The Music Man
IDENTIFY Johann Sebastian Bach
German Baroque composer, one of greatest composers of all time, known for "well-ordered music in the honor of God"
One way to describe Balthasar Neumann's buildings using theology
built with the aim to point the believer to heaven through joy rather than by fear
DEFINE popular/pop culture
the written and unwritten culture of the common masses
IDENTIFY Henry Fielding
English author who wrote novels about people without scruples who survived by their wits; known for The History of Tom Jones, and A Foundling
A simple way to describe Baroque architecture
a building and its sculptures blended into a harmonious whole
IDENTIFY Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian child prodigy Classical composer, gave first concert at 6 and wrote first opera at 12
LIST the 4 European countries where the Enlightenment was concentrated
France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany (You can think: FING)
IDENTIFY 2 venues for popular culture
1. carnivals (most spectacular form) 2. pubs (chief gathering place of the common people)
LIST 3 changes in reading culture which took place in the 18th century
1. book publication increased 2. novels were directed to the middle class 3. magazines and newspapers were developed
IDENTIFY Balthasar Neumann
German architect, one of the greatest architects of the 18th century, known for 1. Church of the 14 Saints and 2) Residence, the palace of the prince-bishop of Würzburg (shown)
IDENTIFY Franz Joseph Haydn
Austrian Classical composer, wrote very large quantity of symphonies
Which two composers were BAROQUE?
Bach and Handel were Baroque (you can think, "I've got a HANDEL on BABA BAch BAroque")
DEFINE high culture
the literary and artistic culture of the educated ruling classes
DEFINE chapbooks
short pamphlets printed on cheap paper
grace, charm, and gentle action are ideas emphasized by
the Roccoco movement (you can think: by contrast to the bold sound of Baroque, "Roccoco" can be said lightly like tinkling bells...rocc o co... grace..charm...gentle action)
IDENTIFY George Frederick Handel
German baroque composer, wrote much secular music such as Water Music, but is best known for Messiah
Their fame caused the musical center of Europe to shift from Italy to the Austrian empire
Hadyn and Mozart
NAME the final European state to abolish torture in the legal system
France in 1780
SAY the number of crimes which, in England in 1800, could result in the death penalty
200
grandeur, power, and movement are ideas emphasized by
the Baroque movement (you can think: by contrast to the light graceful sound of Roccoco, the word "Baroque" is itself bold, grand, powerful....BAROQUE)
The greatest composer of all time, according to Haydn
Mozart! 🎵
Which two composers were CLASSICAL?
Hadyn and Mozart were Classical
LIST some aspects of pop culture in the 18th century
magazines, chapbooks, festivals, taverns/pubs, songs, novels
LIST 2 hallmarks of 18th century punishments
1. torture to gain evidence and 2. cruel and often public punishments
DEFINE Baroque-Rococo
architectural style of the 18th century in which the building was seen as a work of art, inspired by the previous century's Italian Baroque style