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    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 Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque

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    of romance and deception while oratorios were usually on sacred topics. What is an orchestra? How did the development of orchestras influence Baroque music? Orchestra’s are larger instrumental ensembles or groups that contain brass‚ string‚ percussion‚ and woodwind instruments. The developement of orchestras motivated the composers of the baroque period to write specifically for orchestras and made an influence on the types of instruments being created. What is an instrumental suite?

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    central to the Baroque orchestra‚ the next era of music. This century also showed the favoring

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    To many‚ Baroque art was a period of art history that could be interpreted in many different ways. To Robert Neuman‚ Baroque art was simply put as an art style that wanted to bring art to life and to really immerse the viewing audience in the work. Baroque art was an art that was so real‚ you felt as if you could reach into the painting and pull an object out of it or touch the smooth surface of a sculpture and feel real skin. It was art that pushed the boundaries between real and unreal as well

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    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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    The Baroque era is an extremely important precursor to the music we know and love today. This time period (1600 to 1750) gave us much in the way of art. This art contained a large amount of embellishment because that is what was considered to be beautiful. All facets of art were influenced by these beliefs. Especially music which is a form of art that has always had a profound place in humanity’s history is no exception to this. Although music of the baroque period has helped us grow into the places

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    In Baroque Era‚ you can see the style throughout various of life forms in that time‚ for the purpose of this response‚ we are focusing on the architect and musical style of the Baroque Era. Bach’s composition No. 5 (Brandenburg)‚ has polyphonic texture and uses the string and woodwind instrument family. You can hear the violins‚ flute‚ and harpsichord in this piece. The musical form of this piece is a three-part ritornello‚ and there are 3 movements. The movements go: (1) fast‚ (2) slow‚ and (3)

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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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