Baroque Art and Culture: A 17th-18th Century Movement

Baroque Art and Culture

Baroque was a European cultural movement that developed during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was influenced by the religious tensions that divided Europe:

  • In Catholic countries, new attitudes were expressed by an intense spirituality, which affected all areas of life.
  • In Protestant countries, life was viewed in a more individualistic way. Economic success was highly valued.

Baroque Culture

All branches of culture flourished during the Baroque period:

  • Art: Like Renaissance art,
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Renaissance Music: Vocal and Instrumental Forms

Renaissance: Religious Vocal Music

The Renaissance period saw a division of the church. The following are the divisions:

  • 1. The Lutheran Reformation: The Coral will be the hymn in his church. Simple to 4 voices in German text.
  • 2. The Anglican Reformation: The Anthem will be his hymn in his church for 4 voices in English text.
  • 3. Catholic Counter: Its hymn is Gregorian chant. Mass is a complex musical form. Liturgy joins the motet. The motet will be the most important text in Latin, which is a brief
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Medieval Literature: Popular and Highbrow Traditions

During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, popular literature flourished as an anonymous, orally transmitted art form created by and for the people.

Popular Literature

  • Narrative (in verse): Its purpose was to narrate events, awakening the interest of the people, entertaining, and informing.
  • Lyric: The subject of popular poetry was varied, with compositions addressing the theme of love predominating.

Highbrow Literature

From the thirteenth century, a kind of scholarly literature written for nobles was

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Romantic Era Music: Characteristics, Composers, and Instruments

Romantic Era Music: Key Features

Romantic music features:

  • Emotional expression and fantasy
  • Rich modulations, harmonies, chromaticism, and dissonance
  • Melody: Important, passionate, and lyrical
  • Orchestra growth and complexity (especially wind instruments)
  • New systems: leitmotif (obsession) or ring system (repetition and reappearance of an idea)

The Piano in the Romantic Era

The piano underwent significant technical changes, emphasizing fantasy, virtuosity, and loudness (scales, arpeggios, trills).

Piano music

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Composers and Musical Forms: Baroque, Classicism, and Romanticism

Leading Composers by Era

Baroque (1600-1750)

Notable Composers:

  • Antonio Vivaldi (The Four Seasons)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • George Frideric Handel

Classicism (1750-1820)

Notable Composers:

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Joseph Haydn

Romanticism (approx. 1830-1900)

Notable Composers:

  • Frédéric Chopin (composed works for piano, including Op. 11 and Op. 21 concertos)
  • Franz Schubert (took lessons with Salieri; composed over 600 lieder and 9 symphonies)
  • Gioachino Rossini (operas: The Barber of Seville,
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Spanish Opera and Zarzuela: A Historical Overview

Opera Romantica: A Historical Perspective

Antecedents (1800-1810)

Reborn after the 1799 law repeal, the activity operates mostly in the French operetta and then Italian styles. Pipes are made of pear. On the scene, about 35 works by Spanish operettas are highlighted, including works by M Garcia, Esteban Cristiani, and Narciso Paz. All in Castilian, these were comic operas following a structural model from the French romantic period. The second attempt to create a national opera and zarzuela coincided

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