For almost two years‚ we have been in search of what we believed were time capsules‚ hidden away between the years of 1400‚ when the Renaissance period started‚ and 1750 which marks the end of the Baroque period. We are pleased to announce that our nearly twenty-four year search has ended in the discovery of two such capsules. Each of these capsules contains information‚ vital to the understanding of past cultures and their origins‚ and necessary to the development of culture today. In what
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The baroque era faced a significant amount of resistance in the domains of religion‚ politics‚ and society in general. The Catholic Church faced a lot of criticism from Protestants‚ fueled by Martin Luther. His critique was focused on the greed and abuse of power portrayed by the church. Rome was referred to as ‘the whore of Babylon’ because of the expensive art‚ extravagant banquets and grand architecture present in the church. In its defense‚ the Catholic Church responded by addressing the
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Time Capsule: The Renaissance and the Age of Baroque The European Renaissance was a time of cultural transition in Europe from a society rooted in religious focus and compliance to humanism and artistic expression. Although the majority of Europe remained loyal to the Papacy and Catholicism‚ the Renaissance brought about scholars that encouraged human artistic expression and self-fulfillment. Prior to the Renaissance‚ devout Catholics led simple lifestyles‚ with few amenities or luxuries. They believed
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Anastasia Gvozdeva‚ 411164 History of Arts and Culture‚ 15.09.2014 Analysis 2‚ Baroque‚ Johannes Vermeer‚ The Astronomer‚ Musée du Louvre‚ Paris‚ c. 1668 Ordinary life of a Dutch scientist The Astronomer is a famous artwork made by Johannes Vermeer in 1668. It is painted on canvas with size of 40x50 cm and situated now in Louvre‚ Paris. It was made together with The Geographer‚ another work with a scientist as a main protagonist. These two works are special for the master’s oeuvre because usually
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Classical Music versus Pop Music Classical music and popular music are both genres of music that have been in existence for a long time and listened to by the entire populace. Classical music is more complex and appeals to the older population while pop music appeals to the younger population. There are benefits associated with classical music and it is of general opinion that it requires more attention to details than pop music because of its complexity. It is a known fact that music
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Handel was a skilled organist and harpsichordist and working as a violinist provided him with opportunities to perform in operas. In 1905‚ he began composing operas‚ which were very successful and attained about 20- performance run. Handel continued composing more operas‚ and in 1706‚ he moved to Italy. He continued with his passion and composed Rodrigo and Agrippina in 1707 and 1709 respectively besides writing dramatic chamber works. Over the opera seasons‚ Handel toured the major cities in Italy
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Nicolo Paganini was born October 27‚ 1782 in Genoa‚ Italy. He was considered by many to be the greatest violin virtuoso to have ever lived. He began studying the mandolin and violin at the age of 5 under the instruction of his father and was already composing at the age of 7. He gave his first public violin performance at 12 and by 13 he was already known through Genoa as the “wonder-child.” Paganini quickly outgrew each and every one of his teacher’s abilities. His father quickly realized Nicolo’s
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jakeimmeron@hotmail.com 1. What were the three forms of English madrigals? Describe each type. There is madrigal proper (used word painting to associate music with the words in text and was through composed)‚ ballet (stories are told by the dancers’ moves and what tone the music is)‚ and ayre (uses a multitude of ways to be performed but does not necessarily need to have accompaniment). 2. What were chorales? Why were they popular? Chorales were melodies that were easy to sing‚ usually
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Review Questions 1. What were the three forms of English madrigals? Describe each type. - Madrigal Proper‚ in this form‚ the madrigal was through-composed. It used quite a bit of word-painting‚ which is the matching of music to the words in the text. There also is The Ballet‚ which is a piece in which dancers tell a story through their movements and the music. Lastly‚ there is The Ayre‚ with is a form of madrigal that is performed in a number of different ways‚ including with or without
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‘A Bit of Singing and Dancing’ Susan Hill CBE (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black‚ The Mist in the Mirror and I’m the King of the Castle for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature.[1][2] A Bit of Singing and Dancing is a short story collection by British writer Susan Hill. It
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