What Did Music From Late Period Influence Composers...

Assignment 2 Module code: WXM1001 Module title: The Study of Music Student Name: Sum Ming LEE Deadline: 11/1/2015 Question: To what extent did music from earlier period influence composers working after 1950? Discuss at least two different examples from art music or popular music, or one from each. Classical, Baroque, and Romantic Music Influence on Modern Genres The Classical, Romantic and Baroque eras all influenced modern genres now a day. They are the foundation of all music. There is no way that music has no single element of earlier music. It is sure that modern music is the mixture of earlier music element and modern music element. For example now a days in pop music concert, people will still often use an orchestra or a string†¦show more content†¦1 in D major in 1916, and finished it in 1917 . It is intentionally imitating the style of Haydn. It is also known as the Classical Symphony which was written in 20th century. It first public performance on April 21, 1918 in Petrograd, conducted by Prokofiev himself. Form and style of Sergei Prokofiev symphony No. 1 in D major The symphony has four movements 1.Allegro; 2.Larghetto ; 3.Gavotta: Non troppo allegro; 4.Finale: Molto vivace, but the piece only last around 15 minutes. The symphony was considered as one of the first neoclassical compositions. Prokofiev was attempted to write in the style of Joseph Haydn in this classical symphony. As we can see that the elements of the old and the new styles are mixed together, and became a new piece with galant style , simple but elegance. Haydn’s style of Music in Prokofiev’s Symphony Prokofiev imitated Haydn style of music in his piece shows that the Baroque period is affecting the music after 1950. The main characteristic of Haydn s music is a large piece with short and simple motifs, with standard accompanying figures. The music is often quite formally concentrated, and the important musical events of a movement can be played more quicker than normal. Which is one of the element from Prokofiev’s Symphony No.1 in the 1st and last movement. Another common compositional form that Haydn normally uses is Sonata from, which is also used in Prokofiev’s Symphony