A supremely gifted and versatile German artist of the Renaissance period‚ Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was born in the Franconian city of Nuremberg‚ one of the strongest artistic and commercial centers in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He was a brilliant painter‚ draftsman‚ and writer‚ though his first and probably greatest artistic impact was in the medium of printmaking. Dürer apprenticed with his father‚ who was a goldsmith‚ and with the local painter Michael Wolgemut‚ whose
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Abigail Gilmore Music appreciation. Summer session 2 Module 2- assignment questions 1. The beginning and ending dates of the Middle Ages was from 450-1450 C.E 2. The beginning and ending dates of Renaissance was from 1450-1600 3. Filippo Brunelleschi and Giotto are two artistes from the middle ages. 4. Andrea Palladio and Paolo Veronese are two artistes from the renaissance 5. Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant‚ a form of monophonic‚ unaccompanied sacred song
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literary standards. Although Dutch and standard German are not mutually intelligible‚ there are transitional dialects that are‚ for example‚ Limburgish‚ spoken in parts of the Netherlands‚ Belgium and a very small part of Germany‚ and some other Low Franconian dialects spoken across the border in Germany which are known as South Guelderish (however‚ Limburgish is nowadays sometimes considered a language in its own right). Another example was the area where the river Rhine crosses the border from Germany
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Turning back the clocks four hundred years ago and zoom into Europe‚ there can be found many different small‚ crowded and somewhat unorganized states and civilizations running about. Some are kingdoms‚ some are dukedoms‚ some are neither. A few of these states include Saxony‚ Franconia‚ Burgundy‚ Bavaria‚ and Austria. These‚ though‚ were all vassals of Germanic lands and formed something even greater‚ and that was the Holy Roman Empire. Though most historians don’t consider it to be very holy‚ roman
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of the mass or motets‚ sacred compositions based on Latin poetry suitable for inclusion in a church setting. Josquin’s four-voice motet Ave Maria...virgo serena (1502) is an outstanding Renaissance choral work. This Latin prayer to the Virgin is set to delicate and serene music. Josquin connected the composition to music already existing within the church by adapting the melody for the opening phrases from a Gregorian chant‚ a technique known as parody. The rest of the motet was not based on
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Elements Music is an art based on the organization of sounds in time. Also the universal language of man or something who knows Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound Tone is a sound that has a definite pitch Interval is the distance in a pitch between any two tones Tones are separated by an interval called the octave Tones have a specific frequency in music Pitch range is the distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce
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The Arkansas Philanthropic Orchestra (APO): APO was founded in 2008 by a group of people who have been inspired by music and have a great love for it. Miles Fish was the leading pioneer in the founding of this Orchestra. Their goal in establishing the Orchestra was to provide professional performance opportunities for musicians‚ educational concerts for younger people and provide an after-school string program. Steven Byess is currently running the Orchestra and strives to build the community with
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Pepin’s demise in 768‚ the Frankish kingdom was partitioned between Charlemagne and his younger sibling Carloman. The siblings had a strained relationship; in any case‚ with Carloman’s passing in 771‚ Charlemagne turned into the sole leader of the Franconians. In his individual life‚ Charlemagne had different wives and special ladies and maybe upwards of 18 kids. He was allegedly a dedicated father‚ who supported his youngsters’ training. He professedly adored his girls so much
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MUL 1010 Test 1 1. Define the following: melody‚ rhythm‚ texture‚ harmony Melody – a series of tones that create a musical phrase Rhythm- how music is organized in time Texture- the number of melodies Harmony – how many chords are constructed and how they follow each other 2. What are the families of instruments? Give an example of 1 instrument from each family. Strings- Violin Woodwind- Oboe Brass- Trombone Percussion- Cymbals 3. What are the three panes of listening to music as described by
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Why is King Henry VIII so important to the Renaissance? The Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement beginning in Italy in the late 14th century. It took about 100 years later to spread to England. For historical convenience‚ it began in 1485 when the Wars of Roses ended with inauguration of the Tudor Dynasty and lasted till early 17th century. The movement was slow to develop and reached to its height in the Elizabethan era in the second half of the 16th century. In Renaissance‚ the study
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