Episode 3: What Makes Music Great‪?‬ Getting Thinky

What Makes Music Great? - The history of music. Is music becoming too commercial? What are our favorite genres? Our most embarrassing music. Music that would make us walk out of a coffee shop if we heard it playing. Music Genres Throughout History RENAISSANCE 1400-1600 BAROQUE 1600-1760 Rep 1) Cello Suite No. 1 - Johann Sebastian Bach Rep 2) The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi CLASSICAL 1730-1820 Rep 1) Symphony 40 in G - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rep 2) Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven ROMANTIC 1815-1910 Rep 1) Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor - Johannes Brahms Rep 2) Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 - Frédéric Chopin FOLK 1840(Undefined), 1940s(Revival)-present Rep 1) This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie Rep 2) Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan GOSPEL 1900-present BLUES 1910-present Rep 1) T'ain't Nobody's Business if I Do - Bessie Smith Rep 2) Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker JAZZ 1910-Present Origin) Blues • Folk Rep 1) Feeling Good - Nina Simone (soulful singing) Rep 2) Take Five - Dave Brubeck (pure instrumental) COUNTRY 1920-Present Origin) Folk • Gospel SWING 1930-Present Origin) Classical • Jazz RHYTHM & BLUES 1940-Present (Note: Diff from R&B which reffers to Contemporary R&B) Origin) Blues • Jazz • Gospel DOO-WOP 1940-Present Origin) Blues • Gospel • Folk • Swing • Rhythmn & Blues ROCK & ROLL 1940s-Present Origin) Blues • Gospel • Folk • Country • Swing • Rhythmn & Blues • Doo Wop Rep 1) Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (thundering energy) Rep 2) - Elvis TRADITIONAL POP 1950-Present Origin) Swing Rep 1) My Way - Frank Sinatra Rep 2) My Favorite Things - Julie Andrews (ex. of broadway influence) POP 1950-Present Origin) Folk • Jazz• Doo Wop • Rock & Roll ROCK 1950-Present Origin) Folk • Country • Rock & Roll Rep 1) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin (epic) SOUL 1950-Present Origin) Rhthm and Blues • Gospel • Doo-wop Rep 1) Respect - Aretha Franklin PSYCHADELIC 1960-Present (FOLK, ROCK, POP, SOUL) FUNK 1960-Present Origin) Rhythm and Blues • Blues • Jazz • Psychedelic Rep 1) - James Brown DISCO 1960-Present Origin) Funk • Psychadelic • Pop • Rock • Classical • Gospel • Swing • Blues HEAVY METAL 1960-Present Origin) Blues • Rock • Psychadelic REGGAE 1970-Present Origin) Rhythm and Blues • Jazz • R&B • Soul Rep 1) Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & the Wailers Rep 2) I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash HIP HOP 1970-Present Origin) Blues • Jazz • Reggae Rep 1) The Message - Grandmaster Flash (1st recording) Rep 2) Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang (popularized term in lyrics) PUNK 1970-Present Origin) Rock & Roll • Folk NEW WAVE1970-Present Origin) Punk • Rock • Disco R&B 1980-Present (CONTEMPORARY R&B) Origin) Rhythm and Blues • Funk • Folk • Soul • Hip Hop • Pop • Disco Rep 1) Billy Jean - Michael Jackson ALTERNATIVE 1980-Present Origin) Punk• New Wave Rep 1) R.E.M. Rep 2) The Cure INDIE ROCK 1980-Present Origin) Alternative • Punk TECHNO 1980-Present Origin) Disco • Funk EMO 1980-Present Origin) Punk • Indie Rock References: "If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC" As quoted in "Vonnegut's Blues For America" Sunday Herald (7 January 2006) Relationship between Music and Language: http://www.science20.com/science_20/did_music_evolve_language http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/68934/new_theories_on_language_shed_light.html?cat=4 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_origins_of_music Why Americans Have Bad Rhythm “If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.” - Louis Armstrong Participants: Kellen, Kaiti, Jimmy Credits: Jonathan Coulton - Big Bad World One Josh Woodward - A Song Josh Woodward - Big Disco Ball Questions, comments, ideas, suggestions? Leave a comment or email us at the obvious address at gmail (no spaces or underscores). Subscribe via iTunes using: direct link  iTunes Store Listing Or Subscribe via