“Derived from the Portuguese barroco‚ or “oddly shaped pearl‚” the term “baroque” has been widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750” - http://www.baroque.org. Following the Renaissance‚ the baroque period was known for its expressivity of boldness‚ extravagance‚ overall balance‚ and use of heavy use of ornamentation. These features can be seen in everything from the clothing styles‚ to the architecture‚ and in particular
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The artist and the writer are increasingly seen as ‘the guiding light‚ the revealers of truths.’ (Bunce 1994) Through the study of two pieces of children’s literature‚ demonstrate how the widely acclaimed ‘rural idyll’ comes to be represented. The representation of the ‘countryside’ is one of the most ‘stubbornly resilient and ideologically freighted of ideas’ (Horton 2003: 73) in society today. The conventional rural idyll is often associated with adjectives such as ‘picturesque‚ tranquil‚ and
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architecture. DEspite commonly being perceived as a single‚ uniform time period‚ there were several distinct periods of artistic styles including the Geometric‚ Classical‚ and Hellenistic periods. Each period is marked by distinctive characteristics that set it apart and often also reflect the historical and mythological aspects of Greek society. The Geometric period was one of the earliest period of Greek art‚ lasting from the ninth till the end of the eighth century BCE. Its name is utterly descriptive
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race and gender fundamentally contribute to the personal and social issues social workers encounter in practice (Healy‚ 2001). The core mission of critical social work is to promote social justice through social work practice and policy making. Critical social work draws on structural and postmodern approaches. Similarities and differences exist between these approaches in terms of purpose‚ principles of practice‚ underlying assumptions and values and the relationship between the social worker and
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Baroque – There were two key stylistic traits of Baroque art. The first of these traits was to give the paintings a sense of grandeur or sensuous richness. The other key stylistic trait was to have a strong emotional content. Other stylistic traits are naturalism and classicism but these are not key traits like a sense of grandeur and emotion. The Baroque painters wanted to evoke emotional feelings in the people viewing their work. And they wanted it to be dramatic. Baroque took place from around
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Presentation architecture in Renaissance and Baroque All aspects of Renaissance culture‚ from art and architecture to philosophy‚ were influenced and inspired by Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Generally‚ architecture in the Renaissance can be described as symmetrical‚ harmonious and sober. Many buildings that were built in the Renaissance are perfect symmetrical‚ if you would draw a line through the middle of the building‚ it would have two exact same halves. Because it is so symmetrical
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Early Baroque Music The Baroque Period (1600-1750) was mainly a period of newly discovered ideas. From major new innovations in science‚ to vivid changes in geography‚ people were exploring more of the world around them. The music of the baroque period was just as extreme as the new changes. Newly recognized composers such as Bach‚ Handel‚ Vivaldi‚ and Monteverdi were writing entirely new musical ideas and giving a chance for new voices to be heard that were normally not thought of sounds. Their
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Music of any period reflects‚ in its own way‚ some of the same influences‚ tendencies‚ and generative impulses that are found in the other arts of that time (Donna‚ 2005). Thus the word "baroque‚" usually used despairingly by eighteenth-century art critics to describe the art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries‚ came to be applied also to the music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After some years after the death of Johann
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“The Dark Knight of a Postmodern World” “The Dark Knight” is a film based on DC comic book character Batman and his fight to protect his home‚ Gotham City‚ from the antagonist‚ the Joker. Director Chris Nolan provides the viewer with not only an action film‚ but also a thought-provoking masterpiece. The film focuses on the thin line between sanity (Batman) and madness (Joker) and how anyone can easily turn from good to evil‚ the example being Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face in such a short
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Romantic music is a term describing a style of Western classical music that happened roughly from 1810 to 1900. It formed part of Romanticism‚ the artistic and literary movement that emerged in the second half of the 18th century in Europe. Romanticism doesn’t necessarily refer to romantic love‚ though the theme was common in many pieces composed during this time period‚ in literature‚ painting and music. Romanticism followed a path which led to the expansion of formal structures for a composition
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