Lesson 18 of 84 · Music History
⭐ 30 XP🎻 Music History HallWomen Composers in History
Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' (1913) caused a riot at its premiere.
🎯 Your mission
Listen with your eyes closed. Then open them and read about it.
⚡ The twist
Genres don't have rules — only traditions.
Listen for this
🎧 Listen for what was new at the time — not what sounds normal today.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Beethoven kept writing music even after he went completely deaf.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Hip-hop was invented at one party in the Bronx in 1973.
Learn about women composers in history: describe how music changed from medieval to baroque
What You'll Learn
Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' (1913) caused a riot at its premiere. Its pounding rhythms and dissonance shocked audiences.
Describe how music changed from Medieval to Baroque
Connect historical events to musical developments
Notes on the Staff
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Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What period did Mozart compose in?
Where you hear this in real life
Today's pop hit borrows from 70 years of music history without anyone noticing.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one famous musician you've never heard of. Listen to one song.
For the dinner table
“Tell me about the music you loved when you were my age.”
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