examined and studied six musical periods: medieval‚ renaissance‚ baroque‚ 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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American Art and Architecture Two opposite forces have coexisted in American art since the establishment of the first colonies. On the one hand‚ American artists have been aware of their European cultural heritage and of continuing innovation in Europe; on the other hand‚ they have had to adapt European forms to the exigencies of their native situation. This interaction between rival forces is hardly unique to American art--all art grows within a tradition--but what distinguishes the American
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TASK IWT 1 1112.1 The Renaissance art period is one of the most famous periods in western culture. Well known artists like Leonardo de Vinci‚ Donatello‚ Botticelli‚ Michelangelo and Raphael all came from this period in time. During the 1400’s‚ the western world was emerging from medieval times and artists during the Renaissance sought to distance themselves from what they saw as the dark ages‚ by returning to and reviving the ideas of classical antiquity. This nod towards classic Greek and Roman
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recitative in which the words carry the expressive message‚ in an operatic aria it is the music that carries the expressive message” (L12‚ 31:59). “The same Baroque advances in harmony; rhythm‚ motivic manipulation and melodic construction that led to the development of purely instrumental music
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In the 1600’s a new European age dawned. The Roman Catholic Church continued its march against Protestantism‚ and sovereign states. The art and architecture during this time provided spectacular and compelling images‚ which the church could reassert its presence through. The term baroque was coined in eighteenth-century by artist and scholars whose tastes were attuned to classical ideas. The word derives from the Portuguese word borroco‚ meaning irregular pearl. It was an era of constant turmoil;
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The Baroque period (1600-1750)‚ also known as the “age of absolutism”‚ was when the Western World as we know it today began to take shape. The humanistic attitudes of the Renaissance period‚ such as the emphasizing of matters regarding humankind‚ nonreligious knowledge‚ and the significance of the individual‚ overlapped the Baroque era‚ carrying its concerns with it. Consequently‚ the Baroque era turned out to be a period of extremes; a time of tense‚ dramatic‚ and exuberant arts‚ unjust rulers‚
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The Baroque Art era is classified by many as Early Baroque‚ High Baroque‚ and Late Baroque periods. The Rococo Art era is often said to be part of the Late Baroque period. The time frame of the Rococo era and whether it is one and the same as the Late Baroque period have been in debate through the years. Although the Baroque Art and the Rococo Art periods are sometimes classified as one in the same‚ they are actually quite distinct and unique. The Baroque Art period was between 1600 and the
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MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE Name:Tan-awon‚ Johanna Marie R. Prof. Architect Gregoria Mercado Bs.Architecture/ AR 1-11ar-2 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Antoni Gaudí From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Antoni Gaudí | Biography Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈtɔni ɣəwˈði]; 25 June 1852–10 June 1926) was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí’s works reflect his highly individual
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Bulacan State University College of Architecture & Fine Arts City of Malolos TOA 123 [pic] 2nd Semester AY 2009‐2010 Arch. Godesil G. Lejarde Instructor TOA 123 Theory of Architecture 2 Arch. GGLejarde
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Johanna Sebastian Bach was a composer of the Baroque era‚ the most celebrated member of a large family of northern German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist‚ organist‚ and expert on organ building. Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos‚ The Well-Tempered Clavier‚ the Mass in B Minor‚ and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental
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