Abeka 7th Grade History, Chapter 21 Review
Selma Lagerlof
First woman and Swedish writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature
Jean de La Fontaine
French author known for his fables
Peter Tchaikovsky
Russian musician influenced by western culture
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist who wrote Crime and Punishment
Leo Tolstoy
Russian novelist who wrote War and Peace
classic
a work of superior excellent that has stood the test of time; a work for all people of all ages
Gregorian chant
an unaccompanied line of melody with no harmony; most common form of music in the Roman church during the Middle Ages
Realism
concerned with the incidental and the momentary as opposed to classical art which deals with the universal and the typical
John Milton
wrote Paradise Lost, the greatest poem in the English language
woodcutting
making prints by engraving designs on wooden blocks
Miguel de Cervantes
most important author of all Spanish literature; wrote Don Quixote
Heinrich Schutz
most important composer before Bach; known for writing church music and a collection of madrigals
George Frederick Handel
musician who wrote the Messiah oratorio in 24 days
William Shakespeare
perhaps the greatest writer the world has ever known
Jean Sibeius
produced Finlandia
minstrels
professional musicians who wandered from town to town and castle to castle, singing ballads and poems recounting the deeds of national heroes
Rembrandt van Rijn
the greatest of the 17th-century Dutch masters
Martin Luther
the leader of the Protestant Reformation who was known for his hymns or chorales
Johann Sebastian Bach
the musician who believed that everything should be done "to the Glory of God" and who composed in almost all the musical forms of his day
Daniel Defoe
Puritan author who wrote Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Isaac Watts
Father of the English Hymn
Albrecht Durer
began art in the Modern Age; his art included woodcuttings, paintings, and engravings such as The Prodigal Son and Hands of an Apostle (Praying Hands)
Neoclassicism
the belief that France should use classical Rome as a model
Alexander Pope
the greatest poet of the 18th century
popular works
works created for the pleasure of the moment rather than for the ages
Romanticism
characterized by a reaction against the balanced, orderly, Neoclassical style; the expression of emotion for its own sake; and the representation of exotic locations
Hans Christian Andersen
famous for children's fairy tales
John Bunyan
produced the world's most popular and beloved allegory, Pilgrim's Progress
Herman Melville
American author of Moby Dick
Frank Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer known for writing cheerful music for the church and for two notable oratorios, The Creation and The Seasons
Charles Dickens
English novelist who wrote Oliver Twist
Williams Wordsworth
English poet
Johann Schiller
German author who wrote William Tell
Matsuo Basho
Japanese poet; considered master of the haiku
Why have more classics been produced in the Modern Age than during any other time in history?
The Modern Age emphasized individual responsibility and achievement. Through the Northern Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation, man returned to the Bible and, through his new sense of responsibility, brought forth an outburst of individual creativity such as the world had never known. Works from ancient or medieval history are not as popular since many of these works are based on pagan beliefs and humanism.
oratorio
a sacred choral work often using a biblical text
Impressionism
attempted to show the ever-changing reality of a particular moment by emphasizing the minute details of the effect of changing light
Ludwig van Beethoven
deaf German composer who perfected the symphony and whose work brought the climax of modern music in the 19th century
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
the Austrian musician who was a child prodigy; the writer of piano concertos, sonatas, 40 to 50 symphonies, and several famous operas including The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Fiagaro
Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Corelli
three influential Italian musicians of the 17th century. Monteverdi created the opera form; Vivaldi developed instrumental music; Corelli founded the classical technique for violin playing.
