Dances From The Baroque Period

Contemporary ballet, although is a form of ballet but looks vastly different from classical and romantic ballet. Contemporary ballet consist of ballet and contemporary dance, and the dance often includes having a partner. Contemporary ballet is often done in a turned in position while classical ballet is done in a turned out position. A turned out position would be the first position in ballet where the dancer’s feet are usually pointing outwards. Like modern dances in the 20th century, contemporary ballet often hints a message to the audience. Alonzo King, a local San Francisco dance company owner inspired many choreographer with his choreography by having a perfect blend of traditional and modern dances in his piece. His choreography often contain a strong, controversial meaning. “The Moroccan Project”, choreographer Alonzo King suggests the message of love and inequality, using their trademark moves: spinning and elevating, in the contemporary modern dance style.

Commonly referred to as the “Sun King” after his memorable performance as Apollo, King Louis XIV heavily influenced 17th century court dancing over his 72-year reign (the longest of any other known European sovereign). Not only did Louis XIV transform the French monarchy and establish France into the dominant European power, but he created a glittering court at Versailles and ushered in a golden age of art and literature as well. As a passionate dancer, himself, Louis XIV lead one of the most pivotal eras of ballet and remains a symbol of absolute monarchy of the classical age.

Back in Medieval times, music was crude, extremely limited, costly, and exhausting to write. It was and used mainly for church services. The music used in the church were mainly choir chants; only men and young boys could sing in the choir due to the church rules. Next came the praise worthy baroque period. Figured bass, preludes, ornamentations, trills, mordants, and various new musical forms developed, such as the etude or sonata. In this part of musical history, the composers Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi were the cream of the crop. Baroque’s musical characteristic consisted usually of detached, staccato accents, light metered rhythms, and fast precise notes. Next came the classical period, where the staccato accents still stayed within the music, but the light pace and styles where dropped for freer rhythms and notes. Some of the composers who wrote music in this period are some of the most widely known composers ever. Composers such as Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Mozart were the top classical writers, but some such as Beethoven branched to both the classical and the romantic periods. The romantic period brought warmth, emotions and life into music. Pieces were no longer mechanical and orderly any more. Music was written with feeling and was written for enjoyment. Therefore, the modern period was quiet a huge jump for the general public, and most of the music after the romantic period is usually left unexplored. Though the daunting task of sorting through the various modern pieces is very tedious, it is worth it. From behind the ear-bleeding music of Rachmaninoff and the odd works of Ravel, comes many wonderful and different styles of music. Modern music's characteristics include atonally, minimalism, twelve-tone, and many other new musical devices and ornamentation. Not all modern music, however, is unusual or weird. Some composer wrote music in a revival of romantic. Gustav Mahler and Jean

The Baroque Period (1600-1750) was mainly a period of newly discovered ideas. From major new innovations in science, to vivid changes in geography, people were exploring more of the world around them. The music of the baroque period was just as extreme as the new changes. Newly recognized composers such as Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Monteverdi were writing entirely new musical ideas and giving a chance for new voices to be heard that were normally not thought of sounds. Their musical legacy is still recognized today, and is a treasured discovery of outstanding compositions being reiterated with every performance of them.

The Baroque period brought many dark historic moments throughout its decades. The counter-reformation, the Protestantism, and the people lives being controlled by the King, the Pope, and the pastors. Due to these circumstances, the artists were obliged to create arts that had religious symbolic meanings. (CBSNews / AP)The one artist that would not accept these rules was named Caravaggio. Caravaggio would later become one of the well-respected and an inspirational figure to many artists.

The first piece of music performed was the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Minor. The melody of this piece was very conjunct and smooth. The pitches fit together well and were played staccato, but in the Air, portion the melody became more legato. Since a suite is a collection of dances this is very metric. It is very easy to find a beat and tap your toe to the beat. Every movement of this suite was very easy to find the beat. I believe the piece was in a quadruple meter because the continuo, played by the double bass, could be counted into four. The dynamics were very moderate staying within the range of forte and piano, which is typical of the baroque period when this piece was written. The piece was polyphonic and each section had their own parts that worked together to make the piece. The piece could also be considered a call and response in the Bouree and Gigue movements. The violins and woodwinds would play a part of the melody and then the brass and bass would come in with a short response to their melody.

Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. Barre is French for bar, and a “barre” has been used in ballet training as a support to help with balance while practicing traditional ballet technique.

1. Ballet started as a means of showing off ones wealth and status. Ballet Comique de la Reine is considered the first ballet and was held to celebrate the queen's birthday and lasted 5 hours. Baroque dance developed in the mid 1600's and codified ballet technique. Baroque dance was a little more elaborate than the form of ballet that existed prior to 1650, but was still used to express one's power and wealth. Some women were allowed to dance at this time. Around the time of Baroque dance, Pierre Beauchamps created the 5 ballet positions that are still used today. He created the positions at the request of King Louis XIV. The five positions helped improve a dancer's balance and allowed them to appear more graceful.

1. Name two important visual artists (such as painters) and also two important writers of literature (such as poets) from the Baroque Period. Do not name musicians.

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The eighteenth century was a very creative time in world history. It gave birth to art that expresses feelings. This art was in the form of music paintings and is even seen in Architecture. The name baroque was borrowed from art history and actually came from a jeweler term meaning odd pearl or irregular pearl. Europe rulers sponsored the arts until France “rose to new heights in the seventeenth century” (Joseph Kerman) this is in contrast to merchant princes of the renaissance who were the first supporters.

The aristocracy is rich and powerful during the Baroque period. It is called " age of absolutism" because of the high power of the aristocracy. They use luxury entertainments to show their power. On the other hand, the religious institutions, which is divided into Catholic and Protestant, also compete their power with their baroque style in churches. And the middle-class also distribute the development of Baroque style as well. And because its ability of influence the development of baroque style, a style that represent luxury, it shows that the social status of the middle class is rising.

The art of tango music first originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the mid Nineteenth Century. Inspired by the struggles of life as a “Lady of the Night,” early tangos featured emotional melodies and both masculine and feminine voices. During this time period, tango music was considered to be improper because of its references to houses of ill repute. This early type of tango usually used the bandoneon, an accordion-like instrument introduced by German immigrants. It was during this time that Rosendo Mendizabal wrote the famous, El Entrerriano, a piece still performed by many tango orchestras today.

During the seventeenth century the church was still a dominating force in Italy’s society. This presence created an artistic style centered on religious works of art designed to teach and draw people into the church. This desire to inspire and draw on people’s emotions manifested in increasingly elaborate church decorations and paintings. This dramatic movement, or the Baroque movement was seen throughout the art scene not only in Italy but the north as well. Most agree that the Baroque movement can be perfectly demonstrated in the sculptures done by Bernini at the church of Santa Maria Della Vittoria in Rome. His dramatic marble statues of angles, saints and biblical characters captures your attention and imagination.

(Moss,2014) ANDALUCIA (SPAIN) REGIONAL CUISINE UNIT:22034 Name: KARAMJEET SINGH Class ID: 39760 Class: DCPCKYJUL14G2 Tutor Name: Val Harrison CONTENT: 1. Introduction page no. 2 2.