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First, I know I spelled Rennaissance wrong. Second, I suppose you're wondering why this is in the art section instead of music. Well, it will be comprised of both, but I'm personally looking for more from the art perspective than music, as I've got a pretty good handle on the music side and am pretty weak on the art. If it needs to be moved, go ahead.
I'm wondering how the different movements in art and music are related. Did they have similar motivations and influences, and if so, what where they? What are the similarities and differences? Was politics as big an inspiration/influence in music as it was in art? What's the connection? Or did they just happen to occur at the same time? If I get enough information, I'd like to make an article, if anyone thinks it's a good idea besides me.
Right, here we go.
The Rennaissance: This period saw all sorts of new shit coming out in both art and music. In music, new technology was making it possible for more complex instruments to be invented, leading to more complex compositions. It was around this time that the first great violin makers were gaining notice, and the viol (a chello like instrument used for bass lines) was invented. It didn't go very far as an instrument, but it did lead to greater detail in the bass line. Also, early Nationalist schools of music were popping up in England, France, Germany, and of course, Italy. These schools really pushed along the idea of more complex arrangements.
As far as art goes, I know that the there was an Italian Rennaissance and a Northern Rennaissance, and I think art was turning from a more religious oriented theme to...other stuff, I guess. There were artists like DaVinci and Michealangelo (who apparently didn't get along), who did both paintings and sculpture; DaVinci being the more a painter and Michealangelo being more of a sculptor (even though he did do the Chapel ceiling deal, the name of which I've forgotten how to spell. Sisteen?).
In the north, it switched from religious art to everyday stuff and a weird kind of animal theme. I'd like some more information on this, please. My knowledge comes from an art history class last semester, and I was stoned for a good half of the classes, and I passed with only a C+.
Discussion: It seems like the art movement was a bit more seperated than the music. Note the divide between the Italian and Northern Rennaissance. I think the deal behind that was that English and French armies came down to Italy to bust stuff up and noticed something was happening and took it back to the North, where a seperate thing got started. As far as music went, while different and seperate schools were popping up, the style was more ruled by technology and it's dissapearing limits than individual musicians and their respective countries. So, my questions are, what sort of stuff was being painted in Italy? How big was technology's role in the arts? How did it compare, generally, to the music scene? Why was it that Germany got involved in the music, but not nearly as much the art?
Barouqe: Music-wise, this is where stuff started getting pretty damn complex. Guys like Bach and Teleman and Vivaldi where writing lots of music, a lot of sacred stuff coming from Bach and Vivaldi (who was a priest anyway). You can tell a Barouqe piece from another period's piece by a number of things. For instance, the bassline, while more active than in the past, was still pretty simple. Long slow strokes, mainly builing chords and very little going on melody wise in the bass section. The dynamics were terraced rather than smooth, due to the fact that Harpsichords (pianos had not been invented just yet) could play in two, maybe three volumes. Kinda Soft, Loud, and maybe A Bit Louder. Also, trills (quickingly alternating between two notes right next to each other) went from the higher note to the lower, something that changed in the next period of music.
This stuff was much more complex than what had come before, thanks again to technology improving. This is my personal favorite period. Gotta love Bach. He was a madman. Fucking nuts, I tell you.
Art. I'm going to need a good bit of help here, I think. I'm having trouble naming any other artists besides Michealangelo's student (who's name I have forgotten) who did that sculpture of the nun's rapture (which is amazing, by the way). It would seem that art, like music, got a bit more complex here. I know arcitecture got into detail a good bit, using Corinthian columns and whatnot. I'm going to assume that such attention to detail was a Barouqe "thing" as far as painting went, too. Like I said, I use a bit of help here. I know Roccoco came after Barouqe, but there is no music equivalent to Roccoco. As far as art went, it had even more detail. Lots of people have used the image of really exsrtavagent icing on a cake to describe Roccoco painting and arcitecture. I've also heard a lot of "What would you expect? It came from France."
Discussion: How was politics influencing art up to this point? It had very little presence in music compared to art, and wouldn't for some time. Why? Why is there no Roccoco period for music? Barouqe music was more German than anything else. Is this true for art as well? I'm thinking no, but why? Is this a case of music style and art style having the same name because they just happened to occur at the same time?
Thanks in advance for any and all contributions.
Next: The French Revolution! Classical, Romantic and Impressionistic stuff. |
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