Baroque

The event that I decided to go was BYU Baroque Ensemble, a production made by BYU students, taking place at Madsen Recital Hall Harris Fine Arts Center on November 3. The idea of making a baroque orchestra is where musician get together to make a perfect composition of music, the baroque orchestra is made up mostly of stringed instruments, when you listen you feel something different that makes you see it from another perspective, you just can’t stop listening and focus on every note that the…

the finest in history and he is also credited of being a major musical influence during the Baroque period. Born into a musical family, Bach was introduced to music early on his life and became widely versed in many genres. With continuous musical training, Bach learned the organ and violin. He went on to shape the Baroque period with his unique structural and stylistic elements in his music. The Baroque period extended from 1600 to 1750 and was predominantly focused on Italian culture. Many…

Bernini and the Baroque era, I discovered that he too, had sculpted a statue of David and that it was considered a ground breaking piece. Through my readings I discovered that aside from Michelangelo and Bernini, that Donatello had rendered his own version of David also. Donatello and Michelangelo were both Renaissance artists and their statues were of course influenced by the style of the period. My focus is going to be on Bernini’s concept of David, how it ties into the Baroque theme and my…

and doing a choreographed dance to entice the crowd. The music in this exerpt is also upbeat and there are many beats throughout the song. The third excerpt that I found was a performance by Croatian Baroque Ensemble performing Antonio Vivaldi’s “Concert for Two Violins”.…

The difference is that the Renaissance was a period of rebirth and the Baroque Art means rough or imperfect pearl. In other words “bizarre.” Politically, in the Renaissance, it helped advance the technology, improve art, and improve philosophy. For the Baroque Art, artists would create dramatic art to draw the viewer into an art piece. This time took place in the 17th and 18th centuries while the Renaissance took…

cuts can greatly affect children and their education if school were to be forced to close. Pepón Osorio makes a very powerful representation of the issues of school budget cuts that arise via Fairhill Elementary. Osorio is known for his ultra-baroque methods when creating his works of art. By using this method, he gathers things such as simple items like plastic toys or merchandise that says, “Made in China” and creates a meaningful “collage-like” exhibit. Osorio…

music which varies with the time period. Composers from different musical eras show how musical compositions have changed throughout the years. George Frideric Handel, composer of the Hallelujah Chorus, is one of the best known composers of the baroque era (A&E Television Networks 2016). Handel was born on February 23rd, 1685, in Germany (A&E Television Networks 2016). When he was young, Handel wanted to study music, but his father…

Myriads of characteristics defined the art and music of the Renaissance. It was a time of exploration in both canvas and composition. First and Foremost, the Renaissance was a time where thinkers began to question the church, as well as rediscovering the roman idals. The art of the time period is the best physical example of this change. Looking from Medieval art to the art produced in the Renaissance, there are definitely extreme visual differences that set the Renaissance artists apart from…

Khanh Pham Megan Quilliam September 29, 2015 World Music 2772 Anoushka Shankar - Indian Classical Raga - Jog Raga is a melodic mode that is included in traditional Indian music. A raga has around five to nine music notes, however, the notes themselves are not as important as how they are laid out and expressed through the music. Traditionally, ragas are strictly associated with other factors such as seasons, time of the day, etc. Ravi Shankar is a musician who introduced Indian classical…

The baroque ages introduced instrumental music which were called sonatas, sonatas were written for 1-8 instruments and would have multiple movements. Another innovation was the usage of music becoming more popular outside the church, music was played in homes and palaces now. New forms of music were also introduced such as Baroque suit which is a collection of short movements that are written in the same key. Baroque music also reflects dancing as it is “dance…