IWT1 Task One Tonya Myers Western Governors University IWT1 Task One The Middle Ages and the Renaissance periods have many similarities as well as differences socially and artistically. Both the Middle Ages and the Renaissance periods were filled with talented artists. These artists helped to create the future of the artistic world by pushing the social boundaries and creating new ways of expressing art. A1. Earlier Historical Art Period Middle Ages art was largely commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church.
It is named for Pope Gregory who ruled from 590 to 604 AD, who is traditionally credited for the codification of chants used in the celebration of the church calendar. The main function of Gregorian chant is to strengthen the religious spirit of prayer through music. It is also used during religious feasts and Holy days as well as during the Office or Canonical Hours which are time of daily prayers. Besides that, it is also used to accompany the most sacred service of the Christian Church known as The Mass. Gregorian chant is a vocal music, which means that it is sung a capella without accompaniment of instruments by a choir of men and boys, or by religious men and women in their churches.
The first kind of utilitarianism, developed by Bentham was designed to be secular (non-religious). It doesn’t rely on specific beliefs about God. As he wanted a secular way of deciding whether an action was morally good or bad. Also Mill’s rule utilitarianism has no reference to religion either. Both types of utilitarianism wanted a secular theory to which everyone could use.
One effective method for me is playing music while writing essays for English. I have found that this type of music is a fantastic way to become inspired and it aids in intellectual development. As a musician I have always gone to music when I am lacking inspiration and it has never failed me. Whenever I have an essay to write for English, the first thing I do is start up my music. Writing is not a challenging task for me but it does demand a certain imaginative spark that I find in music.
How does Handel's use of the orchestra in Handel's Water Music Suite No.2 reflect the style of his time? During the baroque period, a vast number of the instruments used to day were not available, so Handel’s composing of the water music suite was tailored to the instruments available at his disposal. The oboe for example became popular in the baroque period often doubling up the violin parts to provide greater clarity. Handel also used it in his water music suite as it was a common instrument to be played outdoors. In Suite No.2 of The Water Music, the oboes mostly double violins 1 and 2 however did not double their quavers suggesting they were not yet as agile as the oboes used today, or occasionally play their own motifs with the bassoon.
How music affects us is connected through our brains neurochemistry, our mental associations with the music, our culture, and our spirit, which are all mentioned in this scientific journey. Through this journey the writer perplexed me with scientific and musical vocabulary and redundant examples, but at the same time, I was fascinated with his description of the anatomy of the brain and why we enjoy the music we prefer listening to. I must admit that I had high expectations for this book because of my appreciation for music and what a significant role it plays in my life. However, when I began reading, I found the beginning of the book to be very abstruse. Knowing the definitions of pitch, timbre, meter and loudness, to name a few, do not help me enjoy music more than what I already do.
Another person who also criticized some of the religious views was Pierre Bayle. Bayle argued that religion and morality were not necessarily linked. The Enlightenment also developed around the belief that scientific thought and expression should be free from religious interference and that the foundations of society should be human reason and logic. The Enlightenment’s relationship with God and the individual was more rational and distant leading to the idea of Deism. Deism became very popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries during the Enlightenment.
In the Middle Ages, the church had the most power and a huge influence (control) on society. During the Renaissance, religion started to affect people less. Things such as the idea of humanism would spread throughout, where the human body was seen as equal to or greater than gods (document 2). Humanism focused on individual achievements which were what the church had opposed of (document 6). Secular writing was used as a sort of guiding.
What is the difference between sacred and secular music in the renaissance and middle ages? Sacred and secular music had a different texture to it with secular music adding different connotations to the previous sacred music such as bass, the lute and also by adding what are called accidentals, i.e., foreign notes and vocals. Sacred music was known to be reverent and grave while secular music added an upbeat and happy tone to the chords harmoniously played. With the Catholic Church becoming far less powerful during the Renaissance it would stand to reason that the music would take a not so sacred twist with the upbeat music. While the “reformation” of the church was occurring; that which I would call the “rebellion” of the Church, music
The Catholics may have been angry with the church but their church got reform and that’s what they wanted. The Catholic Church had no choice but to sale indulgence that was the pope’s orders and back in that time the Catholics followed the pope. The Catholic Church spent their money on unnecessary things. The church didn’t think wisely, but all of that changed because Martin Luther reformed the church and John Calvin helped. The pope lead the church and decided a person gets into heaven, but William Tyndale believes that if you believe in Jesus Christ as your Savoir then you’ll get into heaven, and I believe the same things as Tyndale, you shouldn’t have to prove yourself to the pope that you deserve to go to heaven and the pope shouldn’t get to decide.