Renaissance means ’rebirth’ or ’recovery’‚ has its origins in Italy and is associated with the rebirth of antiquity or Greco-Roman civilization. The age of the Renaissance is believed to elapse over a period of about two centuries‚ approximately from 1350 to 1550. Above all‚ the Renaissance was a recovery from the Middle Ages and all the disasters associated with it: the Black Death‚ economic‚ political and social crises. For the intellectuals‚ it was a period of recovery from the "Dark Ages"; a
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Anna Diers MUS 242 Dr. Lynn Little 08 November 2013 Bach’s Fugue in G Minor‚ WTC Book I 1. Bach was a piano teacher‚ and often approached his music as a teaching tool. To display how easily moving from one key to the next could be‚ he utilized the Well Tempered Clavier and the book can often be thought of from this standpoint. According to Sigland Bruhn‚ “ It aims to help you‚ its reader‚ achieve a creative understanding and interpretation of Bach’s preludes and fugues by encouraging you to
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------------------------------------------------- Konzert in G major Johann Quantz Katherine Parkes ------------------------------------------------- Konzert in G major Johann Quantz Katherine Parkes Music Analysis 2012 Music Analysis 2012 Johann Joachim Quantz Konzert in G Major Johann Quantz was one of the first professional flautists in 18th century Europe. Quantz was an accomplished musician‚ flute maker and composer. He was an apprentice under his uncle Justus Quantz. Quantz
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the novel‚ and he could go to London. Although he was a poor country boy who was brought up by hand (Dickens 7)‚ he went to London with a huge amount of money and could have some sense of pride. In this passage Herbert teaches Pip‚ now nicknamed “Handel” a sense of moral awareness to act according to the social class of a gentleman to which he so desperately wants to belong. At this point in the novel‚ Herbert is commenting on morality and moral awareness and what is considered appropriate and
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and then a very fast conclusion. A minuet is a french style for dance in triple time. There were many composers in this time; three of the composers of the Classical Era were Wolfgang Ameadeus Mozart‚ Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . The Classical Era was approximately in the time frame of 1775 to 1825. The Classical Era was after the Baroque Era. There was a time period between the Classical and Baroque Eras. This time period was call the preclassical time period. In this time
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Bibliography: Estrella‚ Espie. "Baroque Music Timeline." Music Education. The New York Times Company.‚ Winter 2009. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. . "Johann Sebastian Bach: Biography from Answers.com." Answers.com: Wiki Q&A Combined with Free Online Dictionary‚ Thesaurus‚ and Encyclopedias. Summer 2007. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. . Sartorius‚ Michael. "BAROQUE MUSIC DEFINED." BAROQUE MUSIC PAGE: Biogs‚ Pictures‚ Music Samples
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instruments‚ which was different from the Renaissance Era up to 1600. Also‚ the Baroque Era developed figured bass (basso continuo) and included improvisation which allowed for contrasting sections. One influential composer during the Baroque Era was J.S Bach. Bach was an involved musician who composed mainly to meet the needs of the positions he held. For example‚ as a church organist‚ he wrote works mainly for organ but also harpsichord‚ as well as cantatas for church‚ chorales‚ concertos‚ and chamber works
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Classical Periods Arguably‚ two of the best musical periods in music history are the Baroque and Classical Periods. Most well-known composers worldwide lived and composed in these periods. A good example of a Baroque compositor is Johann Sebastian Bach‚ a very well-known German composer. From the Classical Period‚ Mozart is arguably the most well-known composer. The Baroque period lasted from about 1600-1750. The Baroque was a revolutionary time for music but also to visual arts‚ architecture and
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well-regulated church music The function of music within the Lutheran liturgy Luther ‘ next to the Word of God‚ music deserves the highest praise’. Luthers main aims to encourage congregation to participate and reflect upon the religious experiences. Bachs music = THRUST in liturgical hymns and sermons The example of the st matthew passion‚ its levels of meaning and significance. Passions are sermon sandwiches. It phrases the sermon. First part encourages sort of drama directed towards a subject
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For example‚ after the prophet and a few of his followers died before they were going to kill Kirsten‚ Handel describes what Kirsten sees and hears: “[Kirsten] felt the vibration of hooves on the road now. August shouted her name and she looked up as the Symphony’s forward scouts rounded the curve of the road on horseback like a vision from a dream‚ Viola
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