Ep. 18 - Of The Devolution of Music: The Effects of Modern Music

Matthew Arthur, my friend from down under, joins the show one last time to discuss music and it's fall from being once written directly for God to now being written directly against Him. In this Part 3 of a 3 part series, we discuss the effects of modern music and how we can battle them in our fight to get closer to God. At the end of the show you can listen to the entire set of songs from the Medieval era to our modern one.

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Matt’s Listening List

• https://open.spotify.com/track/2ysQkliFZA3i6ASKD4GVkA?si=h_nJ-iuJRhiF82_0EXrjUQ
• • Really nice piece by Francois Couperin
• https://open.spotify.com/track/2Tz7fLm0pWasWCCfJiHPlJ?si=VcknkQPQQc6lX90EGxRnUg
  • Beautiful piano rendition of Jesu Joy of Man’s Desire
• https://open.spotify.com/track/5rfq2lQI7eEn8tQoQWnVgS?si=GOthi-d-Tiy8KM-wK5BQOg
  • Choir rendition of Jesu Joy of Man’s Desire
• https://open.spotify.com/track/0xrHKtsVEJNdAaJYsxtyct?si=YryrSN2yQJ-dkLqfLD_0qg
  • An almost dark piece by Bach with multiple instruments. Things start to get really cool around the 2:30-2:45 mark
• https://open.spotify.com/track/2ai9spM4SLf7tMbsFv2mpu?si=xRl0-5WGSCSAhEzVeRmfMQ
  • Same piece as above but with a harpsichord instead of piano. Things start to get really coola round the 2:15-2:30 mark
• https://open.spotify.com/track/2PAACMgxfPnY5wOfa9v3op?si=O1bXyrdQRtWSVNd9sBHo7w
  • Cool harpsichord piece all round by Handel
• https://open.spotify.com/track/6oLUU0gA9mGBxKkFHVh047?si=eL6zrRIJRDudN_pItrQIzQ
  • Same piece as above but performed on the piano
• https://open.spotify.com/track/5rvxeH1d6EctGOog8UEvFx?si=Kf-U75SxQ6yfyNWEA1l43A
  • Neat short piece by Bach 
• https://open.spotify.com/track/2R99x4wCQNpIDkzlzKmrs5?si=P7N6SHhjR76ITtUzfGXYTw
  • Engaging piece by Handel performed on the piano
• https://open.spotify.com/track/0n0vfaosvbBmRqbzZjiCGT?si=dzNm-dYXTC-FNQd8-nK1ZA
  • Nifty little piece by Bach. Some of the harmonies are almost jazz-like - really neat ending
• https://open.spotify.com/track/561xnI1g4j7th0c5q56jwE?si=ZRWsWT_ESFah9PZqHTqsgw
  • Pretty cool harpsichord stuff going on here. The piece starts off really cool but gets slower around the 1:15 mark. I usually just listen to the beginning of this piece
• https://open.spotify.com/track/6Fup3LHraYTd84i17wsaoa?si=E2XBIy94TwOW-SLP8UVOMw
  • Positive Vivaldi piece with a mandolin (I think it’s a mandolin)
• https://open.spotify.com/track/5JECMr6LxcxhW9U0YjDglW?si=K9CU3dltQkaNxv1siDuz6Q
  • Trio Sonata by Handel - very nice
• https://open.spotify.com/track/6s2TUTbleYuxfPGwM6kmuU?si=KdYb4rlGQF6lZTqmCKLF6Q
  • A good introduction to organ music. This piece is by Bach and the developments are really cool
• https://open.spotify.com/track/5Pl2CXDkaP6WEnJ0bpKGOm?si=wZm5YOAPSfyQOZvaWg7qiQ
  • This is a piano version of the above piece. This piano version may be more enjoyable to the modern ear
• https://open.spotify.com/track/0S9HS61FcL7xXzIP8AtINv?si=kK57-GKgRsGlz900eCKx3A
  • Another positive Vivaldi piece with a mandolin. My favourite part is around the 2:00-2:15 mark.
• https://open.spotify.com/track/2KKSrG7ImkM3Mho3RcQ9vI?si=MfqmfCoDQw6KirtAlimV_A
  • Another almost dark piece by Bach with multiple instruments. My favourite part is around the 2:05-2:21 mark
• https://open.spotify.com/track/3JQiNlVcyflzXS1qhcRsTo?si=vSUBq0vjRjS7b-IWBToYyg
  • Another positive Vivaldi piece, this time with violins as the main feature
• https://open.spotify.com/track/4iG5ZFhLw5ZNfkdUtxODDJ?si=1tIycjhfTkyB_vGs74hAIg
  • A great version of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. My favourite parts are around the 2:20-2:35 mark and the 2:58-3:05 mark.
• https://open.spotify.com/track/6QceSLhBYpKqaa2QwJggoG?si=EoaZakLsSWOk5D4d5jPDdw
  • A Bach Brandenburg Concerto - a good all rounder
• https://open.spotify.com/track/4i8ly7ffzWu8nfKLI8SZFj?si=o4FE20q0R8W56Pge3wuxqw
  • A beautiful piece by Bach performed on the piano
• https://open.spotify.com/track/5MqRQeDTGQEuQh6gG46vAU?si=U3oN6OtXT7GXYL0sMzDyeQ
  • Twelve variations by Mozart performed on the piano. Yep, this melody is used for nursery rhymes like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! My favourite variation is the last one, which starts at the 12:33 mark. However, the whole piece is worth a listen - some really cool things going on in this piece
• https://open.spotify.com/track/3RUBMVfbweULyfoVMXTOLV?si=23z6KyYzQA6dCEBdroJ4Yg
  • A more dramatic sounding piece by Vivaldi
• https://open.spotify.com/track/6mfzChQftMMOpP6Z67VLeu?si=eSwh4H61TBW1TlL0ahIYGA
  • Arguably Mozart’s most famous piece, and for good reason
• https://open.spotify.com/track/3r9RYFcJZQMjdj32jFXNTF?si=hZoJVh_3R2uIFiVF5p0TVg
  • Oboe Concerto by Mozart. My favourite parts are around the 0:38-0:57 and 4:01-4:18 marks

Kevin’s Listening List

• https://open.spotify.com/artist/1joFZGTRER78nUsWtgHCHR?si=4G4Bx6okR5yTvMU2UhwNXA

           Soundtrack - Emma (1996) Rachel Portman. Peaceful and happy music. 

• https://open.spotify.com/track/4OdhXJ8qx91NJLU8C69RG7?si=xjV4eLxtTxWl7yyNI8Yt-g

             Irish Folk - The High Kings ‘Parting Glass’ I’m a sucker for Irish folk. The High Kings are good

• https://open.spotify.com/track/1yColXUkf6Dq4swYpsgJRQ?si=v8rOHb2-RP2NbSzEFZEZBw

           Sacred Music - Gregorio Allegri ‘Miserere Mei Deus’ - The song mentioned in a preview show                 where Mozart transcribed the music against the wishes of the Pope.

• https://open.spotify.com/track/02vw0tjLamMJAzMlCSiNH3?si=pSQOOA8LSyKNAWdHbP6nQw

          Sacred Music - Samuel Barber - Agnus Dei - Modern chorale music but beautiful

 

 

Show #1: Medieval Era: Victimae Paschali - Benedicts of Mary, Queen of Apostles - Wipo of Burgundy

Agnus Dei - The Gregorian Chants Antiphon,

O quam mirabilis est - Saint Hildegard von Bingen

Renaissance Era: Du fons de ma pensee - Claude Goudimel, Michael Corboz Missa Tu es Petrus 6.

Agnus Dei I - II - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Regensburger Domchor, Hans Schrems

Sing a Song of Joy - Thomas Campion, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Timothy Brown

Baroque Era: Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 12 V. Giga Allegro - Arcangelo Corelli, American Bach Soloists, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Jeffrey Thomas, Katherine Kyme, Michael Sponseller, Tanya Tomkins Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 La primavera (No. 1 from II cimenta dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op. 8)

I. Allegro - Antonio Vivaldi, Itzhak Perlman, Israel Phillharmonic Orchestra Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147

Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Nicholas Daniel, James Vivian, Robert Quinney, Stephen Cleobury Show #2:

Classical Era: Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K.V. 525 Allegro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The New London Soloists Ensemble, Ronald Thomas Solomon HWV 67 Act 3

The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - George Frideric Handel, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Sonata No. 23 'Appasionata' in F Minor, Op. 57 III. Allegro ma non tropper - Ludwig Van Beethoven, Paul Lewis

Romantic Era: Schwanengesang, D.957 Standchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder' - Franz Schubert, Mischa Maisky, Daria Hovora

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2 No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker

Clair de Lune, L. 32 - Claude Debussy, Martin Jones

Serialism Example: Vertlarte Nacht, Op. 4 - Arnold Schoenberg, Emerson String Quartet, Paul Neubauer, Colin Carr