The painters, sculptors, and architects of the Baroque period often wished to engage the viewer in innovative ways. Using one work of art by Caravaggio and one work of art by Bernini, explain the role of the viewer in the Italian Baroque. Be specific in your analysis of the way each artist wished the viewer to respond or interact with his art. Respond to at least one of your classmates who wrote about works by Bernini and Caravaggio other than those you selected. While Michelangelo’s David is
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is from the same Era, but yet be very different. Art can consist of some of the same things which you can find in common with another time period. I want to try and take a look at three individual pieces of art belonging to the same style and era. I will then try to evaluate these works from tool s that I have learned. I have chosen the Baroque style of art. This style is known for its use of drama and high use of theatrical methods. It was a creation of the Catholic Church (Sayre, H
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recordings of particular performances.” Classical music had a clear tune in contrast to the music composed throughout the Baroque era’s music, which consisted of different tunes merging together. Since the Baroque era came before the classical period you would think it would’ve influenced classical composers to continue with the same sound but instead decided to make their own. Baroque music is more know to be heavy as classical music has a much lighter sound to it. What’s most interesting about classical
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simultaneously but independently, almost inadvertently representing the beginnings of harmony). Organum led to the Ars Nova period of the 14th century, represented by Philippe Di Vitry, Guillaume de Machaut, and Francesco Landini.” 2In the fifteenth century, the Renaissance Period (1400-1600) would bring more harmonious, choral singing, along with instrumental music. The Baroque era (1600-1750) introduced the world to modern orchestra music, along with opera, which
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Analysis In Sebastiano Ricci’s The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, a geometrical structure of lighting is used to lead our eye around the painting. He also uses movement of the arms to do the same. This piece is influenced by Renaissance and Baroque styles and is a good example of the transition into more romantic paintings. The composition of this piece is well balanced. Although the subjects are cropped, they are cropped on both the right and the left side, making the painting horizontally
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tone. Its sound capability along with its sheer size beg the question—how did the bass get to its current status? Through what trial and error did it develop its tone and shape? By examining the correct nomenclature, the role of the bass in early baroque orchestras, two inventions that radicalized bass playing, attempts at varying the number of strings, and its role in jazz, it is clear that the bass has filled a critical role in the string orchestra. Classifying the double bass as a part of the
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The viola was an instrument that went through many changes and modifications through the Renaissance era, all the way to the Romantic period of music. It was not recognized as much as the other instruments in the strings orchestra, but its melodious tone had gradually brought an uprising fame to society. Today, the viola is most recognized and is known as the violin's sister, differing from centuries ago. Citizens back in the 16th century would not believe that it was very closely related to the
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Bach was born in Germany on March 21, 1685 into a family of many musicians that went way back in his family. Johann Ambrosius Bach and Elizabeth Lammerhirt Bach were the names of Johann Sebastian’s parents. During Bach’s childhood his father is the one who taught him how to play the violin. Along with playing the violin Bach could also sing very well. Bach and his family were Lutheran and whenever they went to their church Bach would sing in the church choir. Sadly, Bach’s parents passed away within
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Cracow with its seventy fifty thousand inhabitants, is among the biggest Polish cities. Yet its renown, which has reached beyond Poland and Europe, is based neither on its size nor on its economic significance. The city on the Vistula, the cradle and center of Polish statehood, has been known predominantly as the nucleus of Polish national culture, as a city of thousands of unique old buildings which have survived numerous wars, and as a dynamic center of science, its tradition going back six centuries
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“It is More important to discover new ways of thinking about what is already known than to discover new data or facts”. This great dilemma, which the question is based on, is in choosing between discovering new ways of thinking about what is already known and discovering new data or facts, is quite a complicated task. Before I begin, the terms “new ways of thinking”, “facts”, and “data” must be defined. According to various dictionaries, data is defined as a series of observations, measurements
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