fine arts test 2
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- neoclassical
- revival of styles of ancient Greece and Rome
- P.J. Haydn
- Austrian composer nick named "the father of symphony". Was a great influence on Mozart, old enough to be his father. His organizational principles influenced everyone.
- categorical imperative
- Immanual Kant's idea that reasonable people act as if their actions defined a moral law; as if their choices were true or right for all.
- exposition
- part of sonata form. showing the thematic material it will be based on. Has two themes that set the mood / tonality.
- movements
- sections of a symphony; known by italian terms that describe the tempo (speed) at which music is played.
- chamber music
- music written for room size performance, not many performers.
- symphony
- orchestral composition
- epistolary novel
- novel that takes form of a journal or a series of letters
- contata
- 15-45 minute long composition that was meant specifically for a Lutheran church. based on bible readings. Bach put corral at end of these.
- motif
- idea that three rapid falling notes create an insistent almost neurotic energy.
- orotorio
- up to three hours long. played in concert hall. based on dramatic bible story. (i.e. Messiah)
- enlightenment
- movement of intellectuals who popularized science and applied reason to human affairs.
- G.F. Handel
- german composer that wrote italian operas. very dramatic. most of his finance came from opera. known for writing orotorio. died at age 74
- satire
- any work that criticized the wickedness and folly through wit and humor, with intent to correct and improve
- J.S. Bach
- German composer wrote every type of music. over 1000 composition. Lutheran, very devoted to religion. Worked at st. thomas church. played organs and violin.
- spirit of enlightenment
- the belief in the supremacy of reason over pleasure
- philophes
- french term for thinkers who advocated reason and opposed traditional ideas.
- development
- part of sonata form. most freedom to do what you want
- novel
- long word of narrative fiction with realistic characters and settings
- rococo
- soft delicate style. "gay, witty, frivolous"
- Hallelujah Chorus
- stand up during playing of this because King George stood up.
- Sonata form
- in 3 sections called exposition, development, and recapitulation
- recapitulation
- part of sonata form. repetition of exposition
- novel of manners
- perfected by Jane Austen; was a carefully observed and gently satirical study of social life among the English gentry.
- general will
- collective interest of citizens of the state
- deists
- people who believed that god created the universe to operate by rational laws.