Part A- Briefly define art history as an academic field based on your understanding. Next, discuss two of the natural and human threats to artworks that concern contemporary art historians. Provide specific examples of threats, the artworks involved, and how these threats affect the interpretation of the works by art historians. Part B – Explain […]
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September 6th, 2021 
Bach: Cantata #140, 4th movement (unison chorale)Handel: Hallelujah chorus from MessiahVivaldi: La primavera, 1st movement, from The Four SeasonsHaydn: String Quartet, Op. 76, no. 3, 2nd movementMozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movementBeethoven: Symphony #5 in C Minor, 1st movementSchubert: The Elfking You must use the musical terms covered by the course when appropriate; spelling of […]
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September 2nd, 2021 Think of a powerful protest or unifying song that moved you to action or reminded you of an important heritage in your life. Share a link to your song on the discussion board and write a brief reflection on why you think it is such an effective example.
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September 2nd, 2021 Music doesnt have to be an angry protest song to affect change in society. Watch this performance of the opening act of Mozarts comic opera The Marriage of Figaro. Write a brief review of this scene from the perspective of the aristocracy in Vienna in the year 1786 when the opera premiered. Would you have […]
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September 2nd, 2021 3.2 / 564 %Overall FeedbackFelicia, I can tell you worked hard on this, but it does not meet the criteria required. The instructions on the assignment specifically ask that you base your research and information on the pages assigned in the reading. Outside sources can be used to provide pictures of the composers, the instruments, […]
Cinema Studies
September 2nd, 2021 2nd Paper Assignment: Two to Three-Page Comparison Paper, Due Friday October 23 1. Compare an avant-garde movie from the below list or of your own choosing to an earlier or contemporaneous narrative or non-narrative film of your choice. 2. Form a thesis through careful description of the two movies. a. Your thesis could address (but […]
“Winckelmann” by Johann Joachim
August 31st, 2021 A paper on “Winckelmann” an excerpt from Thoughts on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture (1750) by Johann Joachim Here are the instructions: -Identify the document.-Identify at least 3 things that the author said that you think are important forunderstanding art in the class.-Why do you think this was written? If possible, […]
Diana Krall (Festival de Jazz de San Sebastin 2008)
August 30th, 2021 Write the equivalent of a 2-3 page report giving a review of the concert you watched. Your review must include the following:What kind of listener were you during the concert? Why?What pieces were performed and whom composed them? What were the movements entitled, if there were different movements within one work?What was the style of […]
Art HIstory
August 27th, 2021 Select ONE work of Contemporary art (post-1945) in Latin America that is most interesting or intriguing to you. (the work should not be illustrated in the textbook, but you may research on the artist mentioned in the textbook) Imagine you are a curatorial assistant / curator of Contemporary art to propose new acquisition of one […]
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August 27th, 2021 Watch: The Full Story, https://vimeo.com/359864626Sacrilege, https://vimeo.com/97656534. (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Meshes of the Afternoon, directed by Maya Deren Think about the experimental nature of the films and how those elements engage you with the stories and experiences. What are the different ways we experience these films? How are the stories […]
