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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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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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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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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The Renaissance Period (1400 - 1600 C.E.) The Renaissance era encompasses Western music history from 1400 to the begining of the 1600’s. This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism‚ and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art‚ including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction". During this time‚ artists and musicians produced works that displayed more artistic freedom and individualism. This creativity
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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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Baroque style period Baroque is a period of artistic style that started around 1600 in Rome‚ Italy‚ and spread throughout the majority of Europe. baroque period‚ era in the history of the Western arts roughly coinciding with the 17th century. Its earliest manifestations‚ which occurred in Italy‚ date from the latter decades of the 16th century‚ while in some regions‚ notably Germany and colonial South America‚ certain of its culminating achievements did not occur until the 18th century. The
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four major eras of music‚ the Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic and Contemporary‚ one can hear distinguishing differences between the eras. Despite the fact that each representational sample of each era was no longer than ten minutes‚ there are still very prominent differentiating qualities to each era. Given that the Baroque Era was the earliest period of the orchestra and the time when it was first
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and how it reflected issues such as religious ceremonies‚ military establishments‚ and economic systems. For several period‚ such as Neolithic‚ early Old Kingdom Egypt‚ and Akkad‚ it is crucial to look at their artworks in order to see what their society is about. The Neolithic Period was the stepping stone for more complexity in terms of techniques. When talking about this period‚ the first thing comes up to people’s mind is Stonehenge. Locates in Salisbury‚ England‚ it
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Renaissance architecture is split into three periods: Early Renaissance (ca. 1400-1500)‚ High Renaissance (ca. 1500-1525)‚ and Late Renaissance (ca.1525-1600). Renaissance architects moved away from the intricacy and verticality of the Gothic architecture style in favor of the simplicity and balanced proportions of classicism. The classical orders were revived‚ including rounded arches and domes; this was done through observation of Roman ruins and study of the treatise Ten Books on Architecture
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