One of the characteristic art forms of the Baroque era was opera. Opera in the Baroque era had many different arts in music‚ drama‚ poetry‚ and dancing. Architecture in the Baroque era interacted with the music and was influenced by historic features of the era. Features in dynamic and dramatic elements were visible to both music and architecture. Composers contributed
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Continuo composed by J. S. Bach (1738) Fictional History and Analysis by Jim Meyer MUS 343-01 Dr. Harbold 12/10/2012 The link for the score: http://erato.uvt.nl/files/imglnks/usimg/4/4b/IMSLP02260-Bach_-_BGA_-_BWV_1056.pdf The Link for a Baroque performance of the BWV 1056: http://elmhurst.naxosmusiclibrary.com.proxy.elmhurst.edu/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=10727%2Felmhurst08%2F242152 I’ve been in love with the BWV 1056 for a number of years now. Being able to break it down theoretically
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to even now. So it is only natural that Western music should also have been affected by religion. Western music‚ and its development by composers‚ has been strongly influenced by the Christian religion‚ especially in the Medieval‚ Renaissance‚ and Baroque periods. The music in these periods laid the foundation for all the different types of music we enjoy today. During the Medieval period the Catholic Church had an enormous amount of power and control over the people of that time. The Medieval
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violinist of the Baroque Period. Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach‚ a town in Thuringia‚ Germany; he was raised and spent most of his life there. Because a scarcity of finances his career and himself were limited to where he could travel. Unlike many other known composers of the time‚ he never went farther north than Hamburg or farther south than Carlsbad. Consequently‚ many referred to him as “one of the greatest and most influential composers of the Western world‚” particularly of the Baroque Era. (“Classical
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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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for intellectual freedom. Unlike the preceding Baroque music which emphasized textural intricacy‚ classical music is characterized by it’s near obsession with structural balance and clarity‚ however many other elements were integral to forming the musical foundations for the Classical period. The music of this era began with a pre-classical‚ somewhat transitional music style called Rococo which was a reaction to the rigidity and seriousness of Baroque music. Rococo style occurred around 1720. This
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Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no.5 Overview: This baroque concerto is composed by Johann Sebastian Bach‚ the famous baroque composer of his time. This work is the fifth of six concertos the composer dedicated to Christian Ludwig‚ Margrave of Brandenburg. This piece showcases Bach’s inimitable strength as a contrapuntist. Bach’s music has flexibility in its form and influence‚ but still retaining the constraints of the form of baroque music. He blended Italian and German music in these concertos
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SWOT analysis of the English National Opera STRENGTHS The product is definite. Although there are many different titles of shows and ways of performing Opera‚ on the whole the customer knows‚ when attending a performance‚ what to expect. Accessibility is improving. Through recent more widespread distribution of Videos/DVDs and CDs in well known music stores. Also through Touring and Open-air Opera and to some extent educational workshops and talks‚ the English National Opera (ENO)
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Midsummer Night’s Dream: To what extent does ACT5 Scene1 present a harmonious “New World”? Act 5 Scene 1 is considered to be a harmonious “New World”‚ not forgetting that we have just left the “Green world” with all the mischief and fairies all around. This would make us question is the green world really gone? And is the new world really all that “Harmonious”? Act 5 Scene1 is the resolution of the entire play. At the start of It is obvious that the harmonious “New world” is present‚ with all
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a cantata and a sonata; 17. Know what a lute (a kind of stringed instrument) looks like; 18. Dates of the Baroque Period; 19. Characteristic qualities of harmony during the Classical period; 20. The names of the sections of a Classical Sonata-Allegro form; 21. The Romantic Period dates 22. Who created plainsong? 23. Who are the main Renaissance composers? 24. Who are the main Baroque composers? 25. Who are the main Classical composers? 26. Who are the main Romantic composers? 27. Who are
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