The Influence of Music As explored in the lives of Arcangelo Corelli and Barbara Strozzi Alexandria Woodward Valley City State University Music History and Literature II Why make music? Every great composer throughout all of history has asked himself this question. It is this question that sparks the purpose and passion for music that greatness requires. Leonard Bernstein once said‚ “Music . . . can name the unnamable and communicate the unknowable” (www.goodreads
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Unit 3 – Music of the Baroque 1. Name two important visual artists (such as painters) and also two important writers of literature (such as poets) from the Baroque Period. Do not name musicians. (Visual Artists) - Peter Paul Rubens & Artemisia Gentileschi / (Writers)- John Fletcher and Francis Beaumont 2. Write a paragraph about “The Baroque Style”. The baroque style was very well suited to the wishes of the aristocracy‚ who were enormously rich and powerful during the seventeenth and eighteenth
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During the baroque era‚ there were many prominent new artists‚ one of the most famous was a Venetian composer by the name of Antonio Vivaldi. He was very important during the baroque ear due to his mastery of the Italian concerto and his involvement in operas. Vivaldi remains relevant in modern times as the concerto is still a hugely popular genre for composers. A concerto refers to an instrumental work written specifically for a soloist or multiple soloists and a large ensemble. Vivaldi was born
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Select 3 musical examples of Renaissance music‚ and describe their musical form. How do these pieces differ in texture from the Medieval period? In “Greensleves”‚ the musical form would be binary with two parts that both relate to each other such as a statement and a counterstatement also known as the AB form. “Country jig” also has a binary musical form with part A being repeated after part B. “ La girometta” has a ternary form with a statement‚ contrast‚ and return or ABA’. These pieces each
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Henry Purcell was born on September 10‚1659 in Westminster‚ United Kingdom. Purcell was an English Composer who incorporated Italian and French style elements into his compositions (Baroque composers). After his father’s death in 1694‚he became under the guardianship of Thomas‚ his uncle (Henry Purcell Geni_). His uncle happened to be a musician and placed him as a chorister at a young age (Henry Purcell Bio). After he was a little older his voice broke‚so he became an assistant to the organ builder
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Long before the Middle-Ages‚ western music was mainly monophonic. Monophony or monophonic music consists of a single melodic line‚ in which one person singing can exemplify monophonic texture. The Roman Catholic Church used the Gregorian chant‚ which consisted of a melody set that was sacred to Latin texts‚ and was sung without accompaniment; this type of chant was known as a monophonic texture. The Gregorian chant has a soft‚ smooth touch; it symbolizes the voice of the entire church instead of
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Samuel Barber Samuel Barber was one of the most distinguished composers in 20th century America. He was an American composer of piano‚ opera‚ choral‚ and orchestral music. Barber is generally associated with being a Romantic composer. Over his lifetime‚ Barber wrote over one hundred songs along with his major compositions. Also in his career‚ he won two Pulitzer Prize’s. His lyrical and compositional uniqueness and ability is still astonishing to this day. He had a natural ability to write songs
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In the 16th century‚ a secular style of music knowing as madrigal was raised suddenly and became the most prevalent genre that draw numerous of Italian composers’ attention. This style of music mainly‚ knowing as vocal music which only involved singing without any instruments accompaniment‚ focused on love by illustrating the emotion of the meaning of the words and the context of the poem through the use of word painting. Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) was knowing as the most famous composer in participating
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Michael Maybrick‚ also known as Stephen Adams was an English composer who wrote many heart filled compositions. Maybrick was born January 31‚ 1841‚ in Liverpool‚ United Kingdom. He lived and worked in the United Kingdom until he died on August 26‚ 1913‚ in Buxton‚ United Kingdom‚ of heart failure and was buried in Ryde‚ Isle of Wight. Although‚ he lived in Liverpool‚ he went to get his education in other places. He got his education in Liverpool‚ Milan‚ and Leipsic‚ where he was trained in music
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Tomás Luis de Victoria was born in Avila Spain in 1548‚ he was the seventh of 11 children. At a young age‚ he became a choirboy and studied under many Spanish composers. In 1562 Victoria went to Rome to study music at Jesuit Collegio Germanico. While in Rome many believed‚ Victoria studied under the maestro di cappella Palestrina. In September 1571 Victoria began teaching music at Jesuit Collegio Germanico‚ and shortly after became the maestro di cappella. In 1583 Victoria expressed his wishes of
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