1. Enlightenment Setting a. The Enlightenment is a combination of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution‚ marked with a sense of less spirituality and more secularism. i. Less spirituality‚ more secularism. ii. During this time‚ people questioned authority more than ever before. People wanted equality – or at least semi-equality – where the masses weren’t dirt-poor and the middle class totally unobtainable. iii. Not only were more people learned (thanks to the printing press in the Renaissance)
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modular moorings. Prelude‚ Trio‚ and Fugue in G Major‚ BWV 541- Johann Sebastian Bach (1705) The Prelude and Fugue in G Major‚ BMV 541 is one of Bach’s most extravagant free works. The prelude consolidates the toccata figuration of the North German stylus phantasticus with the cadenced drive of the Vivaldian concerto. The rehashed note fugue subject‚ a genuinely normal device in German praeludia‚ bears a specific similitude to other Bach fugues‚ however the G-real fugue has its own identity take note
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which the great Arcangelo Corelli lived will be discussed in greater detail as the paper progresses. To begin‚ the baroque period‚ also known as the “age of absolutism‚” is classified by the years 1600‚ in which opera began‚ to the death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750 (Kamien 99). Opera was birthed in Italy within the baroque period and provided the people a show of “magnificent extravagance” with more emphasis on the words than the music (Kamien 118-19). Furthermore‚ the baroque styled opera marked
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out the movie. During a game Mozart is dared to play a little tune in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. This is in fact an error‚ because nobody could remember Bach in the late seventeen eighty’s. In truth he was completely forgotten about when he died seventeen fifty and remained forgotten until Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdi discovered some of his work in the early eighties. It is possible that Mozart knew Bach‚ but it is very unlikely that normal people‚ without thorough musical training‚ knew
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Baroque Period – Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor The Toccata and Fugue in D minor‚ BWV 538‚ is an organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Like the better-known BWV 565‚ BWV 538 also bears the titleToccata and Fugue in D Minor‚ although it is often referred to by the nickname Dorian — a reference to the fact that the piece is written without a key signature — a notation that is uncommon today and leads one to assume the Dorian mode. However‚ the two pieces are quite different musically‚ it is nearly
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Anna Diers MUS 242 Dr. Lynn Little 08 November 2013 Bach’s Fugue in G Minor‚ WTC Book I 1. Bach was a piano teacher‚ and often approached his music as a teaching tool. To display how easily moving from one key to the next could be‚ he utilized the Well Tempered Clavier and the book can often be thought of from this standpoint. According to Sigland Bruhn‚ “ It aims to help you‚ its reader‚ achieve a creative understanding and interpretation of Bach’s preludes and fugues by encouraging you to
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Manifestation of the Baroque Period Roughly around the 1600s to 1750s‚ the Baroque period came to life bringing heightened nature‚ and more personal and emotional expression to art. It originated in Italy and spread out like a plaque throughout Europe‚ the Americas‚ and Spain. Everything from art to literature and even music was more theatrical and was given more emotions. Catholicism was generally being reflected off of the Baroque arts. Dramatic religious paintings were being made Literature
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MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET Music 15 – Fall 2013 Date: Thursday‚ October 31 Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm (Please be early‚ if possible‚ Value: 40 points (20% of total grade) Format: The exam will consist of listening identification and general knowledge questions‚ definitions‚ and one short answer question. Please bring a black or blue pen. Section One – Listening Identification (15 points) Identification of listening examples from the syllabus (title‚ composer‚ time period‚ genre‚ other elements
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On December 10th at 7pm‚ I tried attended a concert at the Center for Music & Worship Arts. The room 160 was big enough to hold a full orchestra‚ but it was canceled so I had to attend another one. The one I attended was at Towns Alumni Lecture Hall. The concert‚ or the service was at 7 pm. The title of the concert was called A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols‚ and it was a sixth annual service sponsored by Liberty University School of Music. The director was Dr. John Hugo and the Liberty University
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Types of Listeners Casual Listeners • Most common • Likes having music playing‚ filling the environment with sounds • Views music primarily as a mood enhancer or as pleasant part of the environment • Johann Sebastian Bach - Air from Suite No.3 in D major o Slow and relaxing pace – often used for meditation Referential Listeners • Relate music almost exclusively to outside experiences • These external references are so strong that the music is not really heard anymore; instead‚ the
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