Grade 9 MAPEH
This module will help you understand and explore the history of music.
The first quarter is all about the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Period in music. Together, let’s go back to where music was evident in the recorded writings of how it flourished in Europe.
Medieval Music is an era from 500-1400. It started from the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance. Music at this time was dominated by the Catholic Church because of its sacred songs used for worship.
After the Dark Ages, a new era in history of music followed. It was a period of discovery, innovation and exploration. They call it Renaissance Period (1400-1600). It simply means “rebirth”. Church’ political control was questioned that is why composers had the chance to focus on art, classical mythology and even astronomy and mathematics.
Baroque Period (1600 -1750) in music was considered to finish around the time of Johann Sebastian Bach’s death 1970 and George Frederic Handel 1759. A music full of drama, energetic in spirit, and grandiosity. This also is the scientific discoveries of Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton.