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Music 202 Important People
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Undergraduate 2
02/15/2012

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oratorio
Definition
sacred texts as stories derived from the Bible set to music
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chorale variations
Definition
sets of variations out of different settings of a chorale melody or hymn tne
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sonata
Definition
short instrumental pieces
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Johann Sebastian Bach - from
Definition
Germany, composer
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Johann Sebastian Bach - unique identifiers
Definition
Ritornello, rotating solos, only person who wrote for an organ. Cantata (German)
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concerto grosso
Definition
contrast between 2 groups of players
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Johann Sebastian Bach - instrument
Definition
Organ. Brandenburg Concertos
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Johann Sebastian Bach - why important
Definition
death marked end of baroque, wrote 200 cantatas (one/week) for church
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Johann Sebastian Bach - time period (before and after composers)
Definition
(1685-1750)Baroque, same time Handel (1685-1759), before Haydn (1731-1809), Beethoven (1770-1827), Mozart (1791-1844)
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Ripieno
Definition
full orchestra
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Concertino
Definition
group of soloists
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Ritornello
Definition
refrain
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Vivaldi - from
Definition
Italy
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Vivaldi (1676-1741) - description
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Baroque, strong contrasts between orchestra. instrumental
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kantor
Definition
musical director
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fugue
Definition
derived from Latin word for "flight". Single theme is passed from voice to voice or instrument to instrument, each imitating the principal theme in turn
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cantata
Definition
short oratorio
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Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - from, genre
Definition
German, Baroque.
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Handel - description
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choral writer, Better at opera, wrote instrumental. English oratorios
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Rococo - derived from
Definition
rocaille, seashells around the garden, decorative style
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Rococo - definition, key word
Definition
feminine style, indifference, maintaining frivolity
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Rococo synonym
Definition
style galant
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Watteau - from, genre, type
Definition
french, rococo, artist
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Watteau - paintings
Definition
Pilgrimage to Cythera, Jupiter and Antiope
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Watteau - style
Definition
Aristocratic artist, figures in stately poses, gently engaged in unimportant activities. Pastel colors.
Fêtes galantes. Grouping in mid-ground
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Fêtes galantes
Definition
French term referring to some of the celebrated pursuits of the idle, rich aristocrats in the 18th century
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Boucher - from, genre, type
Definition
French, rococo, artist
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Boucher - style
Definition
“Mounds of pink flesh.” Sensual paintings of (mainly) nude mythological figures.
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Boucher - paintings
Definition
Pastoral Scene, Diana leaving the bath
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Fragonard - from, genre, type
Definition
French, rococo, artist
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Fragonard - paintings
Definition
The Swing, A Young Girl Reading, Diana and Endymion, The Bolt
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Fragonard - identifiers
Definition
Looks innocent but has hidden innuendos, clothed, figures in the foreground
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Fragonard - note
Definition
last great artist working in Rococo style
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Carriera - from, genre, type
Definition
Italian, Rococo, Artist
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Carriera - artwork
Definition
Enrichetta Anna Sofia of Modena, Flora, Portrait of a Man,Portrait of a Woman in Turkish Costume
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Carriera - identifiers
Definition
portrait artist, soft pastel colors, based in Venice
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Gainsborough - from, genre, type
Definition
English, Rococo, Artist
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Gainsborough - artwork
Definition
Mary, Countess Howe
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Gainsborough - identifiers
Definition
Portrait. darker colors and backgrounds, focuses on the dress. Often includes landscape backgrounds
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Tiepolo - from, genre, type
Definition
Italian, Rococo, Artist
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Tiepolo - artwork
Definition
Immaculate Conception
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Tiepolo - identifiers
Definition
Religious art, applies rococo principles to religious art. Famed for his ceilings and trompe l'oeil effects
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Queirolo - from, genre, type
Definition
Italian/Genoese, Rococo, Sculpturist
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Quierolo - artwork
Definition
Deception Unmasked
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Queirolo - identifiers
Definition
Likes tiny detail, impressed by the surface. triumph of technique over subject
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Boffrand - from, genre, type
Definition
French, Rococo, Designer
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Boffrand - description
Definition
interior- JUST design. no architecture
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Boffrand - art
Definition
Salon de la Princesse
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Boffraine - descriptions
Definition
no straight lines, ornament, create a graceful, light, airy effect
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Neumann - from, genre, type
Definition
German, Rococo, Architect
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Neumann - art
Definition
Vierzehnheiligen Pilgrimage Church
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Neumann - identifiers
Definition
cross put together by circles, extreme detail
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David - from, genre, type
Definition
French, Neo-classical/Romantic, Artist
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David - features
Definition
action poses
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David - art
Definition
Sabine Women, Oath of the Horatio
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David - identifiers
Definition
Rich colors, has a lot to do with the Revolution, shallow space, bright colors
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Pope - from, genre, type
Definition
England, Rococo, Author
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Pope - features
Definition
Satire
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Pope - works
Definition
"Whatever is, is right"
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Pope - identifiers
Definition
Most Quoted Writer besides William Shakespeare
Wrote in iambic pentameter and rhyming couplets
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Pope - specific features
Definition
3 targets
1-growing commercialism
2-new rationalism(I think therefore I am)
3-Religion based only on feeling
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Swift - from, genre, type
Definition
England/Ireland, Rococo, Author
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Swift - features
Definition
Satire
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Swift - works
Definition
A Modest Proposal, Gullivers Travels
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Swift - identifiers
Definition
(hated humanity)
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Swift - why important
Definition
snubbed to be English clergy, then fought for Irish rights and independence
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Reynolds - from, genre, type
Definition
English, Neo-Classical, Artist
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Reynolds - works
Definition
Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse
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Reynolds - identifiers
Definition
generalized people in generalized locations. Portraitst with greek themes
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Hogarth - from, genre, type
Definition
English, Neo-Classical, Artist
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Hogarth - features
Definition
Satire
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Hogarth - works
Definition
‘Shortly After the Marriage’
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Hogarth - identifiers
Definition
cartoonish, not the best artist
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Hogarth - why important
Definition
Using pictures to tell stories
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Canova - from, genre, type
Definition
Italian, Neo-Classical, Sculptorist
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Canova - works
Definition
Pauline Borghese as Venus
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Canova - indentifiers
Definition
classical figures, sculpted people with the body of a Greek god or goddess
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Thorvaldsen - from, genre, type
Definition
Danish/Islandic, Neo-Classical, Sculptor
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Thorvaldsen - works
Definition
Christus
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Thorvaldsen - why important
Definition
biblical characters in classical way
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Soufflot - from, genre, type
Definition
French, Neo-Classical, Architect
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Soufflot - works
Definition
Pantheon
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Soufflot - features
Definition
rotunda, post/lintel, less decoration on exterior
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Jefferson - from, genre, type
Definition
American, Neo-Classical, Architect
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Jefferson - works
Definition
VA State Capital
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Jefferson - identifiers
Definition
Greek revival
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Rousseau - from, genre, type
Definition
Genevan, Romantic, Writer
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Rousseau - features
Definition
Rational humanism-man is good, give him knowledge, not from church or gov. philosopher, writer.
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Rousseau - works
Definition
The Social Contract, ‘’general will’’ of the people, Encylopedia
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Rousseau - features
Definition
society and aristocrats=corrupt, go back to noble savage
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Rousseau - why important
Definition
helped with encyclopedia, rational humanism, searched for truth-’try to find God but he escapes me’ ‘Noble Savage’
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Voltaire - from, genre, type
Definition
French, Neo-Classical, Writer
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Voltaire - features
Definition
Candide, Cunegonde, Pangloss, Martin
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Voltaire - works
Definition
Candide
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Voltaire - identifiers
Definition
anti-humanity, critical of superstition, especially the Church, Strove for freedom of thought in society
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Rousseau - special
Definition
amateur musician
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Mozart - from, genre, type
Definition
Germany/England/Italy, Classical, Musician
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Mozart - works
Definition
Le nozze di Figaro, Requiem. Don Giovanni
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Mozart - features
Definition
Italian Opera, Piano Concerto
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Mozart - special
Definition
develops High Classical style of music. Innovator of opera
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