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    The Baroque Era

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    believe‚ exactly how it was with the Baroque Era of Music. When Was the Baroque Era? The official company line on when the Baroque Era started‚ which you will find in every book‚ encyclopedia‚ or bubble-gum wrapper on the subject‚ was the year 1600. The event which earned 1600 this enviable distinction‚ as far as I can tell‚ was the simple fact that it has two zeros stuck on the end of it‚ thus making it fairly easy to remember. In contrast‚ the end of the Baroque Era was definitively set by Johann

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    Baroque Period

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    vocal composition. Among these works‚ Quantz composed ‘Konzert in G major’. Quantz began making flutes in 1739. He made eighteen instruments that can now be found in museums in Germany‚ the USA and Japan. | Quantz’s flutes are unlike other baroque flutes in a number of interesting ways. In 1724 (whilst in Paris) he invented a second key for D#. Although the Eb key already existed on the flute‚ Quantz thought that adding a D# would help with tuning and intonation. Even though the

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    Humanities Baroque

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    Manifestation of the Baroque Period Roughly around the 1600s to 1750s‚ the Baroque period came to life bringing heightened nature‚ and more personal and emotional expression to art. It originated in Italy and spread out like a plaque throughout Europe‚ the Americas‚ and Spain. Everything from art to literature and even music was more theatrical and was given more emotions. Catholicism was generally being reflected off of the Baroque arts. Dramatic religious paintings were being made Literature

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    Mannerism‚ which literally means "style"‚ was a period in European art that began in Italy in the final years of the Renaissance and lasted until it was replaced by Baroque‚ about 1520 to 1600. During this time‚ young artists were trying to establish their own style‚ with a new approach to painting and interpretation of the human experience. They had their difficulties as it were. Virtually everything that could be done‚ had been done. The artists of the Renaissance‚ masters such as Raphael

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    Baroque Naturalism in Spain

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    BAROQUE NATURALISM IN SPAIN: VELAZQUEZ The greatest master of Spanish painting and one of the greatest painters of the Baroque was Diego Velazquez. Inspired by the simple‚ realistic paintings of Caravaggio‚ his approach to art would fly in the face of the flamboyant trends in his day and go even further in the direction of “naturalism.” Surprisingly‚ when he was twenty-four‚ the honest realist was appointed the court painter to the king. More surprisingly‚ Velazquez succeeded in his new role without

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    Cited: http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/ig/Historic-Styles/Rococo.htm http://www.essential-humanities.net/western-art/architecture/renaissance/ http://www.essential-humanities.net/western-art/architecture/baroque/

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    The term "Baroque" was initially used as a disparaging term to call attention to its use of irregular forms‚ myriad of fine detailing‚ and exuberance of spirituality which was considered to be extremely different from the finesse of Renaissance classicism. Heinrich Wölfflin‚ Vasari‚ and many others praised the period of rebirth while somewhat denouncing the work of Baroque artists. The Renaissance tended to be more rational stylistically while the Baroque has often been described as irrational with

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    things whether it be something from our history or something that happens in our present society. The Baroque Era is one of those things that have influence our culture‚ not just here in the United States but also in Europe. The Baroque era‚ which started in Rome;Italy‚ was an Era in our history that made sure to leave an impact in our society. Due to certain events that happened during the Baroque Era‚ it has shaped our culture in our Arts‚ Literature‚ and also in our Music. During the time of colonization

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    The Baroque Art era is classified by many as Early Baroque‚ High Baroque‚ and Late Baroque periods. The Rococo Art era is often said to be part of the Late Baroque period. The time frame of the Rococo era and whether it is one and the same as the Late Baroque period have been in debate through the years. Although the Baroque Art and the Rococo Art periods are sometimes classified as one in the same‚ they are actually quite distinct and unique. The Baroque Art period was between 1600 and the

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    November 14‚ 2010 Musical Talents from the Baroque Era The Baroque era extended from late Renaissance and early Classical periods between 1600 and 1750. The origin of the term “baroque” comes from Portuguese and refers to an “irregular shaped pearl”. The era of Baroque music was an age of brilliant progress of knowledge. It was also known for the age of the scientific discoveries of Galileo and Newton‚ and advances in math of Descartes‚ Newton. Baroque period included production of some of the

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