Western Art Music Canon by Matt Mercier https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u What makes a masterpiece? en-us 2017-09-12 22:02:18 UTC 2024-04-15 03:08:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Music Canon mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187410869 Classical music, to me, is much like art that hangs in a museum. How did it get there? Who decided which pieces deserved spots in a museum gallery, and who decided that, say, "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper would become an iconic piece of American art? Canonical western art music became what it is through its alignment with the values of people who were alive during its inception. To me, classical music is one of those artistic expressions that sounds great and makes me feel sophisticated when I listen, but when the music stops, I'm left thinking "I don't get it." I think my lack of musical experience probably contributes to that feeling of puzzlement]]> 2017-09-14 02:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187410869 WRR101.1 Experience mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187414879 To be honest, the music seems a bit repetitive and drawn out, though it is very soothing. It's great to listen to while doing homework or studying. I just listened to a really long song, and it turned out to be written by Beethoven; I never even would've known! Did each composer have their own unique style? I can't seem to tell any of it apart. ]]> 2017-09-14 03:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187414879 Western Canon in the Real World mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187416335 This poster was spotted in the music building! ]]> 2017-09-14 03:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187416335 "Busts of the great composers line the upper walls of the Musikverein, just below paintings of Apollo and the Muses, reminding us whom we have come to venerate." mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187416729 -Sara Haefeli]]> 2017-09-14 03:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187416729 A poster of Beethoven in the protagonist's room in "A Clockwork Orange" mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187417180 Photo: curbed.com]]> 2017-09-14 03:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187417180 A still from "Amadeus," 1984 mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187417822 Photo: BBC.com]]> 2017-09-14 03:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/187417822 "Many of the works deemed to be part of the musical canon are from genres regarded as the most serious, such as the symphony, concerto, string quartet, and opera." mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/188268779 -Wikipedia]]> 2017-09-17 21:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/188268779 mattmercier97 https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/188269652 2017-09-17 21:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mattmercier97/fo1fdy61uo1u/wish/188269652