Understanding Color, Classical Music, and Romantic Music
Understanding Color
- The meanings we relate to color are cultural and therefore changeable.
- Colored lights are used to produce colors in objects which are not a source of light.
- Color blindness can be of different kinds.
- Tints are degradations of hue when white is added to it.
- Cones are the photosensitive cells in our retinas which react to the primary colored lights.
- Pigment colors are used to produce colors in objects which react to the primary colored light.
- Color only exists when there is light, is
Major Musical Movements and Composers of the 20th Century
Impressionism
A pictorial and musical movement that emerged in the 20th century, in which artists tended to create visual music, emphasizing the impression produced in humans by sounds. Gone are the melodic lines, and pentatonic scales are used. Dissonance is employed, with no clear rhythms. Debussy is a prominent figure.
Expressionism
Consists of a despairing vision of the world and creates a critical language that distorts reality. It introduces a new concept of harmony, denying traditional rules
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Understanding the Novel
Definition: A novel is an extended fictional narrative. It is a text written by an author known to the public.
Characteristics of a Novel
- Length and Complexity: Novels are characterized by their length and complexity.
- Characters: Many characters, which can be flat or round.
- Action: The main story depends on several secondary stories. There is no structure to this chapter.
- Time and Space: Multiple spaces and completeness are needed.
- Narrator: There can be one or more narrators.
How
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Nationalism in Music
Nationalism is a movement connected with the Romantic era, arising from countries reacting to foreign domination.
Nationalist Music (1850-1919)
This period parallels Romanticism, with a focus on less traditional musical forms. Early nationalist musicians were Russian, followed by Hungarian and Spanish composers. National music was inspired by the folklore and musical traditions of each country.
- Russian: Glinka and Tchaikovsky
- Finnish: Sibelius
- Romanian: Bartok
Spanish Folk Instruments
Traditional
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Roman Theater: Stage Design and Key Elements
The first significant Roman theater was the Theater of Pompey, but the Theater of Marcellus, built by Augustus, is considered more important. Roman theaters did not represent a fixed space; instead, they used wooden tables. A common space was the circus (like the Colosseum in Rome).
Key Architectural Components
- Orchestra: The semicircular space between the cavea and scena, originally for the choir in Greek theater.
- Cavea: The part of the theater with bleachers
Classical Music Era: Symphony, Sonata, Opera & Composers
The Symphony Orchestra
The symphony orchestra is a group comprised of about a hundred instruments, mostly string, but also including sections of brass, woodwind, and percussion. Other types of orchestras include the chamber orchestra, string quartet, wind quintet, band, jazz band, and rock and pop groups.
Neoclassical Art and the Enlightenment
The new philosophy of the Enlightenment and archaeological discoveries about classical antiquity promoted the establishment of neoclassical art. Architectural
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