Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast History of Classical Music in 60 Minutes
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Jan 14, 2021 An overview of classical music's different eras, from medieval to contemporary. The beauty of Bach's Goldberg Variations and the lively concerts during the Classical Period. The departure of 12-tone music. Composers incorporating folk traditions into their music. The expansion and variety of contemporary classical music.
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Choose An Era That Hooks You
- Start by sampling each era to see which sound hooks you most.
- Let that preference guide what you explore first.
Notation Origins Reach Beyond Europe
- Medieval music relied on oral memory until notation recorded chants more widely.
- Early notation examples trace back to Saint Yared in Ethiopia around 500 CE.
Hildegard's Vivid Vision
- Hildegard von Bingen authored the surviving Ordo Vertutum and described vivid mystical visions.
- Her work shows medieval music fused profound spirituality with artistic imagination.