November 14‚ 2010 Musical Talents from the Baroque Era The Baroque era extended from late Renaissance and early Classical periods between 1600 and 1750. The origin of the term “baroque” comes from Portuguese and refers to an “irregular shaped pearl”. The era of Baroque music was an age of brilliant progress of knowledge. It was also known for the age of the scientific discoveries of Galileo and Newton‚ and advances in math of Descartes‚ Newton. Baroque period included production of some of the
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“The Phantom of the Opera‚” has always been intriguing to me‚ it is now even more so that I look at it through a more educated musical lens. This musical expertly uses centuries old classic opera techniques‚ and musical elements‚ to create its enticing and captivating scenes. This short essay will include an analysis of the musical elements it uses to highlight each actors character traits‚ to set the scenes‚ develop the plot‚ and to bring forth the intense emotions it draws from the audience.
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BAROQUE NATURALISM IN SPAIN: VELAZQUEZ The greatest master of Spanish painting and one of the greatest painters of the Baroque was Diego Velazquez. Inspired by the simple‚ realistic paintings of Caravaggio‚ his approach to art would fly in the face of the flamboyant trends in his day and go even further in the direction of “naturalism.” Surprisingly‚ when he was twenty-four‚ the honest realist was appointed the court painter to the king. More surprisingly‚ Velazquez succeeded in his new role without
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Son of Solomon Eccles and brother of John Eccles‚ Henry Eccles was a Baroque composer of British origin. He was a violin player of great caliber who played in the court of King Louis XIV from 1694 to 1710. Having found‚ what he felt to be‚ little to no recompense for his efforts in his native country‚ Eccles decided to move to Paris‚ France. It was in France where he was fortunate enough to find and obtain a position as a performer for the King of France’s Band. It was also in France‚ in the year
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The Baroque Period 1. The Baroque period originated in 1600 and ended in 1750 2. The Peterhof is the estate of Peter the Great‚ in St.Petersburg Russia. Bartolomeo Rastrelli models it. This building was key symbol of the era. 3. Baroque painters used various colours and deep shadows to create a rich texture this can be seen in the piece Rembrandt painted The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. 4. In the baroque period there was a intense dispute over religion. John Bunyan (1628-1688) was
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central to the Baroque orchestra‚ the next era of music. This century also showed the favoring
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In every way Baroque music is like a teen-ager. Ok‚ maybe not in the pimply-faced-criticize-everything-even-though-you-don’t-pay-for-it kind of way we have come to expect from our modern teen-agers. But what is a teen-ager anyway? Simply put; a teen-ager is no longer a child and not yet an adult. It is that awkward in-between stage when all the rules get broken‚ nothing ever seems to fit‚ and emotions fluctuate wildly. This is exactly how it was with the Baroque Era of Music. To put this into
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The goal of the Metropolitan Opera is to educate society about culture and the performing arts‚ in particular‚ opera. The Met aims to present operas of the highest quality featuring the world’s most talented performers and the broadest range of works. It tries not to repeat any operas and puts on from twenty-five operas a season‚ not to mention the tours and the recordings that they undergo. The Met also attempts to advance operas by producing new ones that are risky productions‚ which attracts a
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Storytelling Through Opera In the following‚ three operas will be compared by their ability to effectively tell stories through music. The three operas that will be discussed are: “Don Giovanni” by Mozart‚ “La Boheme” by Puccini‚ and “Wozzeck” by Berg. All of them represent a different era in classical music‚ and have similarities and differences. The music will be analyzed both instrumentally and vocally‚ to show how each is able to communicate to the audience‚ and tell a story. The first
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Tu se’ morta is a piece sung by Orpheus accompanied by a basso continuo after he is told of Eurydice’s death. Orpheus wants to bring her back from Hell as he offers a distressed goodbye to the earth‚ sky and sun. The style of singing is simple and intended to bring a dramatic delivery to the audience. The vocal line is rhythmically free and the phrases are more irregular. The song is flexible because it is suggesting a sad and passionate farewell to the person he loves. To express this farewell‚
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