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Prepare for the upcoming test on Baroque art and music, scheduled for Friday, April 29th. You will need to know key concepts such as the Baroque style, the Protestant Reformation, and the Counter-Reformation. Understand the significance of artists like Caravaggio, Bernini, and Velazquez, along with their notable works. Be familiar with the characteristics of Baroque art, including motion, emotion, and elaborate detail. Additionally, recognize important composers such as Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, and their signature pieces. Study these topics thoroughly for success!
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Baroque Test Review The test will be held on Friday, April 29th.
You will need to know the definitions of the following: • Baroque • Protestant Reformation • Counter Reformation • Fugue
Theme: “THE CLASH” • Dramatic religious split in the Church due to PROTESTANTISM. • The Catholic response = Counter-Reformation = need to attract viewers with religious art which impacts onlookers in a different way. • Protestant areas (Northern Europe) respond through non-religious themes (genre paintings which teach moral lessons)
You need to know the answers to the following: • Who are Caravaggio and Bernini? Be able to recognize their work. • Who was Diego Velazquez, and what is depicted in his piece, The Maids of Honor? • What are the overall characteristics of Baroque art? • Who are the primary composers of Baroque music? • Be able to recognize “Rubens”. • What was Rembrandt interested in depicting in his art? Be able to recognize Rembrandts. • Know background of the four scientists/philosophers we discussed. i.e. Galileo
Overall characteristics of Baroque Art and Architecture: • Open-spaced compositions • Images capture MOTION in order to elicit EMOTION • Scientific advances = giant conceptual leaps in art • Artists’ attention to extreme detail • More attention to light = tenebrism • Psychological exploration • art for the middle class • Rich, ornate, elaborate, fanciful
Be able to Identify the Composer: • Vivaldi- Spring • Handel-Hallelujah Chorus • Bach- Toccata and Fugue in D Minor • Haydn-Symphony No. 88, page 236-Age of Enlightenment • Mozart- Symphony No. 40, 236-237- Age of Enlightenment • Beethoven- 275- 5th Symphony- Romantic Period