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    The Baroque Period lasted from 1600 to 1750. This period is where studies of classical music began. During this time period, artists would make their music as intricate as possible to make it sound as elegant as possible. This was a great time for royalty and nobility. The wealthiest households would hire musicians, but depending on the household they might would have an entire orchestra. The households would hire composers to compose songs for parties, balls, and ceremonies. The church would also

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    became pregnant and had Isaac. Sarah was not happy about Hagar living with Abraham so she chases Hagar and Ishmael out. Abraham prays to god to not let Hagar and Ishmael die, and Hagar and Ishmael get water. The Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael by Johann Friedrich Overbeck and The Hagar Leaves the House of Abraham by Peter Paul Rubens both exhibit the Biblical story of Hagar leaving Sarah and Abraham. As displayed by the expression of Abraham and the women in both paintings, Overbeck’s painting suggests

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    Johann Sebastian Bach was born on 21 March 1685 in Eisenach, duchy of Saxe-Eisenach (modern-day Germany). Bach was the youngest of 8 children. He was born into a family that consisted of many professional musicians, including Johann Ludwig Bach, another well-known composer. Sebastian Bach’s father, Johann Ambrosius Bach worked as a town musician and it is believed that Ambrosius taught him the violin and basic music theory. By the age of 10, both of his parents had died and Sebastian had begun living

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    and gain intellectual ability rather than technical or professional skills. When the liberal arts education was created, it consisted of a quadrivium of arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy as well as a trivium of grammar, rhetoric and logic. Johann Sebastian Bach quickly learned how to deal with diversity and change. Even at a young age he was suffering losses of family members as well as moving from place to place. A pattern that would unfortunately continue throughout his life. The trivium

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    In the 1400s, was one of the most important piece was the Old Hall Manuscript because it is the largest collection of English polyphony, containing mostly Mass movements and motets (varied vocal compositions). The most extraordinary contrapuntal achievement of the 1400s was the Missa Prolationum, by Johannes Ockeghem (Simms et al.). The most important Franco-Flemish composer is Heinrich Isaac because of his vast knowledge in his secular and sacred music, such as Choralis Constantinus and Innsbruck

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    What a jerk? “That's him pushing the stone up the hill, the jerk” (34-37): Seems like Mrs. Sisyphus, throughout the poem, is attempting to rule out her workaholic husband of any chance to explain himself or tell his side of the story on why he works a lot. The reader may even argue that there may be some valid complaints that she states but she’s not all that sympathetic. There’s this sense of complete hatred for her husband as if he’s really a horrendous person, but in reality she’s alone and hurt

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    At this time last year, I would have considered all music before the 20th century to be classical. However, after taking a Dual Credit Music Appreciation course, I realized that “old” music cannot simply be grouped into a single category. There are so many differences that I had no idea existed. Throughout the years, music has changed and evolved, meeting the needs of listeners and performers. Different composers have been catalysts in this change as they have developed new styles and genres. Even

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    The title Clavierubung means keyboard study or exercise, a term that probably referred both to the keyboard skill of the performer and the inventive powers of the composer. Bach’s full title added that the music was to “refresh the spirits of music lovers, omitting the pedagogic implications of the candid instruction” that headed the title of the inventions and sinfonias. The Clavierubung consists of four major parts: 1. The six partitas, published in 1731. 2. An overture and concerto (1735). 3.

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    reforming Europe and trying to improve it. Antonio lived until July 28th 1741, in his life the enlightenment happened, it was the age of reason, philosophy, and age of new music. Great music and composers came out of this era, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Bach, Frederic

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    For centuries, the English have had powerful influences over many parts of the world, and the aspects defining cultures. Today, even our own country continues to be influenced by that of the English. It should come of no surprise that something the English have also held major influence over is music, specifically in the fifteenth century with composers such as John Dunstable, William Du Fay, and Gilles Binchois. While all three of these men were great contributors to this newfound style, it was

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