classical era Flashcards

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CLASSICAL PERIOD is also called as

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CLASSICISM

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introduced a host of elements into European culture, including the application of Mathematics and empiricism into art, humanism and literary.

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CLASSICISM

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During this period, the introduction of Polytheism or paganism was made.

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CLASSICISM

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took on more overtones of orderliness, the use of geometry and grids, the importance of discipline and pedagogy and the formation of schools of art and music.

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CLASSICISM

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This period sought the revival of classical art forms, including Greek drama and music.

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CLASSICISM

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stressed the importance of symmetry and form in the arts.

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CLASSICISM

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7
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The Classical period has been called the _____ because it was at this time that the major forms of Classical music–the symphony, concerto, sonata, and string quartet–were fully developed.

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“Golden Age of Music”

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it had been called the “Golden Age of Music” because it was at this time that the major forms of Classical music–the symphony, concerto, sonata, and string quartet–were fully developed.

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Classical period

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9
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most important musical form of the Classical period.

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Sonata

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10
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influenced the development of all areas of orchestral and chamber music.

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Sonata

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11
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three sections of sonata:

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exposition, development, and recapitulation

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12
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the leading composer of the pre-Classical period.

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C.P.E. Bach

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German composer, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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14
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Italian composer and cellist who influenced the development of the string quartet as a musical form

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Luigi Boccherini

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composed the first music for a quintet for strings, as well as a quintet with strings and piano.

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Luigi Boccherini

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16
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German classical composer, best known for his operas.

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Christoph Willibald Gluck

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17
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Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style in music during the 18th century.

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Joseph Haydn

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18
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helped establish the forms for the string quartet and the symphony.

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Joseph Haydn

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19
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German novelist, short-story writer, and music critic.

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Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

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20
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Austrian composer, widely recognized as one of the greatest composer in the history of Western music.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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21
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German composer, writer and music critic

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Johann Friedrich Reichardt

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22
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Classicism in the theatre was developed around 17th century by the ______

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French playwriters.

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23
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term that refers to artistic works produced from the 19th century to the 20th century.

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MODERN ART

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24
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The movement (Early Modern Art) was led by_____,

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Gustave Courbet

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25
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Modern painting is often traced to

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realism

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26
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dominant trend in Modern painting

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distortionism

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27
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Socially conscious realist art is referred to as

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social realism.

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28
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one of the first 19th century artists to approach modern-life subjects

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Edouard Manet

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a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

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Edouard Manet

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30
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greatest impressionist & the father of Modern Art

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Paul Cezanne

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31
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includes many treatments of the lily-pond outside the home to which he retired.

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water-lilies series

32
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An art movement which took its name from one particular painting by Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise of 1872.

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IMPRESSIONISM

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one of the great masters of impressionism who worked most often directly from nature and used new modes of representation.

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Claude Monet

34
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painting by Claude Monet where impressionism took its name

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Impression: Sunrise of 1872.

35
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In the period ca. 1900-WWI, distortionism was pushed to its very limits, resulting in the birth of abstract art.

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Late Modern Painting

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Late Modern Painting year

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1900-WWI

37
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The next step in geometric distortion was_____, in which

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cubism

38
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the world is severely flattened, simplified, and fragmented, and multiple views of an object are simultaneously depicted.

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cubism

39
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Its foremost practitioner (and co-inventor) wasPablo Picasso, a Spanish-born French artist.

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cubism

40
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foremost practitioner (and co-inventor) of cubism

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Pablo Picasso

41
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(father of expressionism)

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Vincent Van Gogh

42
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used bright, pure colors mixed on the palette but applied to the canvas in small dots or strokes replying on the beholder’s eyes to see them together

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Expressionism

43
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Criticized the impressionists for their shallowness and lack of emotional commitment

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VINCENT VAN GOGH

44
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The leading master of fluid distortion

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VINCENT VAN GOGH

45
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Cafe Terrace at Night

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VINCENT VAN GOGH

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Starry Night

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VINCENT VAN GOGH

47
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replaced rational conception of nature or life with one based on non-rational & emotional concepts

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expressionists

48
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free distortion of form and color through which the painter gives visual form to inner sensations or emotions

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expressionism

49
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Expressionistic literature was influenced by the plays of _____, a brilliant but erotic Swedish dramatist, whose fantastic and perverted “dream plays” were popular in Germany

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August Strindberg

50
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used it to mock traditional values and notions of meaning/purpose in life,

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Dada artists

51
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argued that absurd images could be used to explore new depths of artistic expression.

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surrealists

52
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pioneered the technique ofautomatism, in which an artist lets go of conscious thought and paints whatever images come to mind “automatically”.

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surrealists

53
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surrealists pioneered the technique of

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automatism

54
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artist lets go of conscious thought and paints whatever images come to mind “automatically”.

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technique ofautomatism

55
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foremost surrealist painter is

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Salvador Dalí

56
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depicts everyday objects and aspects of popular culture (e.g. advertisements, comic strips), thrived in America and Britain.

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Pop art

57
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The most famous pop artist is

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Andy Warhol.

58
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a characteristic of modern art.

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ABSTRACTION

59
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2 SCHOOLS:

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Neo-classical schools

Romantic-Realistic Schools

60
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depicted perfect human anatomy endowed with a calm, reflective look

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Neo-classical schools

61
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– depicted realistic figures with psychological attitudes of the French Revolution

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Romantic-Realistic Schools

62
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emphasized values of the imagination

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  • Romanticism
63
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(Father of Abstract sculpture)

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Pablo Picasso

64
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advocated a regeneration of plastic shapes through geometric organization of the human body

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Julio Gonzalez

65
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French poet, novelist, and dramatist who was the most well-known of all the French Romantic writers

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VICTOR HUGO

66
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a historical tragedy whose theme is the conflict between love and honor

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Hernani

67
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Hugo’s greatest legacy

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Lyric poetry

68
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an epic story written by Hugo about social injustice.

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Les Misérables (1862),

69
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“Poet of the Piano”

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FREDERIC CHOPIN

70
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His music speaks out of the solitude & loneliness of his soul

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FREDERIC CHOPIN

71
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The modern piano became his only means of self-expression

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FREDERIC CHOPIN

72
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FREDERIC CHOPIN’S only means of self-expression

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modern piano

73
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Poet and language professor WHO Glorified nature & the simple joys & sorrows of ordinary upright folk

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

74
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His paintings not only communicated ideas, they are masterpieces of design, form, receding advancing planes, & underlying rhythmic pattern

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HONORE DAUMIER

75
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His religious music was designed to “lead man back to God”

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FRANZ LISZT

76
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Defined “humanistic music” as dramatic and church life

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FRANZ LISZT

77
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Was torn between affection and bitterness toward America

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SHERWOOD ANDERSON