The Influence of Early Music on Classical Music

MUSIC HISTORY
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Music History
Early music greatly influenced the development of classical music in terms of orchestration, harmony, and form. The influence led to the advancement of range, rhythm, harmony, form, and notation. For instance, the chromatics used in the early music was enhanced and incorporated into classical music, thus giving the music a new face. The classical period composers were offered a broad field to make decisions concerning music. Classical music enthralled techniques such as instrumentalists from the early music, thus making music more autonomous with its availability in printed form. Similarly, the classical music period instruments evolved from the renaissance period, responding to musical philosophies' advancement, bestowing further prospects for composers and musicians to reconnoiter.
Orchestra
The influence of early music on classical music led to the evolution of the orchestra. The classical music orchestra was similar to that of the early music though it was a little bit expanded. The orchestra was grouped into six units. They include; duet, quartet, string quartet, chamber orchestra, symphony, and philharmonic orchestra. The duet orchestra involved two performers in a piece of music. The quartet orchestra involved four performers. The symphony orchestra influenced pre-classical work, which led to its establishment during the classical period. Classical music incorporated a chamber orchestra which consisted of a small orchestra of artists. The chamber orchestra did not include solo instruments performances compared to the early music. An example of an orchestra incorporated by classical music was woodwinds; baroque flute.[Farazi Ashfari, "A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON CLASSICAL MUSIC AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER MUSIC STYLES, TYPES, AND GENRES," (Research Gate, 2018), 13.]
The early music influence also led the classical music composers to incorporate the basic ensembles from the early music. For instance, the use of strings in classical music influenced the baroque era. Similarly, the musical instruments adopted from the early music were refurbished and improved. The advancement in tools forced music composers to learn about instruments since they were the primary elements in the development of music. The progress of instruments forced the music composers to standardize the orchestration. For instance, the use of string instruments was improved, and the tools such as flutes, trumpets, oboes, bassoons, and clarinets were categorized in pairs. The clarinets were also categorized under the woodwind aspects. The music pieces were composed of motives, from one instrument to another, thus giving orchestration a new face.[Uremusic, "Similarities of Classical and Baroque Music" (Uremusic, 2016), 22.Koshall, "Difference Between Classical and Baroque" (Difference Between, 2011), 8.]
The early music influence forced the classical music composers to incorporate ensembles of the early music. While the style of music evolved, more advancements happened. The composers were obligated to study the counterpoint to learn about independent lines through advanced orchestration. The study of counterpoint enabled the composers from the classical period to simplify music and enhance the cl...