Quotes: 1. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties... – hamlet 2. Man is born free‚ yet everywhere he is in chains. Rousseau 3. Modern society is rotten even at its roots. Rouseeau 4. Get back to Nature … Noble Savage .. SOCIAL CONTRACT - rouseeau 5. Reason is supreme . Human reason can solve every problem facing humankind. - descartes 6. A work of art is a public dream – frued – Oedipus complex 7. We live in an ordered‚ rational‚ understandable
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The History of Italian Opera Introduction There are many forms of art such as‚ paintings‚ sculptures‚ buildings‚ etc. Opera is another form of art though it may not seem like art to many people. “Few forms of art… are as overtly involved as opera in the social and historical contexts within which they are created and consumed” (Lindenberger 235). Italian opera which obviously formed in Italy is a form of art in the Italian language. It was introduced in Italy in the 1600s. Ironically many
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Time Capsule: The Renaissance and the Age of Baroque The European Renaissance was a time of cultural transition in Europe from a society rooted in religious focus and compliance to humanism and artistic expression. Although the majority of Europe remained loyal to the Papacy and Catholicism‚ the Renaissance brought about scholars that encouraged human artistic expression and self-fulfillment. Prior to the Renaissance‚ devout Catholics led simple lifestyles‚ with few amenities or luxuries. They believed
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pieces specifically for St. Mark ’s in Venice‚ which had two choir lofts facing each other. Sackbuts and cornets played to each other from these lofts known as cori spezzati. The sound of the sackbut became associated with death and the underworld; Monteverdi used them for this very
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studied‚ performed‚ and listened to. It is associated with composers such as Claudio Monteverdi‚ Antonio Vivaldi‚ George Frideric Handel‚ and Johann Sebastian Bach. The baroque period saw the development of functional tonality. Opera originated in Italy in the late sixteen century among a group of Florentine musicians and poets with aristocratic ties. Orfeo [1607]‚ an Opera by great composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) united drama‚ dance‚ elaborate stage mechanisms‚ and painted scenery with
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aristocratic form of poetry and music that flourished at small Italian courts. In the piece‚ Cruda Amarilli‚ Monteverdi uses many musical devices that are typical of a madrigal. The lyrics in this song are repeated‚ the music accompanies the text in interesting ways‚ and there is a wide range of vocal notes. After listening to the piece just once you can immediately feel the unrequited love Monteverdi is displaying through his words and music. The music and instrumentation in this piece aid the voices to
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Florence and Naples‚ Artemisia Gentileschi spread the influence of what artist? a. Caravaggio b. Gianlorenzo Bernini c. Nicolas Poussin d. Johannes Vermeer Page ref: 264 6. What would one expect to hear during a performance of Monteverdi’s Orfeo? a. a concerto grosso b. a hymn c. a recitative and aria d. a prelude and fugue Page ref: 265 7. Which What term is best associated with the unification of European states like France and Spain under all-powerful monarchs‚ who used their
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architecture of this period; later‚ the name came to be applied also to its music. Baroque music forms a major portion of the classical music canon‚ being widely studied‚ performed‚ and listened to. It is associated with composers such as Claudio Monteverdi‚ Antonio Vivaldi‚ George Frideric Handel‚ and Johann Sebastian Bach. The baroque period saw the development of diatonic tonality. During the period composers and performers used more elaborate musical ornamentation; made changes in musical notation
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Possente Spirto : Opinions in the style of Monteverdi and Artusi Sabrina K. Robbins Musicology 210 Dr. Rachel Golden October 23‚ 2012 Music has always and will
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King Horn (ca. 1225‚ SWMid or SMid) Havelok the Dane (ca. 1280-1300‚ NEMid) Athelston (ca. 1355-80‚ EMid) Gamelyn (ca. 1350-70‚ NEMid) The Sowdon of Babylon (ca. 1400‚ EMid) The Matter of Britain Arthurian Sir Degaré (before 1325‚ SWMid) Sir Orfeo (beginning of 14th c.‚ SE) The Earl of Toulouse (ca. 1400‚ NEMid) Emaré (ca. 1400‚ NE) Layamon’s Brut (chronicle-romance; late 12th c.‚ WMid) Ywain and Gawain (ca. 1300-50‚ N) Sir Perceval of Galles (ca. 1300-40‚ N) Sir Launfal (later 14th c
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