... deco. A few major characteristic that influenced the designers of this time period was the modern art movement of Paris during the 20th century. " among these was cubism, with its characteristic geometric stylization and fragmentation of images. Related movements also contributed - the orphism or synchronism of Sonia Delaunay and others brought vivid color to the ... geometric shapes of cubism; futurism celebrated speed, the machine, and the city; and constructivism experimented with new materials and mandated art to facilitate social progress." All of these styles are with ... only u...

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... music became increasingly more important as the new basso continuo, idea formed. In the basso continuo soprano and alto voices in the music would be constructed on a platform of bass chords that gave meaning and structure to the music. During the Baroque period new forms of presenting music were invented. The cantata and oratorio were created as new forms of vocal ... like a happy dance during this period. During the classical period tonality was brought to new heights. New complex harmonic textures were used that facilitated the use of new tones and chords within a key. Like in the Bar...

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... first is the clavichord, a box-like structure in which strings are stretched, and struck by metal blades to produce notes and pitches. The clavichord could be manipulated to produce different chords, but even at it's best, could barely be heard by anyone other than the player. Intent upon creating a superior to the clavichord, musical engineers created the harpsichord. The harpsichord used ... Era and the Swing Era between the 1920s and 1940s, the piano continued to be a major part of all music. The mellow sounds of 1950s love songs gave listeners soothing chords, while 50's rock and ro...

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... first is the clavichord, a box-like structure in which strings are stretched, and struck by metal blades to produce notes and pitches. The clavichord could be manipulated to produce different chords, but even at it's best, could barely be heard by anyone other than the player. Intent upon creating a superior to the clavichord, musical engineers created the harpsichord. The harpsichord used ... Era and the Swing Era between the 1920s and 1940s, the piano continued to be a major part of all music. The mellow sounds of 1950s love songs gave listeners soothing chords, while 50's rock and ro...

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... the object exactly as it was in the real world. When people began exploring African art they became fascinated with the way that it stood out. African art had strong geometric shapes and solid lines, this fascinated many artists in Europe who were becoming tired with traditional European arts. When explorers first brought the pieces back to Europe Missionaries displayed the ... the artists who experimented and liked the way African art portrayed things were Geaorges Braque, Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Pablo Picasso. Many of Pablo's paintings are known for geometric shapes an...

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... called the "cradle of jazz". In this style, the trumpet carried the melody, the clarinet played showy countermelodies, and the trombone played rhythmic slides and sounded the root notes of chords or simple harmony. Below this basic trio, the tuba or string bass provided a bass line and drums the rhythmic accompaniment. New Orleans jazz was just the beginning of an entire ... ...

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... be seen from above. Individual steps were not nearly as significant as the overall floor patterns created which had symbolic meanings for the audience. These were based on combinations of geometric shapes such as squares, circles and triangles. Such combinations included two triangles within a circle, which portrayed a monarch's supreme power. Unlike any other production before this point in history, Ballet Comique ... ...

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... Muslim places of worship, mosks, are extravagantly decorated. It is hard to imagine, but they didnáÇt believe in pictures depicting humans. Instead of drawing humans they drew elaborate geometric designs wherever they could. All of SpaináÇs main languages are derived from the ancient language of Latin. Three of the mostly spoken are Spanish, Arabic, and Hebrew. Spain ... ...

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... in the work of Pablo Picasso in the movement he and Georges Braque started called Cubism from around 1908 to 1917. Cubist paintings create an ambiguous sense of space through geometric shapes that flatten and simplify form, spatial planes that are broken into fragments, and forms that overlap and penetrate one another. . Art historians generally consider cubism to have been the ... ...

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... for their talent as copyists and scribes with the artistry displayed in the calligraphy and decorating of manuscripts. Manuscripts were covered in elaborate letters and patterns. Often they would use geometric shapes interwoven with naturalistic figures such as birds, leaves, flowers and reptiles. The book of Keels, part of the Irish Bible, thought to be written between c900-1000 and the ... ...

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... entrance of this burial chamber is decorated with carvings of double and triple spirals flowing alongside and into one another, breaking at the ends to form diamond shaped patterns. Simple geometric patterns such as this characterized much of the early Celtic period or Bronze Age, which established a basis for abstract art that would develop over time. ...

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... with a rich and ancient tattooing tradition. Capt. John Smith mentioned Native American tattoos in his writings in the 1600's. Most tribes celebrated adulthood with tattoo puberty rites. Simple lines and geometric patterns were used and women often had lines extending from the lower lip onto the chin. Arapaho men tattooed three dots on their own chest to prove their manhood. The ... ...

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... ours did. Around 700 BCE there were Compass-drawn decorations, compositions based on axial symmetry; gold torques, chariot fittings and phalera, belt-hooks, scabbards, wine jugs, and sculptures mainly in geometric designs. Then around 400 BCE compositions with radial symmetry alongside those with axial symmetry; red enamel; helmets, sheathes and scabbards, torques, armlets, and red-figure vases appeared. At 450 BCE ... ...

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