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ROCOCO
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ROCOCO New style of art began in 1730’s Grace and gentle action
Rejected strict geometrical patterns -> favored curves Delicacy, lightness, charm Secular – expressed pleasure, happiness, and love
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ANTOINE WATTEAU One of the greatest of the Rococo painters
Depictions of aristocratic life Fat ladies in frilly dresses, ribbons and bonnets, hanging out in flowery gardens Pleasure and joy
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NEOCLASSICISM Continued from the 17th into the 18th century
Dignity and simplicity of the classical style of ancient Greece and Rome Influenced by the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii Jacques-Louis David = The Oath of the Horatii
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC
The 17th and 18th centuries were the formative years for classical music = Baroque music
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NEW COMPOSITIONAL FORMS IN MUSIC
Opera The Oratorio The sonata The Concerto The Symphony
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Greatest of the baroque composers German
Produced a large family of musicians Worked as organist, court music director, choir master/kapellmesiter Majority of work was church music
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significant Bach compositions
Brandenburg Concertos Toccatta and Fugue Mass in B Minor Goldberg Variations Christmas Oratorio Jesu, joy of man’s desiring
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GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL
German baroque – lived and worked in England Primarily secular Significant compositions – Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Musik, Messiah
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THE CLASSICAL ERA IN MUSIC
THE CLASSICAL ERA = period of music which followed the baroque era Orchestral music New musical instruments -> bigger and more diverse sounds Larger groupings of musicians
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian classical composer
Worked for Prince Esterhazy in Hungary Composed 104 symphonies The Surprise Symphony, The Philosopher Symphony, The Farewell Symphony
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Austrian classical composer Genius and child prodigy -> 1st concert at age 6, 1st opera at age 12 Wrote 41 symphonies Operas = Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute Died miserable and penniless at age 35
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL
18TH century marked the full development of the novel as a literary genre English writers are key to establish the centrality of the novel Samuel Richardson – Pamela = a good girl Henry Fielding – Tom Jones = a bad boy
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THE WRITING OF HISTORY The enlightenment transformed the study and writing of history Remove god from historical study Secular explanations and causation New social science approach Broadened scope of study -> economic, social, intellectual, cultural Edward Gibbon
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THE HIGH CULTURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY
High culture = the literary and artistic world of the educated and wealthy Popular culture = the culture of the masses Expansion of The reading public Publishing Magazines Newspapers Public libraries Private circulating libraries = rental books
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Before and After the Ball Jean-Francois de Troy
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EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITIES
18th century secondary schools - The grammar and public school – England The gymnasium – Germany The college – France and Spain Curriculum of secondary schools – Mostly focused on Greek and Latin classics Little attention to math, science, modern languages Middle class wanted more practical educ.
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