MUSIC OF GREAT BRITAIN
Project work
11-B students
Teacher Z.Rodionova
Kirovograd Collegium
Ancient time
English music dates back to the culture of Celtic tribes that inhabited the British Isles in the 4th century.
The Celts played the pipe, the flute, the primitive violin, the drum.
Popular dances at that time were jig, counter dance and born pipe.
Christianity
In the 6th century BC the British were converted to Christianity.
At that period, England began to build a lot of churches with the organs in them!�
The church
The organs
Bard
In the 11th century the Normans who came from the North of France began to invade the British Isles. French culture influenced the development of music in Britain.
New forms of folk music appeared at that time:
epic, romantic, satirical songs.
������The most popular musical instruments were the harp, the lyre, the pipe.�
The Bard is playing at the feast
Renaissance
In the 15th century the Renaissance came
to Great Britain. At that time professional musicians began to play their music.
English music had a great influence on the development of the Continental style.
John Dunstable
John Dunstable
The first famous composer of that period was
John Dunstable (1390 – 1453).
Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell ( 1659 – 1695) was one of the greatest composers who is called “the British Orpheus”. He created music of all genres, but his greatest achievements are connected with music for the theatre.
His most famous opera is “Dido and Aeneus”.
Westminster Abbey�(where Henry worked)
Monument to Purcell
Edward Elgar
Elgar and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Queen's Hall
Rock and Pop Music
Rock and pop music have been very popular in Britain for the last 30 years.
They have become an important part of Britain’s youth pop-culture.
British pop and rock groups have a great appeal to audiences all over the world and often set new trends in music.
In the 1960s and 1970s several groups achieved international success.
Most famous
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
MUSICAL LIFE OF GREAT BRITAIN
Musical life in Great Britain has always played a great role. London is one of the musical capitals of the world. A lot of exciting musical events take place there. It is the home of
the Royal Opera at Covent Garden,
the English National Opera at the London Coliseum Theatre,
the Royal Ballet,
the Festival Ballet .
Covent Garden
London
London has 4 symphony orchestras famous all over the world:
The London Symphony Orchestra ( founded in 1904),
The London Philarmonic Orchestra ( f. 1032),
Philarmonia (f. 1945),
Royal Philarmonic Orchestra ( f. 1946).
Admirers of music can enjoy musical life in
The Royal Festival Hall,
Barbican Hall,
The Royal Albert Hall.
The Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is famous for the Summer Promenade Concerts, held from the end of July to the mid-September.
These concerts are given by top English and foreign orchestras with distinguished soloists and conductors.
They are sponsored by the BBC.
The Royal Albert Hall
At the end
Great Britain has a strong tradition of choral singing both by choirs at churches and by local choral societies. Some choirs of Oxford and Cambridge colleges are famous all over the world.