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    Devin Golden 18 November 2014 Professor Z Rhetorical Perspective Renaissance The Enlightenment and Renaissance era ’s. Two completely different era ’s as far as time periods‚ but actually similar in how they developed rhetoric. These two era ’s focused a lot on education to develop‚ and used past rhetorician ’s views‚ and philosophies to do so. The Enlightenment era focused a lot on argumentation. This period was about an intellectual change going on in the world. According to dictionary.com

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    The term ‘Baroque’ is used to describe the period of artistic style that began around 1600 in Rome and spread to most of Europe by the 1750s. It uses exaggerated motion‚ vivid‚ simple and easily interpreted detail to produce drama‚ exuberance‚ tension‚ and grandeur. It is evident in sculpture‚ painting‚ architecture‚ literature‚ dance‚ theatre and music (Wikipedia 2017). There are many great examples of sculptures from the Baroque period. When I first saw the sculpture‚ Truth Unveiled by Time

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    Marc Sokolovs Mr. Hamilton BAROQUE ESSAY Starting in the year 1600 and ending in 1750 the baroque era is one of Western music’s finest time periods. Key characteristics that the baroque era consisted of were emotion‚ complexity‚ ornamentation and embellishment at its prime. Most commonly‚ baroque music had a homophonic texture‚ one melody with a single high voice or instrument‚ combined with bass chords or an accompaniment. A feature that is widely known is the basso continuo; the bass lines are

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    Chorale During the baroque period‚ music had certain characteristics that are specific to the time period. For example‚ Contrast is an important characteristic in a baroque drama. The differences between loud and soft‚ solo and ensemble‚ different instruments and timbres all play an important role in many baroque compositions. In previous musical eras‚ a piece of music tended to consist of a single melody‚ perhaps with several melodies played simultaneously. Not until the baroque period did the concept

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    MUSI200 27 January 2013 Baroque Vs. Modern Pop The Western music known today has its roots in the musical practices found in Europe and the Middle East over twenty centuries ago. These musical practices‚ in turn‚ have their roots in ancient Greek and Roman practices which are detailed in musical and philosophical treatises of the time. Greek civilization‚ with its political structures‚ its architectural and musical attainments‚ and its great achievements in philosophy and poetry‚ has influenced

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    is continuing up. And those figures are stepping out of their frames and into the architecture, pulling the viewer into the infinite and eternal heaven. This kind of vigorous special shift And Continuous‚ unbroken expanse of the material universe are creating that sense of infinite prolongation‚ the sense of endless here. Now look at luminous sky‚ heavenly glory. this shows another important aspect of baroque art’s infinity‚ that light acting a symbol of infinity Vermeer’s geographer

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    been the same. But living outside‚ with the freedom to roam widely for the purposes of hunting and gathering‚ suggests the need for at least a temporary shelter. And this‚ even at the simplest level‚ means the beginning of something approaching architecture. Confronted with the need for a shelter against sun or rain‚ the natural instinct is to lean some form of protective shield against a support - a leafy branch‚ for example‚ against the trunk of a tree. If there is no

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    four major eras of music‚ the Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic and Contemporary‚ one can hear distinguishing differences between the eras. Despite the fact that each representational sample of each era was no longer than ten minutes‚ there are still very prominent differentiating qualities to each era. Given that the Baroque Era was the earliest period of the orchestra and the time when it was first

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    Mason Chance If It ’s Not Baroque‚ Don ’t Fix It Classic music has evolved over the centuries‚ however‚ the concerto has remained true to its structure through time. Baroque and classical generally contain three movements: fast‚ then slow‚ then fast again. Within the movements‚ they both alternate the full orchestra with the soloist or soloists. Usually‚ the full orchestra begins and ends movements‚ and reappears during the movement in different keys.  The difference lies in the formal structure

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    Baroque: Protestant vs. Catholic Before the purity of Neoclassicism‚ even before the carefree artists of the Rococo era‚ there was the dramatic and emotive Baroque. The term "baroque" is said to have been derived from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl‚ and is certainly an adequate description. In the wake of what has become known as the Protest Reformation‚ the Catholic Church held the infamous Council of Trent. This eighteen year deliberation addressed several aspects of Catholicism

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