earlymusicla.org laweekly Introduction to Baroque Art and Music (pages 94-102) - It originates first in Rome, as a way to glorify the Counter-Reformation Catholic Church, and then spread beyond Italy to Spain, France, Germany, Austria, the Low Countries and England in the early seventeenth Century. -The artists who created Baroque art worked mainly for the pope and important monarchs throughout Europe. -Baroque is the term used to describe the arts generally during the period 1600-1750. Definition: Taken from the Portuguese word barroco, refering to a pearl of irregular shape then used in jewelry and fine decorations. - Baroque had a negative connotation: It signified distortion, excess, and extravagance... except when we get to Vivaldi and Bach.
Do NOT paste your essays into the message box. 1) Describe the three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) According to the textbook the three basic types of music heard in The Birth of a Nation are adaptations of classical works, arrangements of well-know melodies, and newly composed music. In the Birth of a Nation we can hear classical music in dramatic and action scenes, for example we can hear classical works during Lincoln's assassination, also during violent and action scenes in the movie. The second type of music is arrangements of well- known melodies used to set moods and emotion throughout the film.
Jessica Riffel Mush 101 Thought Piece #3 The Baroque Era brought monumental changes to instrumental music. During this time, instrumental music became just as important as vocal music both in quality and quantity, as many new developments occurred in the instrumental world. During the Baroque Era, the use of improvisation increased. This change was most important in instrumental music. However, as important as it was, improvisation caused problems when musicians attempted to understand and perform Baroque music accurately.
This notion is evident in Stephen Frears’ film “The Queen”, the documentary “Pompeii: the Last Day” by Peter Nicholson and the novel “Mao’s Last Dancer” by Li Cunxin as all three composers rely on memory to represent a fusion of fact and fiction which ultimately influences our memory to view history in a particular light. In the film “The Queen” the subjectivity of history can be blatantly seen through the objective use of archival footage. This is firmly evident in the car crash montage scene where Frears takes the opportunity to cleverly frame his own version of Princess Diana’s “catastrophic” death towards the beginning of the film in order to position the audience to gain a greater understanding of the Queen’s moment of crisis. The use of high modality, in Mrs. Blair’s carefully chosen dialogue leading up to the montage scene, as she says, “... Diana. Whatever it is it’s always got something to do with Diana”, conveys Stephen Frears’ certainty of the ongoing private affairs in the royal family.
History of the Mariachi The best scholarly opinion is that the word mariachi has native roots. One theory is that it comes from the name of the wood used to make the platform on which the performers danced to the music of the village musicians. But whatever the true source, the word today has one meaning that is crystal clear: Mariachi means on of the most exciting and enchanting musical ensembles found anywhere in the world. In the complete Mariachi group today there are as many as six to eight violins, two trumpets and a guitar- are all standard European instruments. Natives, who had their own highly developed musical traditions, quickly mastered European musical practices.
In the following articles, “Beethoven’s Instrumental Music”, written by the music critic and composer, E.T.A. Hoffman, and “On the Concept of Classical and Romantic Music,” written by the music critic and poet, Karl August Kahlert, both authors attempt to define the essence of romanticism. Through their attempts, the idea of the sublime is recognized in their definitions as they distinguish from the classicist and the romanticist. E.T.A Hoffman saw instrumental music as the most ideal Romantic form. He characterized the ideal art as “mighty and immeasurable” (Hoffman, 1813).
The music for Gone with the Wind is the paradigm of the Classic Hollywood film score, and the music for Citizen Kane represents, like the film as a whole, a departure. The classic Hollywood style is defined by the following features: wall-to-wall music, music scored for symphony orchestras, a Post-Romantic style, employed well-known melodies which have a full range of emotions and reflect drama, and used leitmotifs which tend to be full melodies. A specific example of this in Gone with the Wind is evident in the use of the “Tara Theme” which is the Principal theme of the film. It is heard in the opening credits and in the film with the mentioning of Tara which was Scarlet’s
Nick Mataraza 1st Period Between the 1950's and today music has changed in many ways. Many new genre of music has developed. For example, back in 1950's there was one type of music which was rock but today many Americans have developed new ways like dub step, rap , metal , and many more. Between 1950 and 2013 the style, looks, the music and performance has changed, but the type of instruments the artists use has stayed the same. Back in 1950 the band members looked very nice dressed up as they wore white tuxedos, ties, nice pants, and nice dress shoes.
A few composers who made music today possible by struggling through the aftermath of the Black Death epidemic would be; Jasquin Des Prez, (who was a big name at the time,) Pierre De La Rue, a very well proclaimed vocalist (The New York Time Company 2012, March 23. Top 8 Renaissance Composers Retrieved from http://classicalmusic.about.com.) One such composer whose name is still heard pretty often would be Johann Sebastian Bach; he is considered as one of the faces of classical music. Like all of us, he started out with baby steps, slowly learning the ways of music. Bach came from a family of musicians who brought him into the whole scene; his father was a director and had several uncles who were musicians (Christoph Wolff, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2000.)
McNally’s passion for music is evident in his writings. He derived his title of “Frankie and Johnny…” from Debussy’s classical piece, “Claire de Lune.” A myriad of McNally’s characters cite Broadway lyrics to one another. Additionally, Terrence’s afore-mentioned vast knowledge of opera landed him on the radio’s Texaco Opera Quiz. McNally’s a rare artist in that he’s as comfortable writing drama, as he is musical theatre. 1991’s Lips Together, Teeth Apart addressed homophobia and prejudices towards individuals living with AIDS.