Music is an art expressed through sounds. The days of music as the days of mankind, when in the beginning music was mainly made by tapping with various means (stones, sticks, etc.). Over the years and with the invention of additional musical instruments (string instruments , brass and more), the range of musical works expanded and of course their complexity as well.
Music is divided into different types, some of which will be detailed here:
Classical music Some call her the "Queen of Music", works that began in the Middle Ages and continue to this day, when initially the works were mainly composed for religious ceremonies (masses, funeral prayers, prayers, etc.). In order for the piece to be performed by different musicians, it was necessary to mark the sounds, their length, intensity and other parameters. This necessity created the musical notation (around the 16th century), which has not undergone significant changes to this day. Using this script it is possible to record works for various instruments, and even for a complete orchestra .
A very rough division of the types of classical music is one that accompanies the human voice, or one that is performed with musical instruments only.
The instrumental music can include works for one instrument (sonatas for piano, violin, etc.), works for several instruments (trios for piano, violin and cello, etc.) and works for a complete orchestra.
In the music that accompanies the human voice, the opera stars, in which a plot is dramatized, with songs (arias), vocal interludes (recitatives), all of which are accompanied by an orchestra of dozens of instruments. It is also possible to include songs accompanied by one instrument (usually piano) or more. The songs of Schubert (Lieds) are worth mentioning, he wrote more than 600 songs of well-known poets
Below we will mention factors related to classical music: composers, conductors, performers and more.
Composers Without them there would be no music at all. (The composers are listed according to their date of birth, in addition their country of birth is indicated)
Jean Baptiste Lully(1632-1687) France | 6875| Paris - the house where he lived
Antonio Vivaldi (1741-1678) Italy Vienna - statue dedicated to the composer, Vienna - the hotel he stayed in, Vienna - his burial place
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) Germany London - one of the houses where the composer lived, from 1723 until his death.
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Germany Vienna - a statue dedicated to the composer.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Austria Vienna - Mozart monument
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Germany - London - First performance of the Ninth Symphony Tel Aviv - the notes of the fifth symphony
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Austria Vienna - the route of fame Vienna - Schubert monument
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) France London - the house where the composer stayed in 1851
Juan Arriaga (1826-1806) Spain Paris - the house where he died
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Poland London - Chopin’s last concert
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungary Paris - the house he lived in when he was in Paris.
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Germany Vienna - the hotel where he stayed while performing his operas in the city Paris - In 1860 Wagner came to Paris to supervise a new production of the opera "Tannhäuser", this is the house where he lived
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) France Paris - home where he was born
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) Germany Paris - the place where he wrote "Hoffman Stories" and where he died.
Johann Strauss (1825-1899) Austria Vienna - the place where the brothers Johann and Josef Strauss studied
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Germany Vienna - Johannes Brahms monument, Vienna - the route of fame
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Czech Republic Vienna - the hotel he stayed in
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) Czech Republic Vienna - the house where he stayed
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Great Britain London - Abbey Road Studios where the composer was recorded
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) France Paris - the house where he lived
Bela Bartok (1881-1945) Hungary London - the house he lived in during his stay in the city London - A statue of Béla Bartók, near the house where he lived. This is his image on the statue Click for a larger image
Alban Berg (1885-1935) Austria Vienna - Alban Berg monument
Famous conductors Leading the orchestra, their interpretation of the pieces can add value to the original piece (The winners appear according to their date of birth, in addition, their country of birth is indicated)
Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) Italy Vienna
Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) Great Britain London, the house where he lived
Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954) Germany Vienna Walk of Fame
Hans Knappertsbusch (1888-1966) Germany Vienna
Clemens Krauss (1893-1954) Austria Vienna
Karl Böhm (1894-1981) Austria Vienna
Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989) Austria Vienna - a square named after him, Vienna the Walk of Fame
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) United States Tel Aviv - Leonard Bernstein Square
Artists They are the ones who carry out the composer’s works (the artists are listed according to their date of birth, in addition their country of birth and the instrument they specialize in)
Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953) Great Britain, col London - the place where she lived
Leonie Rysanek (1926-1998) Austria, col Vienna
Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987) Great Britain, cello - London - the house where she lived
Ken Sasaki (1943-1991) Japan, piano Paris - the house where he lived
Vienna - the capital of music Without a doubt Vienna, the capital of Austria can be considered the capital of classical music. In addition to the fact that many composers were born in this city (Schubert, Johann Strauss, Schönberg, etc.), great composers flocked to it from all over Europe, where they lived and wrote their greatest works, and where they also ended their lives (Mozart, Beethoven, etc.).
The city of Vienna cherished the musicians who worked in its field, and in 2001 launched the "Walk of Fame" in which well-known composers and conductors are commemorated: Alban Berg, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Clemens Kraus, Karl Böhm, Giuseppe Verdi, Leonie Rizank, Hans Knappertsbusch, Herbert von Karajan, Anton Webern, Johann Strauss (Jr.), The Vienna Philharmonic, Johann Sebastian Bach, Pierre Boulez, Arturo Toscanini, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Paul Hindemith, Arnold Schönberg, Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Franz Schubert
Pop, Rock Music that flourished especially between the years 1960-1980, mainly in Great Britain and the United States. In this type of music there are many styles: heavy rock, progressive rock and many more. The music is performed by bands usually of up to 5 members, or by soloists or duos. This type of music is mainly dominated by string instruments (guitars), and drums.
New York - The Bitter End - the oldest rock club in the city
Bee Gees Great Britain London - the place where the members of the Bee Gees band stayed and worked
The Beatles Great Britain Ramat Gan - yellow submarine Buckingham - a performance at a boys’ school in 1963
Jimi Hendrix United States London - the house he lived in while living in London.
Madness Great Britain London
The Shadows Great Britain London - the house where drummer Tony Meehan lived
Leonard Cohen Canada New York - Chelsea Hotel - a place where he stayed, and even wrote a poem about it
Pink Floyd UK London - the place where they studied and where they founded the rock band
The Kinks UK London - Music Walk of Fame
Blues Music originating from the singing of African slaves in the United States. A style that with the emancipation of the slaves began to spread throughout the United States and was a basis for rock and roll. One of the greatest producers in this style is Kenneth Edmonds (Babyface)
Memphis - Mississippi’s blues circuit Memphis - Pee Wee’s living room Apollo Theater Walk of Fame
Jazz Music originating in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. African-American music that includes heavy use of wind instruments in addition to other instruments
Paris - Miles Davis
Reggae Music originating in Jamaica influenced by jazz and blues. The music has been recognized as world heritage.
London - Bob Marley
Grammy Awards Award given by the Recording Academy of the United States. Given for musical achievements in various fields. Considered the most important award in the music industry.
London - Amy Winehouse London - Soul II Soul London - The Who London - David Bowie New York - Smokey Robinson New York - Mary J. Blige New York - Lionel Richie New York - Babyface New York - The Temptations
Schools and academies New York - The Academy of Music and home of the New York Opera until 1926
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