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Although classical music has not always been the most favored genre of music, it is one of the oldest genres, and is one which has contributed to every other genre of music that everyone loves, and listens to today. And, there is still a large audience which does love and listen to classical music, and enjoys the softer side of tunes and rhythm it has to offer, which is not found in many genres of music we Read the rest of this entry »
Classical Music: The History
From the dawn of time, sound and its influence on the human ear created a need to openly express rhythm. The earliest periods of classical music advanced most during the Medieval Period of the 1100′s to the 1400′s in history. By the 14th century, music was written and notated. The 15th century freed classical musicians to create harmonies and earliest forms of chords. It wasn’t until the 16th century that composers contributed sophisticated Read the rest of this entry »
Andrs Torres Segovia is considered the most influential classical guitarist of the 20th century. He has had a notable place in modern classical music because of his influence on other guitarists in the last century.
His initial influence was known by his creation of modern transposed versions of classical pieces for guitar that were written originally for other types of instruments. His unique phrasing, style and musical tonality came through in a personality of guitar work that is undeniably his own. Segovia is also given credit for being Read the rest of this entry »
There have been numerous artists that have had an impact upon history through the power of classical music. This has been true in many historical periods of human history and is true even today.
There have been artists such as Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Tchaikovsky and many other that have had a profound influence on the culture that has been influenced by their classical music styles. Classical music has influenced politics, literature, dance, theater and every other musical style to the modern times.
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