Medieval composers? 16. The difference between a cantata and a sonata; 17. Know what a lute (a kind of stringed instrument) looks like; 18. Dates of the Baroque Period; 19. Characteristic qualities of harmony during the Classical period; 20. The names of the sections of a Classical Sonata-Allegro form; 21. The Romantic Period dates 22. Who created plainsong? 23. Who are the main Renaissance composers? 24. Who are the main Baroque composers? 25. Who are the main Classical composers? 26. Who
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undertook. They were known as Los Tres Grandes and were commissioned by the government to create murals that would define Mexican identity. Not only were visual arts celebrated but musical arts were encouraged as well. Around the same time a Mexican composer named
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institutions regularly commissioned new music. These include: ballet and opera companies‚ foundations‚ orchestras‚ performers‚ film studios‚ and wealthy music lovers. Also impacting the direction of Twentieth-Century music was the emigration of many famous composers to the United States because of World War II‚ the widespread dissemination of American jazz and popular music‚ and the role of universities in nourishing new music. (Chapters 3 & 4) Two artistic movements that were to have their musical counterparts
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20th century orchestral music encompasses orchestral works‚ concertos‚ ballets and symphonies that have been written and performed since 1900. This era had no particular dominant style and composers have created highly diverse kinds of music. One impressionist piece that demonstrates these characteristics is Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring‚ The Kiss of The Earth (1913) is a pinnacle 20th century orchestral piece‚ which boldly rejected structured harmony and the comfort
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which music became a commodity to be bought and sold. It is in the rapid industrialised nations‚ notably Britain and USA‚ that we first encounter composers who have devoted themselves to fulfilling a demand for popular‚ entertainment music. · Foster Stephen Foster (Born Lawrenceville in 1826; died in New York in 1864) Foster was an American composer‚ mainly self-taught in music. He wrote over 200 songs‚ several of which
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with accompaniment. These new melodies tended to be almost voice-like and singable‚ allowing composers to actually replace singers as the focus of the music. Instrumental music therefore quickly replaced opera and other sung forms (such asoratorio) as the favorite of the musical audience and the epitome of great composition. However‚ opera did not disappear: during the classical period‚ several composers began producing operas for the general public in their native languages (previous operas were
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development‚ and progressiveness in societies. Civilization and primitivism can be seen in various perspectives due to one’s personal background and views. In Heart of Darkness‚ Joseph Conrad describes civilized Europeans venturing
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ethnocentrism depicted in the film Avatar? Discuss with reference to the notions of exoticism‚ primitivism and romanticism. TITLE: Ethnocentrism in “Avatar” WORD COUNT: 589 words Tutorial Class: Thursday 1000-1150 J James Cameron’s Avatar This essay aims to identify scenes where ethnocentrism and three related concepts exoticism‚ primitivism and romanticism. The film Avatar depicts the life of Jake sully‚ the main protagonist who was brought
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societal norms through non-traditional works of art. The artists of the movement expressed a different point of view regarding how reality was portrayed. Characteristics of this modern avant-garde revolution included the expressive use of color‚ primitivism‚ and experimentation. Modernism soon had a lasting impact on artistic styles and techniques throughout the 20th century‚ resulting in a profusion of artistic movements from impressionism to the influential style of Picasso’s cubism. The movement
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In the article ‘Why have there been no Great Women Artists?’ written by Linda Nochlins‚ the author makes her argument and discussion on the issue in artwork of women‚ and feminist art history. One of the most important points that the author raised is that there are plenty of factors bringing obstacles to women in the western countries in the past‚ which prevent women from getting success in the art world. At the very beginning of the essay‚ the author mentioned about the words from John Stuart
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