was introduced. Throughout the seventeenth century there were many developments in Italian opera due to Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)‚ who wrote his first opera in 1607 (La Favola d’Orfeo) which to this day‚ is still performed. He introduced ideas such as the bel canto and buffa styles. Having a strong connection between the instrumental music and words was of major importance to Monteverdi‚ and this became a major theme for other opera composers to follow. The Romantic operas started to appear in
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Baroque period in music‚ as in other arts‚ therefore‚ was one of stylistic diversity. The opera‚ oratorio‚ and cantata were the most important new vocal forms‚ while the sonata‚ concerto‚ and overture were created for instrumental music. Claudio Monteverdi was the first great composer of the “new music.” He was followed in Italy by Alessandro Scarlatti and Giovanni Pergolesi. The instrumental tradition in Italy found its great Baroque composers in Arcangelo Corelli‚ Antonio Vivaldi‚ and Giuseppe Tartini
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Chapter 16 SECTION ONE: -Who were three major Greek scientists that inspired 16th century Europeans? What/ fields were great scientific advancements made that these scientists represented? Aristotle in physics‚ Ptolemy in astronomy‚ and Galen in medicine. -Why did European scientists have to make adjustment to ancient theories? Scientists did not want to abandon theories. Rather‚ they adjusted them. They were forced to do this because they began to notice things that contradicted ancient theories
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Newton‚ and advances in math of Descartes‚ Newton. Baroque period included production of some of the greatest music of all time. The Baroque era was filled with musical geniuses. People like Franz Josef Haydn‚ George Frideric Handel‚ and Claudio Monteverdi. All of these people were amazing when holding an instrument‚ sitting at a piano‚ or writing on manuscript paper‚ but the finished products were always superb. Among the influential composers of Baroque music‚ there have been few who have contributed
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“Derived from the Portuguese barroco‚ or “oddly shaped pearl‚” the term “baroque” has been widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750” - http://www.baroque.org. Following the Renaissance‚ the baroque period was known for its expressivity of boldness‚ extravagance‚ overall balance‚ and use of heavy use of ornamentation. These features can be seen in everything from the clothing styles‚ to the architecture‚ and in particular
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“To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.”- Saint Teresa of Ávila. Teresa was a crucial member of society during the age of exploration‚ she wrote many literary masterpieces along with doing many religious and giving actions. She was always a very religious person and continued to be until death. Teresa of Ávila was a woman of god‚ she never put anything before him‚ she was always loyal to her prayer‚ and was a concentrated priest. In 1562 Teresa opened the first
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Born in New York City‚ Artie Shaw would become one of the top bandleaders in the swing era. He began his musical career as a highly sought-after alto saxophone player in the New York area‚ and was able to benefit from the growth of radio and studio recordings. As he perfected his technical ability with various dance bands‚ he was still relatively unknown in the early 30’s when he began to focus exclusively on the Clarinet while Swing music began to grow in popularity. While we may carefully
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but just a few: David‚ Solomon‚ Arion‚ Sappho‚ Terpander‚ the inventor of the 7 stringed Kithara‚ Tibetan Buddhist chants‚ Zen Shakuhachi music‚ ancient native American flute‚ Plainchant‚ Renaissance choral music‚ English and Irish folk songs‚ Monteverdi‚ Josquin des Prez‚ Bach‚ Handel‚ Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Brahms‚ Faure‚ Debussy‚ Ravel‚ Aboriginal‚ Hawaiian‚ Andean‚ Scriabin‚ Gurchiev‚ Hazrat Inayat Khan‚ ancient and modern Chinese healing music‚ Balinese‚ Javanese‚ and a host of contemporary composers
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"Baroque Art The Baroque Has Been Called a Theatrical Style." Baroque Art The Baroque Has Been Called a Theatrical Style. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 03 May 2013. <http://www.lazystudents.com/hyperpapers/baroque_era.html>. Schulenberg‚ David. "Chapter 4/Monteverdi and Early Baroque Musical Drama." Music of the Baroque. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2001. 59. Print.
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composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel‚ who were both Germans. Other German Baroque composers include Buxtehude‚ Pachelbel and Telemann‚ English Baroque composers include Byrd and Purcell and Italian Baroque composers include Monteverdi‚ Corelli‚ Vivaldi and
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