Comparison of Classical and Baroque Music According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary music is the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession‚ in combination‚ and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity (Music‚ 2011). Music as we know it today has evolved dramatically‚ and is still going through evolution every day. This paper will review the beginning of this evolution‚ and the two major periods that has crafted music into an art and shaped
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The Classical Era In the classical the style of classicism was introduced. Classicism music was a melody with a subordinate harmony to combine to be called homophony. This meant the playing of chords‚ even if they did interrupt the melodic smoothness of a single part. It became a much more prevalent part of music. This made the tonal structure of works more audible. The genres of the Classical Era consisted of symphony‚ opera‚ sonata allegro‚ sentimental style‚ style galant‚ and overture. The symphony
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During the Victorian Period‚ women did not have the right to vote‚ sue‚ or own property‚ so obviously‚ they still struggled with gaining respect from men and society‚ in general. However‚ following the Industrial Revolution‚ women participated more and more in the paid workforce in increasing numbers.Therefore‚ in the last years of the Victorian Period‚ increased strides for women’s rights really began occurring. Feminist ideas started to spread among the educated middle classes‚ discriminatory
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When I first began comparing the two different statues of David‚ Bernini’s Baroque "David‚ and "Michelangelo’s Renaissance "David" the first thing that came to my attention was the facial features. As you study the face of Michelangelo’s "David" there is a sense of calmness to it. There is little or no emotion depicted in his face whatsoever. Here is a man‚ ready to face a giant with nothing more than a sling‚ a stone‚ and his faith in God‚ yet there is no emotion on his face. No signs of fear‚ anger
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Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most influential composers of the Baroque period. He‚ along with many other composers‚ created some of the earliest European music familiar to us today (What is Baroque Music?). The Baroque period can best be described as using the power of music to communicate (What is Baroque Music?). The composers used a single voice that was accompanied by instruments‚ as well as specifying the instruments used‚ to capture the importance of the relationship between tonic and dominant
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superior to women‚ both in the aspects of physical strength and the ability to earn living for their family. It was a natural concept that based and formed the modern society: strong versus weak‚ superior versus inferior‚ non-marginalized versus marginalized. In earlier time‚ this concept materialized itself in the battle of the sexes‚ or what we knew as men versus women. Naturally‚ the existence of this issue provoked counteractions from the marginalized sex: women. At those times when women could not
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In each period of art history‚ there is a story. For Baroque art‚ the story is why the period has been classically misunderstood. In the early 1600s‚ artists and intellectuals worked in academies to explore humanism begun in the Renaissance‚ classical thought (i.e. Plato and Aristotle)‚ and new trends in human thought and expression. But why does the word “Baroque” have a negative history? The original translations of this word include Italian for “tortuous medieval pedantry” and Portuguese for “deformed
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The Jacobean Era‚ Cromwell‚ and the Restoration Elizabethan literature generally reflects the exuberant self-confidence of a nation expanding its powers‚ increasing its wealth‚ and thus keeping at bay its serious social and religious problems. Disillusion and pessimism followed‚ however‚ during the unstable reign of James I (1603–25). The 17th cent was to be a time of great upheaval—revolution and regicide‚ restoration of the monarchy‚ and‚ finally‚ the victory of Parliament‚ landed Protestantism
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end of basso continuo 2. How does the music of the Classical period differ from the music of the Baroque period? Baroque music tends to be for small chamber orchestras and is usually very intricate‚ with many layers. Classical music tends to be for larger orchestras and for showing off virtuoso talents or entertainment rather than for praising God or presenting solemn tunes to kings‚ as much Baroque music was. 3. Choose one of the composers discussed in the lesson and listen to some of his work
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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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