Medieval Era (600-1450) I. Music of the Medieval World (“When God saw that many men were lazy‚ and gave themselves only with difficulty to spiritual reading‚ He wished to make it easy for them‚ and added the melody to the Prophet’s words‚ that all being rejoiced by the charm of music‚ should sing hymns to Him with gladness.” -St. John Chrysostom [345-407]. 1:53) * A. Sacred Music (Gregorian Chant) o 1. An assemblage of a body of music into an organized liturgy associated with
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The term opera seria refers to the noble and ‘serious’ style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from 1710- 1770 however this term was rarely used during this time and only really attained common usage when it was becoming unfashionable. The phrase opera buffa was first used as an informal description of the Italian comic operas which were especially associated with developments in Naples during the first half of the eighteenth century. The development of the opera buffa was parallel with
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Tolkien has experienced a resurgence of interest in the last two decades-in a large part thanks to Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. However I do not wish to look at the movies‚ or indeed at any of Tolkien’s more prevalent work. I wish to focus on his poetry‚ the poems woven into the narrative of his popular novels (including revised versions published in The History of Middle-earth series) as well as his stand-alone pieces that may have little to do with
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music during this period was mainly in Rome since the Church occupied a dominant position in society. Most of the works by the composers are in Latin. The birth of the opera occurred during the beginning of the Baroque Era. Orfeo‚ the first opera‚ was composed by Claudio Monteverdi. Musical instruments became more popular and became the main sources of music. Music in this period was richly textured‚ highly metaphorical‚ and was used to express human emotion or depict natural phenomenon. The Four Seasons by Antonio
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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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Walter. Antonio Vivaldi; His Life and Work. Berkeley: University of California‚ 1970. Print. Koolbergen‚ Jerone. Vivaldi: 1678-1741. London: Tiger Bks. Int ’l.‚ 1995. Print. Talbot‚ Michael. "Antonio Vivaldi." The New Grove Italian Baroque Masters: Monteverdi‚ Frescobaldi‚ Cavalli‚ Corelli‚ A. Scarlatti‚ Vivaldi‚ D. Scarlatti. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 1984. 271-323. Print.
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Extra credit lecture Grotesque art Early Renaissance – 20th century Renaissance I. Early Renaissance a. Rabaleis: Freest in his treatment of carnival (very grotesque) b. Bosch‚ Hieronymus (c. 1450 – 1516) – Triptych (painted on three panels): Garden of Earthly Delights painting. i. Ideals of the body put forward normally‚ but Bosch embraces the strangeness 1. Closing the panels‚ a fourth painting appears‚ representing a scene after a flood‚ likely Noah’s
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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You can see the influence of the traditional and Mediterranean culture on the inhabitants of central and southern Iraq. In southern Italy‚ most people are more brown and darker hair. In the north‚ however‚ they tend to be taller‚ blonder hair and lighter eyes. If from north to south‚ the Italians have one thing in common-a love of life-they are also sociable and have a passion for what they do. They talk a lot and pretty gesture. The Italians are not afraid of showing emotions‚ give hugs‚ kisses
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their impact on the future line of musicians and composers. Bach’s achievements in music There were two main figures of the «Baroque» Period‚ George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. We can also name Claudio Monteverdi (creator of the «Opera»)‚ Henry Purcell or Antonio Vivaldi. We are‚ for this project‚ mostly interested in the German organist‚
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