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Rococo & Neoclassicism: Art, Music & Literature of 18th Century

Discover the elegance of Rococo art, the grandeur of Neoclassicism, and the brilliance of classical music and literature in the 18th century. From Watteau's paintings to Bach's compositions, delve into a world of creativity and cultural richness.

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Rococo & Neoclassicism: Art, Music & Literature of 18th Century

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  1. ROCOCO

  2. ROCOCO • New style of art began in 1730’s • Grace and gentle action • Rejected strict geometrical patterns -> favored curves • Delicacy, lightness, charm • Secular – expressed pleasure, happiness, and love

  3. ANTOINE WATTEAU • One of the greatest of the Rococo painters • Depictions of aristocratic life • Fat ladies in frilly dresses, ribbons and bonnets, hanging out in flowery gardens • Pleasure and joy

  4. NEOCLASSICISM • Continued from the 17th into the 18th century • Dignity and simplicity of the classical style of ancient Greece and Rome • Influenced by the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii • Jacques-Louis David = The Oath of the Horatii

  5. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC • The 17th and 18th centuries were the formative years for classical music = Baroque music 1600-1750

  6. NEW COMPOSITIONAL FORMS IN MUSIC • Opera • The Oratorio • The sonata • The Concerto • The Symphony

  7. JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH • Greatest of the baroque composers • German • Produced a large family of musicians • Worked as organist, court music director, choir master/kapellmesiter • Majority of work was church music

  8. significant Bach compositions • Brandenburg Concertos • Toccatta and Fugue • Mass in B Minor • Goldberg Variations • Christmas Oratorio • Jesu, joy of man’s desiring

  9. GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL • German baroque – lived and worked in England • Primarily secular • Significant compositions – Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Musik, Messiah

  10. THE CLASSICAL ERA IN MUSIC • THE CLASSICAL ERA 1750-1830 = period of music which followed the baroque era • Orchestral music • New musical instruments -> bigger and more diverse sounds • Larger groupings of musicians

  11. FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN • Austrian classical composer • Worked for Prince Esterhazy in Hungary • Composed 104 symphonies • The Surprise Symphony, The Philosopher Symphony, The Farewell Symphony

  12. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART • Austrian classical composer • Genius and child prodigy -> 1st concert at age 6, 1st opera at age 12 • Wrote 41 symphonies • Operas = Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute • Died miserable and penniless at age 35

  13. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL • 18TH century marked the full development of the novel as a literary genre • English writers are key to establish the centrality of the novel • Samuel Richardson – Pamela = a good girl • Henry Fielding – Tom Jones = a bad boy

  14. THE WRITING OF HISTORY • The enlightenment transformed the study and writing of history • Remove god from historical study • Secular explanations and causation • New social science approach • Broadened scope of study -> economic, social, intellectual, cultural • Edward Gibbon

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