Section one: 10 lecture questions 1. Why did composers of early polyphony use chant as the basis for their new compositions? * Chant was believed to have originated from Gregory the Great, who received it directly from God. * C., 800 Charlemagne mandated the standardization of chant repertoire in his kingdom. * Given the long tradition, including chant in new sacred music legitimized the new composition. 2. Why is Paris an important site for the notation of polyphonic music?
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that lived during the early classical period. He was best known for the operas Orfeo ed Euridice, Alceste, Iphigénie en Aulide, and Iphigénie en Tauride, with Iphigenie en Tauride being his most famous composition. He was specialized in Italian, French, and German operas. He was also known for making major reforms to the opera. As Gluck was a composer in the time period between Baroque and Classical Periods, he was a major composer in transforming Baroque style opera into Classical opera. Gluck’s
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developed. Many instruments were invented and has ever since influenced composers from all periods of time. These instruments can shape the music in many ways depending on how the composer wants the instrumentalists to play. For example, J.S. Bach’s pieces are from the Baroque Period, so one would expect to play very stretched dynamics and dramatic markings. In contrast, Béla Bartók’s works in the Classical Period shows more articulation and chords. Some artists even have their own style. Wolfgang Amadeus
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Science and Art During the period of the Renaissance through the 18th century scientific advances greatly influenced art. The subjects, the materials used and the way art was created were all effected. What we see now as art and science being two completely separate entities was once seen as more intertwined. Leonardo DaVinci is maybe the foremost example of being a man of art and science. He was best known as an architect, sculpture, inventor, and a painter. He is also known as a master
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during that time period. Eventually, arts and sciences had become so important in the lives of Europeans during that time that monarchs began using them to enhance the power of states. Monarchs began to use the arts and science as a way to challenge the power and the authority of the Church to enhance the power of their states. Up until the 16th century, there was a lot of gothic art that focused on God and the Bible. By the late 16th century, baroque art emerged. Baroque art tended to focus
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ANCIENT EGYPT 1. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Porteuse_d'offrandes_1_XI%C2%B0dynastie.gif/145px-Porteuse_d'offrandes_1_XI%C2%B0dynastie.gif 2. http://fashionchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ancient-egyptian-fashion-black-egyptian-dress-img-2-322x483.jpg KALASARIS , one of the Egyptian clothing, was worn by both men and women. This is a long robe which covers the neck part and it could be sleeveless or have short and narrow or wide and
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Europe was relatively stable and prosper in the 1400s to the 1700s, and the people were interested in philosophy, science, astronomy, and art. So, the artists in this period wanted to develop their style in art and work more on depicting the human body with more reality. Thus, and to achieve that, they studied the anatomical dissections, and invented some new artistic techniques. In this essay, I will discuss the relationship between the art and the growing body of scientific knowledge. Also, I will
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Material Music Appreciation Chart For each time period, fill in the required information. Please see your instructor’s syllabus for the weekly schedule of completing this chart. | |BAROQUE PERIOD |CLASSICAL PERIOD |ROMANTIC PERIOD |EARLY TWENTIETH- CENTURY | | | | | |PERIOD | |LIST 3 COMPOSERS
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Introduction One of the most significant movements of ideas, art, and development of science in the history of humankind has occurred during the Renaissance and in the following periods as Baroque and Rococo. Renascence is not only a "Rebirth" of the classical style or ideas but a new way of looking back to the past to be able to see the future and its developments. This essay is meant to be an expression of what I captured throughout the readings and content presented in this course with some of
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Na’Quisha Powell Submitted to: Instructor: Carrie Ann Wills Date: July 22, 2013 I. Baroque (began around 1600-1750) a. The Baroque era began as artistic revolt against the stylization of Mannerist art and as means of implementing the demands of the Counter-Reformation Church, which sought to restore its religious prominence in the western world in the face of the Protestant threat (Duckett, 2011). The Baroque movement began in ital where artists expressed the triumphs of the Catholic Church
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