MUSIC 0311 1nd Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last LectureI. Ottoman EmpireII. MehteranIII. MehterhaneIV. Mehteran InstrumentsV. Mehteran HistoryVI. Folk SongOutline of Current Lecture I. Indo-European LanguagesII. “Classical” and “Folk” MusicIII. “Classical” MusicIV. “Folk” MusicV. RussiaVI. Russian MusicCurrent LectureThere are over 50 countries in Europe and almost every single country has its own language.Indo-European LanguagesThere is a certain realm of families in Europe. For example, France and Spain could be considered as one family. There is not a single type of European Music.“Classical” and “Folk” MusicClassical and folk music have stereotypes that come with them.“Classical” MusicClassical music is the “Highest” class of music. The urban and upper class listens to it. This affects the judgments on classical musical because they give it their own musical value. For a very long period of time, classical music was Western-European.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.“Folk” MusicFolk music is rural and “simple” music. There is folk music that has some complexity, however. Folk music can also be considered “Ethnic music”. According to the upper class, any music that isnot Western-European classical music is folk music.RussiaRussia exists in both Europe and Asia from a geographical standpoint.Russian MusicThe Balalaika is a type of Russian instrument that was a adopted as the instrument of Russia. It is a triangle shaped, fretted, plucked lute. Up until the 19th century, it was a “folk instrument” played by serfs, meaning it was a lower class instrument. It was also played by traveling jesters, who were ridiculing society in general by the songs they sang and played. In 1648, the czar banned all musical instruments. If one was found in your possession, you could be arrested. TheBalalaika became seen as a “Russian” instrument in the late 19th century. The Balalaika today is a modern construct. A man by the name of Andre changed the Balalaika to fit his needs and created an orchestra to play classical style music on Russian folk instruments. At that time, Balalaika was being taught in schools.The Red Army Chorus is one of the major military chorus’s in the world. All of the string instruments were replaced by the balalaika. They have a folk song called “Korobeiniki”
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