Sheet Music
Sheet Music
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The Early History Of Sheet Music In Western Civilization
Sheet music, sometimes called “score,” is the hand-written or printed form of musical notation, or the system that represents aurally perceived music via the use of written symbols. The history of musical notation, and therefore of sheet music, is a long one. There are those who hold that the earliest sheet music known is a fragment of a cuneiform tablet from Nippur, an ancient Babylonian city, and dates from approximately 2000 BCE. While this music was written on a clay tablet rather than paper, it still constitutes sheet music because the term “sheet” merely differentiates music on paper from audio presentation. So although the tablet’s notations are fragmentary and somewhat simple, it is probably safe to say that they represent the earliest recorded melodies in the world.
Anyone familiar with ancient Greek civilization will not be surprised to learn that the sheet music of those people was relatively complex. Ancient Greek musical notation was capable of representing pitch, note duration and, to a limited extent, harmony. It consisted of symbols placed above text syllables and was in use from at least the 6th century BCE until approximately the 4th century CE, a date that coincides with the fall of the Roman Empire.
Sheet music, like Europe as a whole, suffered a major blow when Rome fell. The art of writing music all but vanished during the times that followed, which are commonly referred to as the Dark Ages. However, by the middle of the 9th century, musical notation began to revive thanks to the Roman Catholic Church. The Gregorian chant was a ubiquitous form of worship in those days, and the monks performing it developed specific symbols, neumes, in order to record it on paper.
It is to another style of religious song of this period, the plainchant, that we owe our modern form of sheet music. The original system of writing plainchant did not utilize a staff. Although capable of expressing considerable musical complexity, such a system could not convey exact pitch or time. Sheet music from this genre served mainly as a reminder to a performer already familiar with the tune rather than a means by which a novice might learn a new song. To deal with the problem of exact pitch, a staff was introduced, originally consisting of a single horizontal line but eventually comprised of four parallel horizontal lines, which became the standard. The vertical position of a mark on the staff indicated the pitch at which it was to be sung or played. Anyone who looks at music from this period will easily recognize the roots of modern sheet music.
From the late Dark Ages until the 15th century, western sheet music was written by hand and generally preserved in large, bound volumes of manuscripts. The best known examples of such manuscripts are those of the previously mentioned plainchant, which is a form of monophonic chant. The advent of the printing press in the middle of the 15th century, of course, irrevocably changed how sheet music was created. However, it took several hundred years for printed sheet music to become the norm, and much music continued to exist solely in hand-written manuscripts until well into the 18th century.
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MISERY BLUES Insturmental Sheet Music HENRY LODGE 1918 $24.99 |
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BUDDY HOLLY Classic Rock And Roll Sheet Music Oh Boy $49.99 |
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GENE VINCENT 1957 Dance To The Bop Vintage Sheet Music $299.99 |
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Sheet Music 1954 ~~THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS Jean’s Song $5.00 |
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CACHOLO by Alberico Spatola VINTAGE MUSIC SHEET TANGO $14.99 |
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NEW MUSIC SHEET NOTE CRYSTAL RHINESTONE PIN BROOCH P60 $2.24 |
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1893 World’s Fair Ferris Wheel souvenir sheet music $19.99 |
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Bicycle sheet music Be Wise 1955 NICE!! $5.99 |
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P T Barnum Jenny Lind Ossian Dodge 1850 sheet music $24.99 |
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Jenny Lind 1850 sheet music Swedish Barcarolle $9.99 |
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MUSICAL MOMENT Schubert Clarinet Solo SHEET MUSIC & CD $7.95 |
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VINTAGE Camden NJ High School March sheet music 1910 $9.99 |
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SING SING PRISON Sheet Music OSSINING, NY 1903 $9.99 |
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GREAT BOSTON MA FIRE 1872 Sheet Music publ. Boston MA $25.49 |
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Movie Playing Guitar Poster Print – 22×34 $1.74 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Movie Playing Guitar Poster Print – 22×34… |
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Silpat Baking Sheet – 11.63×16.5 $18.90 The Silpat®is a must for any patisserie chef or home baker. The flat, non stick baking pan liner is ideal for baking cookies and patisseries. Place the silpat on any surface when working with sticky materials such as batter, taffy, caramel, or anything your imagination allows. It won’t stick, and it will save you a mess! Silpat®does not need to be greased, saving both time and money…. |
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Michael Jackson: This Is It $7.87 Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/26/2010 Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Pg… |
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Songs From The Heart $10.89 The international Irish music phenomenon Celtic Woman is renowned for singing inspirational melodies and heartwarming songs that stir fans of all ages and cultures. This PBS concert was filmed in HD in the lush Irish country setting of the Powerscourt House & Gardens. Under a dramatic evening summer sky with the backdrop of the historic estate, Celtic Woman is supported by a 27-member film orchest… |
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