Baroque Period

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Baroque Period

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The Night Watch

• The painting is by REMBRANDT van Rijn.

It can be described as ..
a group portrait
a story illustration
a satire
A legal document
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Answer

• Rembrandt depicted the group of militiamen in an
  original way. He did not paint them in neat row
  or sitting at their annual banquet, rather, he
  recorded a moment a group of militiamen have
  just moved into action and are about to march off

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QuestionMost baroque artist were influenced by
what religion movement?
Protestant Reformation
Counter Reformation
Restoration
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Caravaggios Style

• Baroque artists were working at the time of the
  Counter-Reformation, a period when the Catholic
  Church set out to reform itself and strengthen
  its position in the face of the rise of
  Protestantism in northern Europe. Art played a
  major role in this religious movement.

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Late Baroque Style
silhouette
philosophe
rocco
deposition
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Late Baroque Style

• The word "rococo" is derived from "rocaille",
  meaning "rock work" or "shell work," a favorite
  motif of the time. It stresses purely ornamental,
  light, casual, irregular design.

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Matching
Place in France
Versailles
Development of Ballet
Upper Class
Messiah
Aristocracy
The Night Watch
Rembrandt
Rembrandt
George Fredrick Handel
Aristocracy
Messiah
Versailles
J.S. Bach
Greatest Composer of the Era
Louis XIV
Greatest Composer of the Era
Development of Ballet
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Pierre Beauchamp was the the first dance master
of LAcademie De La Danse. The dance master
was responsible for the _____ position still used
in ballet today.
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Ballet Positions

There are 5 basic positions in ballet.
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Probably the most famous work of the Baroque era
is Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons a set of
four concertos for violin and string orchestra
that illustrate the seasons of the year with
rain, buzzing flies, chilly winds, treading on
ice, and dancing peasants. This work is called
program music.What is Program Music?
Music listed in a program
Music that tells a story
Music written to be listened to
Non essential
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Program Music

• Program music instrumental music of the 19th and
  20th century endeavored to arouse mental pictures
  or ideas in the thoughts of the listenerto tell
  a story, depict a scene, or impel a mood.

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Opera
Polyphonic piece With imitation
Work
Overture
Solo with instrumental accompaniment
Instrumental introduction
Aria
Written for specific instruments
Solo with instrumental accompaniment
Concerto
Work
Written for specific instruments
Instrumental introduction
Fugue
Polyphonic piece withimitation
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