The Baroque Period

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    Fernando Botero's Integrative Communicator

    in a strained financial position. This is the period in which the important experiences of all artists are formed. The simple world of his childhood would forever be branded into his memory and influence his artistic personality. Botero began painting as a child. His

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    Defining the Humanities

    music were monophonic and polyphonic. The Renaissance period came next and changed the way music was created and perceived. The Baroque period came after the Renaissance period. During the Baroque period composers experimented with different styles and instruments. Classical music came from the Baroque period. Classical music allowed the composer to tell a story or express his or her feelings through the music. The Romantic period was next. Composers experimented with different instruments

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    Music and Soul

    capabilities that remain dormant in the brain. Music is effective, and since the beginning of time (pretty much) proof has been uncovered that show a link between music and human behavior. The Early Beginnings Music dates back to the Predynastic Period (3100 BCE) of Egypt. Depictions of different instruments have been found etched out in ruins, and documents state that music was a critical piece in Egyptian culture. The Egyptians declare their God Thoth (frequently known as "Master of Balance")

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    Johann Sebastian Bach: an Elementary Discourse on His Life and Influence on Western Music

    outdated and irreverent, he would eventually be regarded as one of the greatest musical genius’s who ever lived, nearly 80 years later (Mellers). Today, we know this man as Johann Sebastian Bach, a virtuoso organist and prolific composer from the baroque era of classical music; whose works spanned over 1000 musical pieces and influenced entire generations of western music schools of thought (J.S. Bach). Bach’s importance to western music development wouldn’t have been noticed by his contemporaries

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    Dido's Lament

    always changing world. Church music during this time was very elaborate and music was usually only heard in the churches and if you were wealth enough during that time you could go hear music in public opera houses. Religious music was a huge part of baroque era; it saw the creation of tonality, made changes in musical notation, and developed new instrumental playing techniques. Didos Lament composed by Henry Purcell is an opera that was first performed in the spring of 1689. The form of this piece

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    Calvary

    Researching art for this SLP was no easy feat. In terms of Baroque art, of which I know I have mentioned in the past was my preferred period, there were so many pieces that caught my eye. Many of those I reviewed had an impact on me, either minimally or profound. Either was, deciding on a piece to write about didn’t not come easy. However, in narrowing down my choices, I chose a piece called “Calvary” by Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen. This piece has significant importance to me and my formative years

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    A Comparison of the Harmony and Melodic Writing in George Gershwin's 'Summertime' and John Dowlands 'Flow My Tears'

    The harmony is typical of the early Baroque period, employing many of the commonly used techniques at the time. The chords used are mostly in root or first inversion, as the influence of sacred music on secular music was heavy, and simple accompaniment was commonly used so as not to distract from the melody and the lyrical content. There are a few examples of phyrgian cadences (IVb-V)within the piece (first instance at Bar 2). Another common feature of Baroque music that appears in Flow My Tears

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    Identify the Elements of Monteverdi's Se Tanto Amate Which Are Representative of a 17th Century Madrigal.

    A madrigal is a secular vocal piece of music in the Renaissance early baroque period, traditionally polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied. The piece is an example of a seconda prattica, this style of writing is where the lyrics are more important. This is shown by the word painting for example the elongated slid Ohi-mè go down in pitch sounds like sighing which creates dramatic effect and exaggerates the desperation and moaning. Then the sudden quavers is bar 5 show the excitement and the change

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    Italian Baroque Vs High Renaissance Art

    and Italian Baroque (late 16th century - early 18th century) are period styles greatly influence by occurrences at the time. Michelangelo’s Moses is an immense representative of the High Renaissance styles, as well as, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne for The Italian Baroque Style. We are going to explore both artworks, comparing and contrasting the meaning behind their existence, their respective cultural and historical events as an influence on their individual time period. Initially,

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    Concert Critique Sample

    ranging from the Baroque Period to the Twentieth Century, it’s this wide variety of music that allow us to have some different insight to the various music styles of that time. For instance, Mitchell’s first piece was that of the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor by J.S. Bach. It’s to mention that the first half of the music was composed over many scales and tended to have conflicting harmonies within the first minutes played. However, like much of the music within the Baroque Age, Fantasy and

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