culture generated a new artistic style‚ known as “The Baroque”. The term literally means "irregular pearl" and is use to describe the vibrant and wild artistic creativity of the seventeenth century. The newly created Baroque style grew out of the Catholic “Counter-Reformation”. Later on as the style spread to northern Europe‚ it became popular at royal places that use this new style as a symbol freshly emerging monarchies. As the book explains‚ Baroque style exhibits a combination of power‚ massiveness
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Chapter one Baroque art what is baroque art and its features Baroque is an artistic style prevalent from the late 16th century to the early 18th century in Europe.It is most often defined as "the dominant style of art in Europe between the Mannerist and Rococo eras‚ a style characterized by dynamic movement‚ overt emotion and self-confident rhetoric".The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church‚ which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent
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Differences and similarities of Baroque and Classical music The difference between Baroque and classical music begins with the era that they came into transition. Baroque music emerged in ‘Italy during the renaissance period between 1600 and 1750’s. Baroque orchestras are small in size and the use of the harpsichord (harp) is popular in this style of music. Baroque requires the use of many string instruments such as; the violin‚ violoncello‚ viola‚ and contrabass. The organ and flute were also
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Marc Sokolovs Mr. Hamilton BAROQUE ESSAY Starting in the year 1600 and ending in 1750 the baroque era is one of Western music’s finest time periods. Key characteristics that the baroque era consisted of were emotion‚ complexity‚ ornamentation and embellishment at its prime. Most commonly‚ baroque music had a homophonic texture‚ one melody with a single high voice or instrument‚ combined with bass chords or an accompaniment. A feature that is widely known is the basso continuo; the bass lines are
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century‚ however‚ under the reign of King Louis XIII and King Louis XIV‚ France was being ruled under a system of government known as an absolute monarchy‚ or absolutism. Although this has been “regarded as the best example of the practice of absolute monarchy‚” it could also be argued that the government of the day was more of a hybrid of absolutism. To begin with‚ the question needs to be answered‚ “What is an absolute monarchy?” With so many different systems of government‚ including more than one
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Chorale During the baroque period‚ music had certain characteristics that are specific to the time period. For example‚ Contrast is an important characteristic in a baroque drama. The differences between loud and soft‚ solo and ensemble‚ different instruments and timbres all play an important role in many baroque compositions. In previous musical eras‚ a piece of music tended to consist of a single melody‚ perhaps with several melodies played simultaneously. Not until the baroque period did the concept
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MUSI200 27 January 2013 Baroque Vs. Modern Pop The Western music known today has its roots in the musical practices found in Europe and the Middle East over twenty centuries ago. These musical practices‚ in turn‚ have their roots in ancient Greek and Roman practices which are detailed in musical and philosophical treatises of the time. Greek civilization‚ with its political structures‚ its architectural and musical attainments‚ and its great achievements in philosophy and poetry‚ has influenced
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Rhayn Gray Mrs. Gratz January 4‚ 2015 Challenge II Baroque Art: What is it and why do we care about it? The Baroque is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear‚ easily interpreted detail to produce drama‚ tension‚ exuberance‚ and grandeur in sculpture‚ painting‚ architecture‚ and music. The style began around 1600 in Rome‚ Italy and spread to most of Europe. It’s defined as “a style of European architecture‚ music‚ and art of the 17th and 18th centuries
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Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods Western Governors University Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods It was the 14th century and Europe was shrouded in creative and intellectual “darkness” as a result of corrupt and oppressive religion. People lived with the burden of twisted theological rules that permeated both business and personal lives. In a small town in Italy‚ a group of educators and philosophers started re-examining the Classical
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studied six musical periods: medieval‚ renaissance‚ baroque‚ classical‚ romantic‚ and impressionism. Of these periods‚ my favorite would have to be the baroque period. The baroque period lasted from 1600 until roughly 1750. Outside of music‚ there was a large amount of change occurring in the arts‚ society‚ and popular culture throughout this time. During the baroque period‚ music was transformed by the development of several new genres. Baroque music was unique in the characteristics of mood and
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