orchestra. This form of music was established in the
Baroque period and has continued to be a strong musical force today. The
symphony is a musical composition and is usually for an orchestra. The
opera is an art form in which singer and musicians work together to
produce a work that combines text and musical. Another form is known as
dance music and its specific use is to facilitate or accompany dancing.
This form can either be a whole musical piece or part of a larger
musical arrangement. The suite form of music is an ordered set of
instrumental or orchestral pieces of music that are performed in a
concert setting rather than as accompaniments. An etude is a short
musical composition designed to provide practice in a particular
technical skill in the performance of a solo instrument. A symphonic
poem, also known as a tone poem, is a piece of orchestral music in one
movement in which some extra-musical program provides a narrative or
illustrative event.
Classical music requires a strong knowledge of music and as well as
skill in playing an instrument. Knowledge of music must include the
familiarity of development, modulation, variation, musical phrases that
are of differing lengths, counterpoint, polyphony as well as
sophisticated harmony. The skill involved in playing an instrument
requires the musician to be adept at sight reading, have the ability to
coordinate with other players in the ensemble as well as experience in
playing a composer’s music.
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