Ch 21 Flashcards
What are popular works and how do they differ from the classics?
Popular works are for the pleasure of the moment rather than for the ages.
The classics stand the test of time even if they are popular right now
How should all human works be evaluated?
By comparing it to the greatest classic of all - the word of God
What was the Gregorian chant and why could do people not understand lyrics?
Early Roman church music that was originally an unaccompanied line of melody with no harmony
The lyrics were in Latin and we’re unintelligible to the congregation
What was Martin Luther’s most lasting contribution to music?
Corrals (hymns)
What country produces the worlds greatest musicians?
Germany
Name three influential Italian musicians in the contributions of each.
Monteverdi created the opera
Vivaldi developed instrumental music
Carelli founded the classical technique of violin playing
Name the three leading German musicians of the post Reformation. And briefly state what each man was known for.
Heinrich Schutz -he used the Bible as his text for church music
Johan Sebastian Bach, -believed everything should be done to the glory of God and that the aim of music is to produce it well sounding harmony to the glory of God in the permissible delight of the Spirit. He composed in nearly all musical forms and brought together German Italian and French styles to a believed everything should be done to the glory of God and that the aim of music is to produce it well sounding harmony to the glory of God in the permissible delight of the Spirit. He composed in all musical forms and brought together German Italian and French styles to a high level of perfection high level of perfection
George Frederick Handel-discovered the oratorio (sacred coral work) and wrote the messiah which contains the Hallelujah Chorus in the “Messiah”
In the two leading musicians who established the classical style in real estate what are you to me and was known for.
Fran’s Joseph Haydn wrote 100 symphonies and two oratorios the creation and the seasons best known for writing tearful music for the church
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart a child prodigy wrote 40 to 50 symphonies and several famous operas including the “Magic Flute” in the Mozart and the “Marriage of Figaro”
What musicians work marked the climax of modern music in the 19 century and what physical condition to be overcome?
Ludwig von Beethoven
deafness
Identify the following things
Minstrels Troubadour Meistersingers Madrigals Oratorio Isaac Watts Jean Sibelius Peter Tchaikovsky
What is a classic? With what to movements to the modern classics begin?
A work of superior excellence that has did the test of time it work for all people of all ages.
They began with the Northern Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation
With whom did art in the modern age begin and what is his most popular work?
Albrecht Dürer. Praying Hands
Who is the greatest of the Dutch Masters and what we’re this artist great treatments?
Rembrandt van Rijn.
His greatest achievements were realistic illustrations of biblical scenes
Who is one of the most important artists in England in the 18th century and what was he known for?
William Hogarth
His engravings are what he is best known for
Describe the paintings of Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin
His paintings chose subjects from his daily world and rendered them in a peaceful controlled manner. They captured the simple natural beauty of common scenes.
