https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c A look into the western canon en-us 2017-09-17 21:33:24 UTC 2025-12-01 19:40:24 UTC hello@padlet.com ricardogonzalez_2956 https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188271763 2017-09-17 21:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188271763 ricardogonzalez_2956 https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188271804 The Western Canon, or as it's better known, classical music is known by many but understood by few. To me, the western canon is a culmination of various composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach whose ideas and music shaped the way that music was thought of and as a result created a standard by which music is studied and compared. Like many others I have not listened to much classical music, except for those whom have become icons of classical music like Mozart and Beethoven. When first exploring the local classical music station, the majority of what I heard was orchestral pieces by various composers, some of which I had never heard of. When hearing the local classical music station , I felt of sense of refinement and class from the music as if it would be something that only people of high class would listen to. An evident difference that I felt when listening to canon music is that there is a feeling of separation between the music and the listener , that is unlike any other type of music that I've listened to. In many of today's music, people feel a connection with the music because of the emotion and lyrics that the artist has put into the music however when it comes to classical music , it feels more like your a listener and therefore the music feels less interactive. ]]> 2017-09-17 21:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188271804 ricardogonzalez_2956 https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188275058 "Pop music, jazz, and much of non-Western music may be fairly simple melodically, harmonically, and formally, but it may be quite complex rhythmically and timbrally." -Sara Haefeli]]> 2017-09-17 22:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188275058 ricardogonzalez_2956 https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188275523 "The phrase “history is written by the victors” insinuates that the making of history is somewhat duplicitous or manipulative." - Sara Haefeli ]]> 2017-09-17 22:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188275523 ricardogonzalez_2956 https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188276512 This picture illustrates how the western canon influences more than just that study of classical music but the they way music is performed and seen as formal/intellectual.
(Image from UNT Music Department) ]]> 2017-09-17 22:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188276512 ricardogonzalez_2956 https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188276877 2017-09-17 22:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188276877 ricardogonzalez_2956 https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188277004 This image of UNT students performing shows how canon is so impactful that to this day and for many years to come the standards that were adopted during the creation of what is considered canon now will continue to thrive. ]]> 2017-09-17 22:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ricardogonzalez_2956/zifmh6noyc4c/wish/188277004