HUM – 121 March 5‚ 2012 Comparison of Baroque and Rococo styles Introduction Premises and characteristics of Baroque Caravaggio’s Amor Victorious Emergence of Rococo Boucher’s Nude on a Sofa Comparison of Baroque and Rococo styles Bibliography There have been different artistic peaks throughout the history of humanity influenced by specific social‚ political or religious
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Baroque 1) Rococo was a style preeminently evident in small works such as furniture‚ utensils‚ and small sculptures. Rococo is the last style of the French monarchies and was carefree and playful. Rococo art centered on romance and love and emphasized tonality‚ softness and rich colors. Rococo art contrasted Baroque art as it tended to avoid heroic events and religious iconography and emphasized Hedonism. The word Rococo derives from Rocaille‚ which means shell‚ and Rococo art used curvaceous
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Essays on the Origins of Western Music by David Whitwell Essay Nr. 138: Music of the Renaissance Banquet From a musical perspective‚ the most important music heard at Renaissance banquets was that heard when the banquet was concluded. The brief concerts‚ that is to say the moment when music was actually listened to by contemplative listeners‚ which were always specified as taking place “after the tables were cleared‚” were really an important step toward today’s
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Surviving Paintings of Baroque Period *Works Cited Not Included Baroque style conveyed the dynamic spirit of the entire age. Derived from the Portuguese word barocco‚ which describes the irregularly shaped pearls commonly featured in the ornamental European decoration. Asymmetric compositions‚ strong contrast of light‚ dark‚ and bold illusion effects characterize baroque style. This style originated from Italy and came to dominate artistic production in the years between 16th and middle of 17th
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Chapter 21 Study Guide – The Baroque in Italy 1. What did Bernini desire to symbolize with his colonnade? * “The motherly arms of the Church.” –meant embracing the church 2. What is a defining characteristic of Baroque art? * Baroque art was usually large in scale because of its role to be propagandist in its religious subject. Paintings were usually strong in movement. 3. How did Carlo Maderno transform Michelangelo’s plan for St. Peter’s Basilica? * It extended‚ never destroyed
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provides words that pause and reflect and the composer creates music that interprets and deepens the emotions behind those words” (L12‚ 8:12). About “the year 1660‚ the aria had joined recitative as one of the two essential aspects of operatic dramaturgy” (L12‚ 30:21). “Unlike recitative in which the words carry the expressive message‚ in an operatic aria it is the music that carries the expressive message” (L12‚ 31:59). “The same Baroque advances in harmony; rhythm‚ motivic manipulation and melodic
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figured bass and basso continuo? How are they related? Figured bass is a musical notation using numbers to indicate chords‚ intervals‚ and other aspects in relation to the bass note of the music and basso continuo is the harmony of the music itself. (this has nothing to do with the question; when I took AP music theory‚ figured bass was my favorite thing to do!) 2. What is ornamentation? Ornamentation is the use of non-necessary musical flourishes‚ such as trills and grace notes‚ to the basic
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post-it notes with related points about Acis and Galathea around the outside. BACKGROUND This set work comes from the Baroque Era (c.1600-1750) This period in history witnessed a new exploration of ideas and innovations in the arts‚ literature and philosophy. Italy was the cultural centre and led the way when it came to exploring and establishing new ideas and fashions. The word ‘baroque’ comes from the Portuguese for ‘pearl’ and was used in reference to the ornate architecture and elaborate gilded paintings
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Baroque: Protestant vs. Catholic Before the purity of Neoclassicism‚ even before the carefree artists of the Rococo era‚ there was the dramatic and emotive Baroque. The term "baroque" is said to have been derived from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl‚ and is certainly an adequate description. In the wake of what has become known as the Protest Reformation‚ the Catholic Church held the infamous Council of Trent. This eighteen year deliberation addressed several aspects of Catholicism
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Baroque Art in Europe and North America Throughout this research paper the topic is going to be along the lines of the Baroque Art in Europe and North America‚ which comes from chapter nineteen of our Art History book. The main purpose is to review major ideas and principles in this chapter by writing an analysis of certain points that were highlighted. For example‚ certain techniques that were used to define the Baroque Art‚ major sculptures‚ architectures‚ and paintings‚ and also just some
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