Baroque Period through the Romantic Age Introduction When we look at Baroque Art we are looking at the art of the 17th century. There seem to be a strong influence on the spiritual activity; this art creates a form of energy‚ movement and passion. Artist were able to capture the essence in soul of what they were feeling and expressing themselves through their work. The Following three works of art focus on a religious content and are from the Baroque period. Image #1 “ The Raising of the Cross”
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Almost immediately‚ I was reminded of what I had previously learned in my History 102 class. Baroque music came out of the Renaissance period. It was known to be very ornamented and exaggerated. This was particularly reflected in his pieces‚ the overall melody of the song was much more sharp and dramatic in comparison with the first piece. Again
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Analysis and Interpretation: Baroque versus Neoclassical Humanities IWT1 Emily Lampson May 24‚ 2015 Throughout history the formal arts and philosophy have changed with the times. Each period is affected by the current society’s social‚ political‚ and religious views‚ as well as the various cultures within one time period. While many periods have some similarities with other periods‚ they are all different from each other. Began in the early 1600s and lasting until the mid 1700s
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European 19th century society‚ but it is still today a very controversial opera. Since its beginning‚ the main character‚ Violetta‚ became the central source for outrage and discussion. All because she was a courtesan‚ and this very well-known opera was seen by righteous women. The story portrays her as a powerful lady who is in charge of her life‚ unknown off at its time. Critics and opera specialists‚ sought to understand the opera as the decades passed and each director staged it differently. In 2012
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The idea of an overture started in the 17th century or the Baroque era. An overture is defined as an instrumental introduction and usually played before a larger work such as an opera‚ play‚ ballet‚ etc to set the mood for what is coming up in the rest of the performance. Concert overtures started to appear in the early 19th century or the Romantic era. These overtures were inspired by a play or story‚ but they did not necessarily lead up to a larger work. Instead‚ they were independent‚ individual
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evolved from the earlier Baroque period‚ and shared several elements with it. Indeed‚ Rococo is often referred to as Late Baroque for this reason. Both placed a heavy emphasis on ornate‚ highly sculpted detail and ornamentation‚ especially in regards to architecture and sculpture. Likewise both featured artwork rooted in more realistic depictions of people. However‚ they were also different in several important ways‚ and reflected changing social attitudes. Where Baroque was rooted in religion
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The Baroque period encompasses many distinct styles due to the religious tension between the Protestants and Catholics. Through their baroque paintings‚ Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio were among the many artists to have different interpretations of the baroque style due to whether they lived in the north or south. Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son and Caravaggio’s The Entombment both show biblical scenes. However‚ the impacts of their paintings are quite
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The Phantom of the Opera Review The Phantom of the Opera is a play written by Andrew Lloyd Webber that is an adaptation from the novel of the same name. It premiered on September 27‚ 1986 at the Her Majesty’s Theatre in London‚ England in New York City. Its Broadway premiere was on January 26‚ 1988 at the Majestic Theatre. The production is still currently running at the Majestic Theatre and at many other venues around the world. The writer‚ Andrew Lloyd Webber‚ is from London‚ England
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The Phantom of the Opera The 2004 film‚ The Phantom of the Opera‚ directed by Joel Schumacher ‚ is an adaptation of the Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera‚ music and book by Andrew Llyod Webber. The musical The Phantom of the Opera is based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. The movie stars Gerard Butler as The Phantom‚ Emmy Rossum as Christine‚ and Patrick Wilson as Raoul‚ in the leading roles. While watching the movie‚ you can’t help but notice all of the spectacular sets. Each of the sets
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Case xx - Boston Lyric Opera Depended on digh donations from board members Opera is very expensive to produce Founded in 1976 Mission statement BLO BLO has 46 doard of directors and 51 board of overseers 1998 expanded moved theatre. From 890 -> 1500 seats BLO is the fastest growning firm BLO challenges: More subcribers to doners Attact more funding Contemplate a 2200 seat facility Participants of the BSC process Janice (general director‚ driving force) Sue (introduced the BSC to
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