PROJECT IV
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1) What period does the Middle Ages cover?
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or medieval period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history.
2) What general characteristics does it have (according to the teacher’s comments)?
- Not a time of darkness, but a time of culture, arts and music
- An advance in government and theory
- Human rights and democracy was first understood how it is today
- Coming to terms with the many different religions in Europe
- Ambitious Lords fighting for power
- Entertaining tournaments, feasts and dancing…
- … and some hard times in life for the poorly folk, eg. Serfs and peasants
- The Age Of castle building, of course!!
- We find out how to use gunpowder by urinating on it to make it explosive
- Kings finally learn that they have to serve their people, as well as themselves
3) What is the main difference between “troubadours” and “minstrels”?
A minstrel was a traveling artist in Medieval Europe. In exchange for money or food, offered his street show in public places, and sometimes was recruited to participate as attractions and entertainment at parties and banquets.
Troubadours, were medieval musicians and poets, who composed their works and interpreted, or made by minstrels or minstrels playing in the manorial courts of certain parts of Europe, especially southern France, between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries.
4) Pay attention to these two monuments (a Romanic church and a Gothic cathedral). What do their different heights have in common with the music evolution of those centuries?
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ROMANTIC AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
-THE COVERS
-THE HEIGHT
-LIGHT AND WINDOWS
-BÓVEDAS
-BOWS
5) What do you feel looking at these pictures (taken from the 19th century but directly linked to the Middle Ages)? In your own opinion, what kind of music could accompany these images?
These photos transmit me, love, youth, hope and happiness.
For these photos I would play classical music
6) Why does Heavy Metal music love this aesthetic?
One of the more unexpected displays at the Graphic Design: Now in Production exhibition, which recently opening on Governors Island, New York, is a collection of death metal and black metal band logos by Christophe Szpajdel, whose work can also be seen in his book Lord of the Logos. This kind of subcultural design falls outside the decorously schooled concerns of many graphic designers and it’s good to see it receive attention. It gives me an excuse to post a piece about metal album cover design not previously available online.
7) This video explains the evolution (intervals and so forth) of Middle Ages’ music such as we are playing in class.
VIDEO (
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8) This is the song we are playing together in class.
SANTA MARÍA (Click on the word "SANTA MARÍA" to see the video, if you want)
