Humanities 1020 Study Guide Chapter 15-17. Identify each in complete sentences: 1. Council of Trent The main principal of the counter reformation, the Council of Trent was one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most regal councils 2.…
The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789 by John Ellis was the telling of what the Founding Fathers’ actions that lead the way for the development of the United States Constitution. Ellis wrote that the years of 1783 to 1789 was the unofficial Second American Revolution, being 1776 the spirit of the first Revolution. Ellis wrote the book because of hearing students reciting Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. He has noticed the first part of the address to be in error. The first part says that four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.…
J.S. Bach was a German composer and musician in eighteenth-century. He serves at courts. He has three most important positions. There were at Weimar, Cöthen and Leipzig. He has little responsibility at Cöthen and Leipzing.…
INTRODUCTION Johann Sebastian was a German composer who became a great violinist, violist, pianist and harpsichordist of the Baroque period. Bach wrote over eleven hundred music compositions in all different genres. His music became the essential part of the education today for every musician. Bach was an influenced composer and was an inspiration to many leaving a great legacy behind after his death. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Childhood & Place of Birth Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 to Johann Ambrosius Bach and Elizabeth Lämmerhirt Bach in Eisenach, Germany.…
Benjamin Franklin Parker Griffin U.S. History 11/16/15 Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, Scientist, statesman, and many other impressing things. His ideas helped to change the way that people thought in the colonies. He is one of the best known founding fathers and was one of the most famous people of his time (Shmoop).…
Where are Franklin's ideas about productivity/industry still found today? Do you think American workers are ‘Franklinian’? Has the modern world and multitasking ruined the Franklin model? Franklin, while not the pioneer of the idea of an American work ethic, did much to change it from its Puritan roots of predestination.…
THE KNOWN PIECE The known piece is Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, I. This piece was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in the late Baroque era (1720-1721). (1) This work is the fifth of six concertos that Bach composed for Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. Bach presented the concerto as a gesture of kindness, but also as a form of potential employment.…
When most people think of the American Revolution they think about guns and war and bodies and while that is the main part of the American Revolution there are many other cultural movements going on. Music, Clothing, Religion and many other cultural things played a big part in the revolution. In the American Revolution, music played an important part of American culture no matter what sector of society. The music of the time served as a social commentary on the political concerns of the time period apart from entertainment and fun.…
When most people think of the American Revolution they think about guns and war and bodies and while that is the main part of the American Revolution there are many other cultural movements going on. Music, Clothing, Religion and many other cultural things played a big part in the revolution. In the American Revolution, music played an important part of American culture no matter what sector of society. The music of the time served as a social commentary on the political concerns of the time period apart from entertainment and fun.…
Benjamin Franklin There are many individuals who were important to the American Revolution, both in the lead up to, and the war that followed the schism between Great Britain and her colonies in America. Few individuals had as great an impact on American thought and identity during the revolution as Benjamin Franklin. He lived a life that that in many ways seems larger than life and showed the potential for what Americans could become and has been considered to be the “First American” (Benjamin Franklin, n.d.). Benjamin Franklin touched upon every aspect of revolutionary American life. He was an inventor, a militia soldier, a volunteer firefighter, an author, a publisher, a bookkeeper, the list goes on and on.…
The American Revolution was a huge event in American history, there were many events that took place during the Revolution that had an effect on the outcome. However, it all started with the colonist rebelling against the taxes, duty, and intolerable acts that came from the British. Many of the colonist felt that the British government were taking to much control and that they were becoming a tyranny. The rebellion quickly made a gap between the patriots and the loyalist/ torys. Since the colonist felt like they did not have a voice in the British government they decided to make their own called the Continental Congress…
The American Revolution Essay The American Revolution was a huge event in history. It was known as the beginning of America. Thanks to the Continental Army and their leader General George Washington we were able to secure American Independence for the greater good. This essay will explain the events and what happened leading to the American Revolution and the Revolution itself.…
The American Revolution is inconceivable in the absence of the context of ideas which have constituted Christianity. There are three main events in history that affected it; the reformation, the two revolutions in England, and the flight to America. The first event is the Protestant Reformation. It began in 1517 because Martin Luther, a Catholic priest in Germany, challenged his church’s ideas and practices.…
The Baroque era composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in Halle, Saxon, Germany to parents, George and Dorothea Handel, on February 23rd, 1685. Handel wanted to study music since he was a young boy. Alas, he faced opposition from his father, who thought that pursuing a music career would not be a realistic or highly esteemed occupation. His father wouldn't even let him own a musical instrument. However, secretly encouraged by his mother to pursue his passion, Handel would sneak up to his family’s attic to play the clavichord.…
Frederic Chopin, born on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa Wola, Poland. Soon after Frederic was born his family was moved to Warsaw so that his father could take a job as a tutor for aristocratic families. Chopin developed a musical career at a young age since his mother was musically talented. Once he realized his talent he began getting music lessons. When he was just 8 years old he was performing and composing.…