1 21 November‚ 2013 MUS31-04 Middle Ages and the Baroque Period Music What is music? According to the definition‚ music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous‚ unified‚ and evocative composition‚ as through melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm‚ and timbre. As we know‚ music had become a controversial topic throughout the world. Everyone knows music‚ everyone heard of music. Music represents our feeling‚ and used throughout the world. Music has been divided into many
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craft‚ he was truly of the most humble of servants to the legacy of music‚ specifically to Western music. He initialized an unparalleled compositional standard in the art of fugal counterpoint‚ not to mention the numerous contributions he made to the Baroque vocal genre in addition to his instrumental works. One such instrumental work in particular helped to set a new level of achievement for his successors that would truly change the face of violin performance‚ even to this day. J.S. Bach’s Six Sonatas
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Session 6 Activity: Discussion RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE There are two activities for Session 6: Activity 6.1 (parts a and b) and Activity 6.2. You will be working independently with the opportunity to respond to others for activity 6.1. Both the activities take place on the DISCUSSION BOARD. Activity 6.1 Art and Music: Comparing a work of art to a piece of music. General notes: Try to make comparisons that go beyond ’art that illustrates a piece of music well’ or ’music that fits what is happening
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Dear President Schneider : On behalf of the great Franz Joseph Haydn‚ I write this letter of recommendation to support the admission of a great composer into the International Enlightenment Society. In order for a musician to be eligible for your society‚ I understand that he must embody the characteristics of the Enlightenment and more specifically‚ as a composer‚ his music must possess the characteristics of the Classical period. I assure you that what you will find
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Art of the Baroque and Neoclassicism Movements The Rape of Proserpina and Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss Germaine Fahie FAS 202: Introduction to Humanities II Julianne Poncet February 19‚ 2015 The purpose of this essay is to evaluate two art pieces that were created by two tremendously gifted individuals during the Baroque to the contemporary period. Masters of their movements‚ both sculptors were able to create masterpieces that revealed an unfolding event that could be read by their viewers
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Music Paper Jason Sandoval HUM/266 Prof. Vega Music Paper From Baroque music from Pachelbel’s Canon in D major to Classical music of Mozart separating the differences between them to better understand each and the beauty of both. During the period of Baroque music the orchestra ranged from 10 to 30 instruments. The size of the orchestra could grow into the hundreds depending on the occasion. The primary instrument sounds you would hear from the orchestra were strings. Strings and winds
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contrast. Movements like the Baroque movement in the 17th century and Impressionism in the 19th century were significant in the history of art. Some of the well known artists of the Baroque were Caravaggio‚ Rubens‚ Rembrandt and Velazquez. From the Impressionist period were Monet‚ Renoir‚ Cezanne and Degas. Velazquez was a Spanish artist and was one of the most important artists of the Spanish Golden Age. His works of art primarily took place in during the contemporary Baroque period during the 17th
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The changing styles in music played off the advancement of the instrument. As Baroque ensembles developed into larger Classical orchestras‚ the violin withstood a sequence of changes in its construction to allow it to flourish in the concert hall setting. While the body of a Baroque violin is essentially the same as a modern instrument‚ other characteristics differ. The Baroque neck is a bit shorter and thicker. It projects straight out of the instrument’s body‚ instead of
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Paul is also highlighted as he lifts his hands in praise and surrenders to the Lord. Maybe such focus is placed on the horse to represent the power that knocked him down (literally and figuratively speaking). This painting is a perfect example of Baroque art because it contains the use of chiaroscuro where there is a significant contrast between the highlighted portions of the paintings and the dark shadows. I liked the “spotlight” reference noted in the Lecture as that just seems to be the perfect
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edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/miscellanea/museums/discob olus.html The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ (2008) Timeline of Art History. New York. Retrieved November 13‚ 2010‚ from www.metmuseum.org Web Museum. (2002). Baroque. Retrieved on November 13‚ 2010 from http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/baroque/
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