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    or more in sonata form. Sonata form is a piece of music in three sections‚ in ABA form‚ which are exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation. 3. What is a coda? A coda is pieces at the end of a musical piece that are extended past the recapitulation. 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe each part. The first part of sonata from is the exposition. The exposition is where the composer “exposes” the themes of the music which are the first subject group and the second subject

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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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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Music of any period reflects‚ in its own way‚ some of the same influences‚ tendencies‚ and generative impulses that are found in the other arts of that time (Donna‚ 2005). Thus the word "baroque‚" usually used despairingly by eighteenth-century art critics to describe the art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries‚ came to be applied also to the music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After some years after the death of Johann

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    Knowledge of music is and always has been a vast part of a proper education. Fine arts in any sense help shape our society and us but it has not always been available to middle and lower classes. This is due to music being considered a more advanced level of education that only wealthy and upper classes could afford to have. Two time periods that reflect these views are the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The Renaissance‚ the period of rebirth. It is also the period in which there was a dominant

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    early times of music were very interesting in their ways of coming about. As the days of the Roman Catholic Church saw trials and tribulations‚ through the reformation in the renaissance era a new style of music was born. This new style that began as renaissance music and slowly morphed into the style of baroque and classical through the work of amazing world renowned composers such as George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. These composers created a style of music in the Baroque era that was

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    The term Baroque means an irregularly shaped complex form.  It came from the irregularly shaped pearl meaning unnatural and strange.  This is completely different‚ from a description of the music of the time.  Musical styles greatly different from artistic styles of the time making it virtually impossible to draw parallels between the two.  Instead‚ one needs to draw independent conclusions about Baroque music. One example which we heard in class was Handel’s oratorio called Solomon‚ Act III.  The

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    Known as “the two greatest and most influential periods of Italian art…”‚ the Renaissance and the Baroque periods were ones that relied heavily on the Classical art style‚ along with its ideals (Mules‚ n.d.). It affected art all the way through the 1700s‚ up until a new wave of artists decided to get brave and try new things. One on the ways that showed the Classical tradition was still alive was that they still used the Church as the biggest influential patron of art. Many paintings and sculptures

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    and studied six musical periods: medieval‚ renaissancebaroque‚ classical‚ romantic‚ and impressionism. Of these periods‚ my favorite would have to be the baroque period. The baroque period lasted from 1600 until roughly 1750. Outside of music‚ there was a large amount of change occurring in the arts‚ society‚ and popular culture throughout this time. During the baroque period‚ music was transformed by the development of several new genres. Baroque music was unique in the characteristics of mood

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    Music and poetry are two of the many artistic ways people express themselves in their everyday lives. Some say that poetry is more artistic than music and vise versa to other. It is nearly impossible to compare all poetry and all music and say one is more artistic than the other. When someone compare one song and one piece of poetry it is easier to see which one gets the main point across the best and which is more artistic while still conveying the theme. The message or theme of the 2 pieces of

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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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