The Baroque era is an extremely important precursor to the music we know and love today. This time period (1600 to 1750) gave us much in the way of art. This art contained a large amount of embellishment because that is what was considered to be beautiful. All facets of art were influenced by these beliefs. Especially music which is a form of art that has always had a profound place in humanity’s history is no exception to this. Although music of the baroque period has helped us grow into the places
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Midterm Essay #2 Music Appreciation. Baroque Era saw the eruption of the opera‚ concerto and oratorio genre. Opera begun to spread throughout Europe becoming the ultimate multimedia experience of the day. Concerto became the most important orchestral genre during the period. While oratorio remained glued to its beginning of sacred religious vocal music. Each genre adding great composers to the already hefty list. Composer George Handel is most famous for the oratorio Messiah as well his opera Julius
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evolved from the earlier Baroque period‚ and shared several elements with it. Indeed‚ Rococo is often referred to as Late Baroque for this reason. Both placed a heavy emphasis on ornate‚ highly sculpted detail and ornamentation‚ especially in regards to architecture and sculpture. Likewise both featured artwork rooted in more realistic depictions of people. However‚ they were also different in several important ways‚ and reflected changing social attitudes. Where Baroque was rooted in religion
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The Baroque Period 1. The Baroque period originated in 1600 and ended in 1750 2. The Peterhof is the estate of Peter the Great‚ in St.Petersburg Russia. Bartolomeo Rastrelli models it. This building was key symbol of the era. 3. Baroque painters used various colours and deep shadows to create a rich texture this can be seen in the piece Rembrandt painted The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. 4. In the baroque period there was a intense dispute over religion. John Bunyan (1628-1688) was
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“The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century” (Renaissance History‚ 2008). It is a French word for rebirth. It also a revival of the classical art and intellect of Ancient Greece and Rome. The art in the Renaissance time was more life-like and contained perspective. (Interactive Schooling‚ 2013). It was perceived as a "rebirth" of ancient traditions‚ and later on it was a tradition. Some famous artists from the Renaissance were Leonardo
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Surviving Paintings of Baroque Period *Works Cited Not Included Baroque style conveyed the dynamic spirit of the entire age. Derived from the Portuguese word barocco‚ which describes the irregularly shaped pearls commonly featured in the ornamental European decoration. Asymmetric compositions‚ strong contrast of light‚ dark‚ and bold illusion effects characterize baroque style. This style originated from Italy and came to dominate artistic production in the years between 16th and middle of 17th
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The Baroque Era is an age of artistic achievements during the 17th and 18th century that is mainly characterized by the expressive and exaggerated use of motion‚ vibrant color‚ bold ornamentation‚ and intense contrast of light and darkness in a piece of work. Regard of one of the most known personality of this time‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the art world with his sculptures. One of them‚ titled David‚ is a marble statue in the Baroque style that is executed during 1623. Made for Cardinal Scipione
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Baroque Period (1600-1750) & Classical Period (1750-1820) The Baroque period is arguably the most revolutionary musical period in history. This period was used to describe the Western European music. This period contained tonality‚ instrumentation‚ and more complex compositions. This period also brought forth many famous musical composers‚ such as Vivaldi‚ Handel‚ and Bach. Most of their works are still used to this day to make compositions. Baroque music originated in Italy and that is where
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Assignment No. 2 09 February 2013 History of Architecture II Renaissance Architecture in Italy Geographical Renaissance in Italy is best considered geographically under the three great distinctive cities of activities. Florence‚ Rome and Venice. Florence. One of the chief powers of Italy. A centrally situated city-state. The Florentines notonly exerted considerable influence over the whole of Tuscany but carried Renaissance architecture‚ which originated with them‚ much farther afield.
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Chapter one Baroque art what is baroque art and its features Baroque is an artistic style prevalent from the late 16th century to the early 18th century in Europe.It is most often defined as "the dominant style of art in Europe between the Mannerist and Rococo eras‚ a style characterized by dynamic movement‚ overt emotion and self-confident rhetoric".The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church‚ which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent
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