Review and future appreciation

1. Audience Power in 21st Century
Finale

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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A Look Back:
Milestones in Music:
17th Century Baroque
 New instruments and instrumental
combinations
 New genres: concerto, cantata, oratorio,
opera
 Opera houses popular
 Financial support--church, courts, and
merchant middle class

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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Milestones in Music:
18th Century Classicism
 Perfection of string instruments
 Solo concertos written for instrumental
virtuosi
 New forms: sonata, minuet and trio,
theme and variations, rondo
 Orchestras improved; offered subscription
concerts to public
 Aristocracy--main source of support

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
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Milestones in Music:
19th Century Romanticism
 Perfection of all instrument families
 Symphony orchestras established
throughout Europe and U.S.
 New genres: tone poem, overture
 Public and aristocracy--main sources of
support

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
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Milestones in Music:
20th Century Modernism/Post-
Modernism
 Experimentation with all musical elements
 Electronic instruments/computers
 Vernacular music: Vaudeville, Rock and
Roll, Jazz, Broadway, Film, Television
 Public--main source of support for popular
musicians and composers
 Universities--main source of support for
classical composers

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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Today’s Trends:
Audience Preferences
 Modern audiences prefer jazz, musical
theater, opera, and ballet
 Young adults (18 - 24 yrs) enjoy opera
 “High culture” performing arts preferred
by smaller segment of population

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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Today’s Trends
 Modern musical theater based on operas,
mythology, literature:
West Side Story (Romeo and
Juliet)
Rent (La Bohème)
 Supertitles introduced--translations of
libretto flashed across top of stage (the
proscenium)

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
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Support for the Arts
 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
 State and local government funding
 Community Arts Organizations
 Foundations, Businesses
 Individual Philanthropists
 Consumers

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By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
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Let Your Voice Be Heard
 Contact elected officials, and tell them what
you want supported through your taxes.
 Provide feedback to performing arts
organizations through questionnaires, mail,
email, fax, or telephone surveys.
 Subscribe to arts organizations’ newsletters.
 Buy season tickets to a series you particularly
enjoy--use your pocketbook.

10. Listen to This
By Mark Evan Bonds
PRENTICE HALL
©2009 Pearson Education, Inc.
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
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Finale
 ENJOY!