(D) Beethoven 2. Which of these was an innovation developed during the last half of the Eighteenth Century? Answer-D (A) the public concert (B) the salon (C) the coffee house (D) All of these 3. Who contributed to Neoclassicism with his operas Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste? Answer-A (A) C.W. von Gluck (B) W.A. Mozart (C) J.S. Bach (D) L.V. Beethoven 4. A traditional string quartet consists of? Answer-A (A) two violins‚ one viola‚ and one
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Extension English Final “Genres and the interpretation or adaptation of texts in genres are an embodiment of the value and ideologies in which they were written” During legal studies this past term‚ I’ve learnt that the law is a reflection of the values and ethics of the wider community. Law reform is therefore necessary to keep up with society’s changing views on right and wrong. Literary texts are also reflective of the social and historical context in which they are created whether they buy
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HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN The earliest stringed instruments were mostly plucked (e.g. the Greek lyre). Bowed instruments may have originated in the equestrian cultures of Central Asia‚ an example being the Mongolian instrument Morin huur: Turkic and Mongolian horsemen from Inner Asia were probably the world’s earliest fiddlers. Their two-stringed upright fiddles were strung with horsehair strings‚ played with horsehair bows‚ and often feature a carved horse’s head at the end of the neck. ...
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musicians performing‚ solo singers 3. Opera and musical are theatrical performance art 4. Opera and musical also need theatre stage work. EXAMPLE: Opera: Minimalism (Philip Glass and John Adams) atonality and serialism (Schoenberg and Berg) Neoclassicism (Stravinsky) Musical: The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber) Show Boat (Jerome Kern) Oklahoma! (Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II) I like musical more‚ because musical have more emotional content of the piece and
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The Classical ideal of ancient Athens pertains to the standard of excellence proposed by the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome‚ beginning in the Golden Age of Greece. The ancient Greeks aspired to perfection in both body and mind‚ and sought a synthesis of the two poles of passion and reason. Through athletic behaviour‚ they were able to exercise the value of perfection of body. Through philosophy‚ government‚ poetry‚ drama‚ law‚ logic‚ history‚ mathematics and architecture‚ they were able to express
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IGOR STRAVINSKY Igor Stravinsky is considered by many the greatest composer of the 20th Century. Several composers have made breakthroughs and great accomplishments in the past 100 years‚ but Stravinsky has dominated nearly every trend set. He was born near St. Petersburg‚ Russia in Oranienbaum‚ on June 17‚ 1882. He was born to a famous Russian bass opera singer‚ Fyodor Ignatyevich Stravinsky. Igor Stravinsky was third of a family of four boys. He grew up hearing his father
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extended from about 1800 to 1850. The Romantic Movement first took root in Germany and then England in the 1780s. With the decline of Neoclassicism and the Enlightenment‚ and the American and French Revolutions‚ the movement shook the rest of Europe and lighted across the seas in the second wave to America. The ideals and tenets were the exact opposite of Neoclassicism‚ which emphasized order‚ logic‚ emotional restraint‚ balance‚ science‚ and reason. However‚ as the industrial revolution gained its
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A Philosopher Giving a Lecture at the Orrery and Wander Above the Sea of Fog are the leaders of the romantic and the enlightenment era by illustrating the key points of their time. Unfortunately the two artist’s art pieces were not considered special or relevant when compare to the mainstream of that time. Sadly it was not until both of their deaths that had many critics and scholars began to truly understand there theme and out look on what they considered art. A Philosopher Giving a Lecture at
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Chapter 1: Musical Styles * Glissando * Rapid slide up or down a scale * Tone Cluster * Chord made up of tones only a half step or a whole step apart‚ used in twentieth-century music. * Bitonality * Approach to pitch organization using two keys at one time‚ often found in twentieth century music. * Polychord * Combination of two chords sounded at the same tine‚ used in twentieth century music. * Polytonality * Approach to pitch organization using two or
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This paper is only for testing‚ just wanna be member.Literary criticism is the study‚ evaluation‚ and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory‚ which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals. Though the two activities are closely related‚ literary critics are not always‚ and have not always been‚ theorists. Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from literary theory‚ or conversely from
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