Mariya Ahmed Research Media AS

Genre; Classical

Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music (both liturgical and

secular). It includes a broad period from roughly the 11th century to the present day. The common

practice period is when many of the ideas that make up western classical music took shape,

consistent, or were organised. It began with the Baroque era, running from roughly 1600 to the

middle of the 18th century. Classical music regularly features as background music for movies,

television programmes, advertisements and events.

In the Early Period many instruments were used such as the harp, lute, vielle and psaltery, some

examples of wind instruments were the flute family (including recorder), shawm (early member of

oboe family), trumpet and the bagpipes. Later during the period, other instruments became popular

such as keyboard instruments like the clavichord and harpsichord. Wind instruments became more

sophisticated in the Classical period.Classical music has developed due to the highly sophisticated

forms of instrumental music which includes the concerto, symphony, sonata, suite and others.

Electric instruments such as the electric guitar and the ondes

Martenot appear occasionally in the classical music of the 20th

and 21st centuries. Both classical and popular musicians have

experimented in recent decades with electronic instruments

such as the synthesizer, electric and digital techniques such as

the use of sampled or computer-generated sounds, and the

sounds of instruments from other cultures such as the

gamelan.

The singer ‘Manna Dey’ made classical music popular in films. Examples of some great classical music

composers are people such as; Edvard Grieg, Antonio Vuvaldi, Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar and

many more.

Throughout history, parents have often made sure that their children receive classical music training

from a young age. Some parents pursue music lessons for their children for social reasons or in an

effort to in still a sense of self-discipline. Some believe that knowledge of important works of

classical music is part of a good general education.

Classical music is produced in a studio recording. The role of the person is to make sure all of the

music is recorded which is really important, make sure that all of the right notes are played,

encouraging the performers to achieve the best possible standards, make sure the engineers capture

a sound that is appropriate for the music.

The target audience for classical music are people aged 30 and above because they are more likely

to be interested in calm, classical music and it would be targeted at higher class people as the

magazine is quite expensive for working class people to be able to buy.