Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Music Lounge
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Medieval Influences and England role in Prog Rock
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedMedieval Influences and England role in Prog Rock

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 456
Author
Message
Dean View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout

Joined: May 13 2007
Location: Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 37575
Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 04 2016 at 23:44
Here's a giggle... but is it Medieval, Renaissance or Baroque influenced?

Here's another clue:

...I suspect more of you will be familiar with this version of it:


What?
Back to Top
Davesax1965 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 23 2013
Location: UK
Status: Offline
Points: 2826
Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2016 at 04:13
Originally posted by Mr Smith Mr Smith wrote:

and to think none of this would be possible without American musicWink


Are you very new to prog rock, Mr Smith ? ;-)

Back to Top
WeepingElf View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 18 2013
Location: Germany
Status: Offline
Points: 373
Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2016 at 14:10
It should be noted that many of the things we consider "typically western" in music did not exist in actual medieval music. For instance, there were no triads, let alone seventh chords and the like. This was because the third, both major and minor, was considered a dissonant interval, and therefore two notes a third apart weren't to sound together. (This was a consequence of the Pythagorean tuning used in medieval music, in which thirds were off by a syntonic comma.) Instead, the most common kind of accompaniment in medieval music were drones - long, sustained or repeated notes. So someone strumming triads on a lute in order to accompany a singer should know that what he is doing is not medieval.




Edited by WeepingElf - October 16 2016 at 08:21
... brought to you by the Weeping Elf

"What does Elvish rock music sound like?" - "Yes."

Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 456

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.104 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.