MUSIC MODULE 1

• The word "neoclassic" came from the Greek word "neos" meaning "new" and the Latin word classicus, similar in meaning to the English phrase "first class".
• The Neoclassical movement coincided with the 18th Century called Age of Reason also known as Age of Enlightenment.
• Characteristics of Art are potrayal of Roman history, formal composition, the use of diagonals show emotion/ movement, local color, overall lighting, classic geo-structure.
• David was a french painter who was known as pre-eminent painter of the era.
• David's subjects are more on history.
• Canova was a prolific Italian artist and sculptor.
• Canova was famous for his marble sculptures of nude flesh.
• Canova used contours in mythological compositions.
• Thorvaldsen was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
• Thorvaldsen executed sculptures of mythological and religious themes.
• Neoclassical Architecture is a style principally derived from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome.
• Temple style is based on ancient temple.
• Peristyle means a continous line of columns around a building.
• Palladian style were based on Andrea Palladio's style of Villa Construction.
• There are vertical supports within a balustrade known as "balusters" or "spindles".
• Classical Block style is a building features a rectangular or square plan, with a flat roof and an exterior rich in classical detail.
• Romanticism is a movement in which the artists of Neoclassical period sought to break new ground in the expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy.
• Romanticism's characteristics are shows the height of action, emotional extremes, celebrated nature as out of control, heightened sensation.
• Romantic Painting focuses on emotion.
• Gericault was the first French master.
• Gericault was known for his masterpiece were energetic, powerful, brilliantly colored & tightly composed.
• Delacroix was known for his brilliant visual effects.
• Delacroix's technique was adopted by the Impressionist artists.
• Goya is a commisioned Romantic painter by the King of Spain and also a printmaker.
• Landscape art ranges from highly detailed and realistic to Impressionistic, romantic and idealistic.
• Rude was best known for his social art.
• Rude's works often expressed patriotic themes, as well as the transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism.