https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4 And not necessarily Pachelbel's Canon en-us 2017-09-16 13:57:36 UTC 2025-11-19 21:29:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188150608 So a canon is basically a super important and influential anthology. It contains pieces of music that most of us would call "classical" music, the really famous ones with the names of Beethoven, Bach, Handel, and others attached to the pieces. Classical music has influenced all future music, as Vivaldi inspired Bach and that inspiration gets passed down. Other parts of the canon include "classic" a.k.a well known works of art such as the Mona Lisa, Starry Night, or The Creation of Adam. Everyone knows what they are because they are iconic pieces, and because of their fame, they get to be a part of the Western Canon, much like a hall of fame for a sport of some sort.  Going back to the musical aspect of the Western Canon, it permeates through our culture by being in films as background music and is in college classes so we can learn our very detailed history. I listened to a classical radio station around my area (something I already do anyways) and I really enjoy the grand symphonies they play, like Gustav Holst's Jupiter Bringer of Jollity. They also play opera songs such as George Bizet's Carmen, though opera is not my style of listening. The station has a great programs and time slots such as "girl power", or "road rage remedy" because the traffic is terrible in our area. The station does a lot to help out their community.]]> 2017-09-16 14:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188150608 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188170693 Any "serious" type of concert or recital is going to have songs from the Western Canon repertoire, i.e. songs from Bach, Brahms, and Dvorak.

Taken from the UNT music calendar website. ]]> 2017-09-16 19:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188170693 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188171236 This is definitely a famous piece (The Birth of Adam) because it's from THE Michelangelo and THE Sistine Chapel with it's giant frescoes. I quite admire how how much detail is put into  the muscular structures, lines, wrinkles, and all are included. This type of style is what dominated (hint hint influenced) other artists at the time and still is prevalent in society today as we try to make humanistic art "perfect" in the sense that we wish to create perfect images of ourselves and of others.

Picture taken from the wiki page on The Birth of Adam.]]> 2017-09-16 19:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188171236 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188191259 Debussy's Arabesque No.1 is beautifully written. It's also a common piece played on the "Road Rage Remedy" segment of WRR 101.1 and I believe the piece does it's job. It helps me out a lot more since I actually know how to play the piece and I follow along with the recording while I'm driving down the highway (safely). Listening to classical music while driving for me is very calming because I can tune in and out to the song and to my thoughts for the day.]]> 2017-09-17 04:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188191259 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188191670 I mainly remember the movements of George Bizet's Carmen, in shows involving Tom & Jerry and all the other Looney Tunes things. It's a great and dramatic entry piece that makes you think that a sassy diva queen has arrived. I've never really appreciated Carmen as a whole, since I'm not a huge fan of opera, but I do enjoy the ties back to my own childhood.]]> 2017-09-17 04:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188191670 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188192527 I honestly like the Beatles though. But to Gaddis, this is the power of the Western Canon on him, where classical music is far superior than pop hits of today. Though in the future, maybe the Beatles will also stand the test of time and be considered as part of the Western Canon? They have lasted for a few decades, but they have a long way to go.]]> 2017-09-17 04:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188192527 amynguyen8 https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188192928 So the Western Canon has to start from somewhere, and according to Sara Haefili from our readings, she states that "Winnners" write history, which includes our beloved Western Canon. And the quote from Ferneyhough makes sense; if the winners write history, there has to be losers as well, which is where competition between composers come in. The predominant ones prevail and THEY get to stand the test of time and succeed.]]> 2017-09-17 04:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amynguyen8/mo1k4tneisq4/wish/188192928