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I like the article a lots. Because I think that most of the author mentioned is true. Actually I like taking photography which can be recalled and kept our memory from the frozen time. I always believe that we can not hold the time we keep the time forever. Time is a kind of evidence and review. We can through photograph to review a moment in the past, such as we can see some people who have already left the world, our childhood and my friends. As the author mentioned that “Through a picture we have a record not only of our past, but of our present as well”.
When I finished reading the article, the author reminds me that photography is not an art, it also can be a medium to the real world. He mentioned that “I thought I was going to save the world with my photographs”. Then I much believed photography that can be changed the world. I haven’t experienced any wars, any earthquakes and any big disasters. As a result, I can not feel what the outcomes and aspects they brought out. Why do I know those bad things? Due to French army officer invented the technology of photography. Even I can’t experience and feel, but I can know what happened. We can feel a outcome of photography without distance, and we can record the reality true.
I am happy to read the article and remind me something. Moreover, I luckily have born in the photography century.
2010年3月14日 星期日
2010年2月24日 星期三
Genre of music by composers in different eras
There have six periods in western music history. In different period, music has some new genres. We can see the difference from medieval period to 20th century period. Thurs, music is changing until now.
In the oldest medieval period and renaissance period, music is much related to religion and politic. Many of genres are produced by church. And development of instrumentation was not good, vocal became a major instrument. And most of composers also were from church. At that period, the most popular music was from church, such as Gregorian chant and chorus music.
In baroque music, the instrumentation was developed basically. Music had a big changing. Composer started to compose instrumental music, such as chamber music and concerto music. Moreover, composer put vocal and instrumental music together, such as mass and messiah. Keyboard music was also developed, Bach is the main composer to keyboard history, and he established the 12-tone fingering scales. Fugue music can represent the keyboard music in that period.
To the classical music, music was not only relied on church. Court became another main sponsor and major place for music. Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven was 3 composers in that period. The genre of symphony became a trend, orchestra music became popular. Also instrumental music was important, sonata music and concerto music were a characteristic. The instrumentation got a new development again, clarinet was never appeared in baroque music, but the clarinet system was developed and stable in classical period.
In the romantic period, style is changed, piano music is a particular distinctive work. The structure of instrument has developed a lot, the register is become wider. In piano music, composer always composed it in free style, the composition is used many pedal to sustain the notes. The playing didn’t go straight forward, sometimes the music could take time a lot which depend on the player. Orchestra music extended the instrumentation again, the dynamic is big louder. Moreover, Beethoven made a choir to symphony, it was a big affection and new try for after composers, such as Mahler composed his symphony in same instrumentation. Opera was another successful genre in romantic period, although it has already appeared in classical period. opera music consisted of orchestra, actor and vocalist. Music was not longer belonged to court and church, the residence can become one of the sponsor and performer. Therefore, many music genre was appeared and developed.
The 20th century period to now, music composed in contemporary. It is no longer a particular structure, it could change and compose in any way. Even if the electronic game WILL, could be a kind of instrument to compose music. We can see how difference from medieval period to now.
In the oldest medieval period and renaissance period, music is much related to religion and politic. Many of genres are produced by church. And development of instrumentation was not good, vocal became a major instrument. And most of composers also were from church. At that period, the most popular music was from church, such as Gregorian chant and chorus music.
In baroque music, the instrumentation was developed basically. Music had a big changing. Composer started to compose instrumental music, such as chamber music and concerto music. Moreover, composer put vocal and instrumental music together, such as mass and messiah. Keyboard music was also developed, Bach is the main composer to keyboard history, and he established the 12-tone fingering scales. Fugue music can represent the keyboard music in that period.
To the classical music, music was not only relied on church. Court became another main sponsor and major place for music. Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven was 3 composers in that period. The genre of symphony became a trend, orchestra music became popular. Also instrumental music was important, sonata music and concerto music were a characteristic. The instrumentation got a new development again, clarinet was never appeared in baroque music, but the clarinet system was developed and stable in classical period.
In the romantic period, style is changed, piano music is a particular distinctive work. The structure of instrument has developed a lot, the register is become wider. In piano music, composer always composed it in free style, the composition is used many pedal to sustain the notes. The playing didn’t go straight forward, sometimes the music could take time a lot which depend on the player. Orchestra music extended the instrumentation again, the dynamic is big louder. Moreover, Beethoven made a choir to symphony, it was a big affection and new try for after composers, such as Mahler composed his symphony in same instrumentation. Opera was another successful genre in romantic period, although it has already appeared in classical period. opera music consisted of orchestra, actor and vocalist. Music was not longer belonged to court and church, the residence can become one of the sponsor and performer. Therefore, many music genre was appeared and developed.
The 20th century period to now, music composed in contemporary. It is no longer a particular structure, it could change and compose in any way. Even if the electronic game WILL, could be a kind of instrument to compose music. We can see how difference from medieval period to now.
2010年1月14日 星期四
what music means to me
In my view, music is a world language, it can communicate with people whatever it has lyrics or not, it mainly is a sound which attracts your heart so much, so it’s a power from nature I think. You can’t image that have influenced people many years already, when I studied the music history, I knew that many musicians worked on music until his/her last breath.
Sometimes, music would be a black magic. I heard from someone who said music player can expressive their stress in mind throughout music, but I think even you are music player or not, when you are in bad mood, you hear a happy song, you would feel a little bit than before, and contrariwise it would make you into a bad mood when you are happy. It may be a kind of medicine, or a kind of cure. But music is hard to study, it needs concentration, and keeps thinking on music, also it needs to have a good attitude to solve the coming problem, anyway, enjoy in music which is more important.
Sometimes, music would be a black magic. I heard from someone who said music player can expressive their stress in mind throughout music, but I think even you are music player or not, when you are in bad mood, you hear a happy song, you would feel a little bit than before, and contrariwise it would make you into a bad mood when you are happy. It may be a kind of medicine, or a kind of cure. But music is hard to study, it needs concentration, and keeps thinking on music, also it needs to have a good attitude to solve the coming problem, anyway, enjoy in music which is more important.
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