From the origins to the end of the Middle Ages

The old British music

• The first forms of music in British Isles were Celtic music.

• At the beginning of the 5th century, the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Great-Britain.

• They brought with them their music.

The first forms

• At the end of the 6th century, there has been the evangelization of the Great Britain.

• Introduction of the Gregorian chant by the monks.

• Great source of inspiration for the composers.

The early Middle Ages

• The ecclesiastical music was used in church and in religious ceremonies.

• There is written sources, contrary to secular music.

• Appearance of a Celtic liturgical chant through the separate development of the Church of England.

The ecclesiastical music

• Tradition of bards in Ireland and Wales.• Singing of secular music used first Latin.• This kind of music was orally transmitted.• Development through the troubadours and

minstrels of France.

The secular music

Classical music

Baroque period

• 1600 to 1750

• Orchestras and opera

• Purcell and Haendel

Classical period

• 1750 to 1800

• Less complex melodies

• European masterpieces

Romantic period

• 1800 to 1900

• More folk

• Bigger orchestras

Modern British Popular/Rock Music

• 1950’s to 2000’s

ROLLING STONES

BEATLES

1950’s• Jazz – From America, Begun to play in 1930-40 in British

• Skiffle – Mix of Jazz, Blues and Country

• British Rock and Roll– Based on American, Most important key of the

British Invasion

1960’s• Beat Music– New way to play British rock like The Beatles

• Blues Boom– British way, which marks the long history of the

British rock ‘n’ roll

• Psychedelic Rock– Inspired of the hallucinogen drugs

British Invasion• What– The massive introduction of British bands in

America in 60’s

• Begin– Beatles did a tour in America and passed at the Ed

Sullivan Show

• End– 1966 the Americans will see this movement with a

bad eye and write veritable bad reviews

1970’s• Progressive Rock– Characterized by complex instrumental

techniques, composition and texts

• Hard Rock– Inspired by rock and psychedelic, Big presence of

bass, guitar and drum

• Glam Rock– ‘‘glamorous’’ rock, return at the sources of the

rock and ‘‘embellish’’ it

1980’s• The 1980’s is a decade of return

• Post-Punk– Echo based on the punk movement in 1960’s

• Heavy Metal– Kind of Hard Rock, Its peak is in 1980’s but it

appeared in 1960’s

1990’s• Shoegazing– Near of the Dream Pop, Characterized by rhythmic

guitar with a lot of effects like distortion and fuzz

• Post Rock– Kind of Rock but more experimental :

instrumentation of the rock with mew melodies and rhythm

2000’s

• New Rave

–Big mix of Rock, Hip-Hop, Electro and Funk which appeared in 2006. It present many similarities with the American Dance-Punk