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HISTORICA L DEVELOPM ENT OF ART Prepared by: JORDAN D.C. MANUEL, LPT, MAEd  Overview discusses the historical development of art from Pre–Colonial Period up to Modern Ages. traces how art evolves from different generations and tim...

HISTORICA L DEVELOPM ENT OF ART Prepared by: JORDAN D.C. MANUEL, LPT, MAEd  Overview discusses the historical development of art from Pre–Colonial Period up to Modern Ages. traces how art evolves from different generations and times.  Art History & Art Historian Art History Art Historian involves dealing with Studies visual and objects and works of tangible objects that art in their historical human beings make development and and map them in stylistic contexts. history.  Topic Outline Historical Historical Development of Development of Visual Arts Music - Pre – Historic Period - - Pre – Historic Period Ancient Period - Medieval Period - Medieval Period - Renaissance Period - Renaissance Period - Mannerism - Baroque Music - Baroque Period - Classical Period - Rococo Period - - Romantic Period Neoclassicism - Romanticism - Modern Music - Contemporary Arts HISTORICA L DEVELOPM ENT OF VISUAL ARTS  Pre – Historic Period (40000 BC to 4,000 BC) The start of art history started during the Prehistoric Era, right before records were kept by people. The first art came from the Paleolithic Era, or during the Old Stone Age. The known form of arts during that era are: rock pictorial engraving stone sculptur carvings imagery s arrangements es Prehistoric art could be defined as art that was created by people in an era where any form of written language had yet not been developed. The time in which various cultures throughout human history started developing their unique language systems varies greatly from  … MEDIUM The medium that they used in this period are pigments that come from nature and stone carvings mostly representations of animals, objects and rituals that are seen during the civilization’s existence. Prehistoric artists recorded their daily experiences in media that have managed to make it through centuries of harsh exposure to changing environmental conditions, giving us detailed insights into what life was like in the earliest days of our species before the development of a written form of  … FAMOUS WORK One of the most famous Paleolithic cave paintings were found in the caves of Lascaux, France. Most of the cave paintings seen in the caves of Lascaux depicted large animals and vegetation.  Ancient Period Ancient art was produced by the civilized men who are considered more advanced than the people during the pre-historic period. During this period, people already established their written language. The known civilizations during these times are: Mesopotamia Egyptian Grecian some of those n Americans Between approximately 5000 BC and 300 AD, “advanced” civilizations (generally, those with written language) thrived in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Sumeria, Akkadia, Mexico, Rome, Japan, China, and India. Art played an important role in these growing societies by  … MEDIUM The medium that they used for their artwork varied from one civilization to another. But most likely, the art that they create served purposes. Some tell their stories, some are decorated utilitarian objects like weapons and bowls, and some are symbolic imagery that sometimes shows During their social many this period, status. of their works depict the stories of their rulers, gods and goddesses. The artists of the Ancient Near East used a wide range of materials in their work, including stone, metal, shell, ivory, glass, ceramics, building  … FAMOUS WORK Mesopotamian civilization was the one known to be the most famous creator during the Ancient Period. The artwork Code of Hammurabi, which was created around 1792 B.C, contains the piece bears of the Babylonian set of laws. It was carved in stone, and adorned by the image of King Hammurabi. King Hammurabi is the sixth king of Babylonia.  Medieval Period Middle Ages, or also referred to as the “Dark Ages”, is the start of the cultural and economic deterioration. This follows the fall of the Roman Empire. The artworks created during this time: mostly reflect most distinguished by grotesque imagery The history ofdarkness andrange medieval art is expansive and covers a wide harsh scenery of centuries and genres. Medieval art was prominent in European regions, the Middle East and North Africa, and some of the most precious examples of art from the Middle Ages can be found in churches, cathedrals, and other religious doctrines. Also prominent was the use of valuable materials such as gold for objects in  … MEDIUM The focus of the artworks are centered on the Church. More sophisticated and decorated churches emerged during the first millennium. Windows and Silhouettes were adorned because they show scenes from mythology and biblical subjects. Illuminated manuscripts and Gothic Architecture also emerged Medieval during Art was madethis upperiod. of various artistic mediums, such as sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, tapestries, mosaics, and metalworks. Numerous artworks were made using these different styles, which went on to have a  … FAMOUS WORK The influential art from the medieval period is the catacombs in Rome and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The best known illuminated manuscript during this period is the Lindisfarne Gospels while the most prominent gothic architecture during the time was the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.  Renaissance Period Renaissance art was represented by the focus on individualism and nature that can be seen through their style in: painting decorative sculpture Renaissance art is marked by a gradual arts shift from the abstract forms of the medieval period to the representational forms of the 15th century. Subjects grew from mostly biblical scenes to include portraits, episodes from Classical  … The height of the Renaissance period reached Florence, Italy when the Medici family, a well-known wealthy merchant supported arts and humanism. The Medici are most famous for their patronage of the arts. Patronage is where a wealthy person or family Humanism is a belief sponsors would artists. pay They artists and philosophy that is commissions for major focus on the works of art. The Medici patronage had a huge emphasis of the impact on Renaissance, allowing the human realm.  … MEDIUM There are three main painting media that were used in the Renaissance, these are Fresco, Egg Tempera and Oil painting. There are varying types of fresco, true fresco or Buon fresco is very permanent and consists of brush painting onto freshly applied, wet lime plaster (referred to as the During the Italian Renaissance, oil intonaco.) painting replaced both tempera and fresco as the primary painting medium  … FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR ARTWORKS The key people during this time are the Italian designer Filippo Brunelleschi and Donatello who is a sculptor. Filippo Brunelleschi was one of the Italian sculptor Donatello is leading architects and engineers of one of the most influential the Italian Renaissance and is best artists of the 15th century in known for his work on the Italy, known for his marble Cathedral of Santa Maria Cathedral of Santa Maria del sculpture David, among David del Fiore (the Duomo)  … FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR ARTWORKS High Renaissance produced influential artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci was a Born in Urbino in the Duchy of Urbino, Raphael was a renowned High Renaissance painter and Italian Renaissance artist Renaissance artist and engineer, architect who attained extraordinary Michelangelo created the known for paintings like "The Last achievements in the world of art. With 'David' and 'Pieta' sculptures Supper" and "Mona Lisa” and for masterpieces such as The School of Athens, Sistine and the Sistine Chapel and Madonna and Transfiguration, Raphael ranks up inventions like a flying machine. 'Last Judgment' paintings. there with the likes of Michelangelo and Leonardo  … THE ARTISTS Each of them brought the idea of emotional expression through artworks. Most of the artworks during the Renaissance period were characterized by realism; it is focused on details and the study of human anatomy. The linear perspective and they Renaissance, (French: createdperiod “Rebirth”) depth in by the civilization European use of intense lighting immediately followingand the shading. Middle Ages and conventionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in  Mannerism Mannerism is an art style and movement of that emerged first in Florence and Rome, at the end of the High Renaissance, between 1520 and 1600, before Baroque style emerged. The popularity of Mannerist art spread to become an international artistic style. Derived from the Italian maniera, meaning simply “style”, mannerism is sometimes defined as the “stylish style” for its emphasis on self-conscious artifice over realistic depiction. Souls Sent to Hell, Pulled down by Demons (1535-41). Detail from The Last Judgment Fresco mural, Sistine Chapel. By Michelangelo Defined by its sophisticated and exaggerated natural qualities, Mannerism departed from the rigidity and realism of the Renaissance and instead focused on the beauty of disarray, often combining artistic elements that would not traditionally  … The clash between the humanism and Christian faith gave way to what we called Mannerism. Artists during this period emerged from the ideas of Raphael and Michelangelo. Their technique and style outweighed the meaning of a subject matter. Most of the figures had : gracef small elongated stylized exaggerated ul limbs limbs features details This gives way to more stylized and complex compositions rather than to depend on the classical ideals of united composition and linear perspective used by Renaissance  … FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR ARTWORKS The most famous Mannerist includes Giorgio Vasari, Domenico Beccafumi, and Francesco Salviati. Giorgio Vasari was an Italian artist, architect and art historian and one of the most influential artists in 16th century Italy. One of the most important things to point out regarding the career of Giorgio Vasari is that although he was a well-known painter he was not regarded as one of the giants of his time and instead his work as an architect was far more appreciated by art enthusiasts. Although Giorgio Vasari was an artist as well as an architect by profession; his most important and celebrated work is the book ‘Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects’. It was published in 1550 and chronicled the lives of renaissance artists. It serves as an excellent work for students of the history of art but at the same time  … FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR ARTWORKS The most famous Mannerist includes Giorgio Vasari, Domenico Beccafumi, and Francesco Salviati. Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486 – May 18, 1551) was an Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active predominantly in Siena. He is considered one of the last undiluted representatives of the Sienese school of painting. However, while the Roman forays of two Sienese artists of roughly his generation (Il Sodoma and Peruzzi) had imbued them with elements of the Umbrian-Florentine Classical style, Beccafumi's style remains, in striking ways, provincial. In Siena, he painted religious pieces for churches and of mythological decorations for private patrons, only mildly influenced by the gestured Mannerist trends dominating the neighboring The Annunciation Florentine school.  … FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR ARTWORKS The most famous Mannerist includes Giorgio Vasari, Domenico Beccafumi, and Francesco Salviati. Francesco de' Rossi (1510–11 November 1563) was an Italian Mannerist painter who lived and worked mainly in Florence, but also produced several works in Rome. He is known by many names, prominently the adopted name Francesco Salviati or as Il Salviati, but also Francesco Rossi and Cecchino del Salviati. Salviati was born in Florence. He apprenticed under Giuliano Bugiardini, Baccio Bandinelli, Raffaele Brescianino, and finally Andrea del Sarto in 1529–30. In 1531 he traveled to Rome, where he met another Bandinelli pupil, Giorgio Vasari, and helped to complete the frescoes on the Life of John the Baptist in the Palazzo Salviati for the Cardinal Giovanni Salviati. It is from his attachment to this household that he took on the surname.  … FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR ARTWORKS One of the great Mannerist painters in Florence during his time was Bronzino. Il Bronzino, original name Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano Tori, Agnolo also spelled Agniolo, (born November 17, 1503, Florence [Italy]—died November 23, 1572, Florence), Florentine painter whose polished and elegant portraits are outstanding examples of the Mannerist style. His Eleonora of Toledo with Her Son Giovanni and Portrait of a Young Girl with a Prayer Book (c. 1545) are preeminent examples of Mannerist portraiture: emotionally inexpressive, reserved, and noncommittal yet arrestingly elegant and decorative. Bronzino’s last Mannerist painting was Noli me tangere (1561).  Baroque Period The term Baroque, derived from the Portuguese 'barocco' meaning 'irregular pearl or stone', refers to a cultural and art movement that characterized Europe from the early seventeenth to mid-eighteenth century. Baroque emphasizes: dramatic exaggerated clear, easily interpreted motion details The yielded ornate, extreme visual arts and architecture are known as the Baroque Period. This period is distinguished by richness and grandeur, punctuated by an interest in widening the human intellect and discovery.  … Baroque was therefore a counter to Mannerism, focusing instead on natural human emotion, with a greater emphasis on domesticity and more natural, lighter composition. Bolection was so popular during this period for mantle design as it was both elegant, simple, natural and yet equally conveyed a sense of grandeur. Mannerism and Baroque art were similar in that they both had realism and close attention to detail. However, Mannerism was very ambiguous and open to interpretation while Baroque art was more direct, making it more favorable to the Church. Samson and Delilah (1609-1610) by Peter Paul Rubens The baroque art is best described with the word drama. Its style is characterized by exaggerated motion and clear detail used to produce drama, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture , painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music.  … MEDIUM Paintings during this period portrayed by drama. Most of the painters used intense contrast between the dark and light and had extreme compositions paired by rich color palettes. The defining characteristics of the Baroque style were: real or implied movement, an attempt to represent infinity, an emphasis on light and its effects, and a  … The Baroque artist Caravaggio is Known for his self-portraits and FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR famous for gruesome paintings like biblical scenes, Dutch artist “Judith Beheading Holofernes." Rembrandt is considered to be ARTWORKS Yet it wasn’t only his paintings that one of the greatest painters in were brutal and violent. In the European history. Rembrandt Artists during this period were known early 17th century, Caravaggio was a 17th-century painter and to be stylistically complex. The went to trial at least 11 times for etcher whose work came to things like writing libelous poems, dominate what has since been known artists during this time were throwing a plate of artichokes at a named the Dutch Golden Age. Caravaggio and Rembrandt. waiter and assaulting people with One of the most revered artists swords. He eventually fled Rome to of all time, Rembrandt's escape punishment for killing a greatest creative triumphs are man and died in exile under seen in his portraits of his mysterious circumstances. contemporaries, illustrations of biblical scenes and self-portraits as well as his innovative etchings and use of shadow and light. “Judith Beheading Judas Repentant and Holofernes." Returning the Pieces of  Rococo Period The word Rococo is derived from the French word rocaille, which denoted the shell- covered rock work that was used to decorate artificial grottoes. It is characterized by: lightness exuberant use elegance curving natural forms in ornamentation This period is characterized by elegance and lightness, focuses on the use of asymmetrical designs, natural forms and subtle colors.  … Paris is the origin of the Rococo Period. This period encompasses decorative art, architecture, painting and sculpture. The aesthetic brings a softer style of decorative art compared to Baroque vivacity. Both Baroque and Rococo art have similarities in their styles. They are recognized by their opulent decoration and aesthetically pleasing visuals. That being said, there is a marked difference in the tone that each style creates. Rococo has a more private, soft, pleasing feel while Baroque art is dramatic and powerful. Rococo art is often found in private, interior spaces, most notably as salon decor. Like Baroque art, the Rococo style is also ornamental and very decorative but on a much more slender scale. It also disregards the often rigid symmetry of Baroque  … MEDIUM The style is easily translated to porcelain silver and French furniture. Armoires and chairs that show curving forms, floral design and expressive use of gilt. Rococo art, sometimes called a "feminized" version of the Baroque style, is associated with the aristocracy. The paintings feature beautiful aristocrats in gorgeous clothing. Often the paintings depict a peaceful natural setting with feathery trees and sprays of foliage. Colors  … Despite his comparatively short life and career, French painter FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR Jean-Antoine Watteau is ARTWORKS considered one of the most important artists of the late 17th The artworks of Antoine and early 18th centuries, and his name has become nearly Watteau and Francois synonymous with the Rococo period. He reworked the Boucher used lighthearted theatricality and drama of the treatments, fresh colors and preceding Baroque style into a softened, elegant version of itselfFrançois Boucher is the artist of brushwork. to create a distinct Rococo style. Rococo; the place of birth of this artist is Paris, Kingdom of France. This artist is famous for/as Academy of Painting and Sculpture (French painter, draughtsman and etcher) and has been a significant part of Rococo. Basically, this artist is known for Antoine Watteau, ‘The “The Toilet of Venus” Rococo artwork. Most famous Embarkation for Cythera’  Neoclassicism Neoclassicism in the arts is an aesthetic attitude based on the art of Greece and Rome in antiquity, which invokes: harmo restraint ny clarity idealism universal ity The neoclassical period came from the elements of the classical age. The artworks that were discovered from the civilization of Athens and Naples reignited the passion for the things in the past, and artists strove to recreate the works of ancient art.  … MEDIUM Neoclassicism renewed the interest of artists in classical ideals of harmony, proportion and simplicity. The focuses of the artists were on Idealism. They included modern and historically relevant depictions in their artworks. The primary Neoclassicist belief was that art should express the ideal virtues in life and could improve the viewer by imparting a Neoclassical message. moralizing art is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, Greek—especially Doric (see order)—or Roman detail, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. The new taste for antique simplicity represented a general  … FAMOUS ARTIST AND HIS ARTWORKS An example of this is the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. His works are based on the classical elements that are shown in his marble sculptures. Antonio Canova was a neoclassical Italian sculptor and painter who was born in Possagno, Italy, on November 1st, 1757. He was considered the best European sculptor and his works have influenced other sculptors. He was director of San Lucas Academy in Rome and an inspector of the Antiquities and Fine Arts of the Pontifical States. He received several prizes for his works and was awarded with the title of Marquis of Ischia. Greece, touch on different His works, inspired by ancient themes such as heroes, characters from Greek mythology and funerary monuments. Among his many well-known sculptures are "The Three Graces", "Orpheus and Eurydice", "Venus Victrix" and "Psyche reanimated by the kiss of love". He died in Venice on 13 October Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss by Antonio Canova; 1787;  Romanticism Term in use by the early nineteenth century to describe the movement in art and literature distinguished by a new interest in: human expression of personal feeling and interest in the psychology natural world With its emphasis on the imagination and emotion, Romanticism emerged as a response to the disillusionment with the Enlightenment values of reason and order in the aftermath of the French Revolution of 1789. Romantic art focused on emotions, feelings, and moods of all kinds including spirituality, imagination, mystery, and fervor. The subject matter varied  … This period embodied a large range of disciplines, from painting to literature, to music. Romanticism presents the ideas that reject order, rationality, and harmony, which were embraced during the classical art and Neoclassicism. The name "romantic" itself comes from the term "romance" which is a prose or poetic heroic narrative originating in the medieval. The ideals of the French Revolution influenced the Romantic movement in other ways. Popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Romanticism was a literary movement that emphasized nature and the importance of emotion and artistic  … MEDIUM Artists during this period emphasized the imagination and individual. The appreciation for nature was also a Romantic ideal. Plein Air painting brought artist from dark interiors on closed spaces to painting outside. They focused on passion, sensation and emotion rather Somereason than Romantic andartists painted scenes that intellect. emphasized humans as being one with nature. Other artists preferred to portray the powerful and unpredictable forces of nature in paintings that evoke feelings of awe and sometimes terror. Romantic artists harbored a  … FAMOUS ARTISTS AND THEIR Henry Fuseli is a known Another known Romantic ARTWORKS Romantic painter artist is William Blake, because he created a who wrote mysterious strange, macabre poems and images that The key people during this time painting that depicts conveyed his are the Romantic painter Henry dark recesses of Human disappointment and Fuseli and William Blake who Psychology. mystical visions in societal is a Romantic artist. constraints. Pity, color print finished in pen and watercolor by William Blake, 1795; in “The Nightmare” by Henry the Tate Collection, London. Fuseli  Contemporary Arts The beginning of contemporary art started during the 1970s. This extends through our present day. Some of the contemporary art depicts artworks that are related to: skepticism philosophical irony critiques Some are answers to societal issues like feminist art and street art or known as the graffiti-like art. Art in this period used to express thoughts and opinions  … MEDIUM The wide use of the World Wide Web is also dominant during contemporary art, they are known as digital art. Wherein artists use the infusion of camera, art and technology to create different artworks. The medium that they use are computers, audio, visual software and pixels. Which artistic media are most appreciated by Contemporary art collectors: painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking or drawing? Auctions results clearly reflect the major trends as well as Painting ‘Masdibyo Aku Kapok !! (Menangkap Koruptor) ‘, the most sought-after and most profitable series of  … Contemporary art is art made today by living artists. As such, it reflects Contemporary art is the term the complex issues that shape used for art of the present our diverse, global, and day. Usually the artists are alive rapidly changing world. and still making work. Contemporary art is often about ideas and concerns, rather than solely the aesthetic (the look of the work). Artists try different ways of experimenting with ideas and materials. HISTORICA L DEVELOPM ENT OF MUSIC  Pre-Historic Period The pre-historic period was the oldest known song traced back to 4,000 years ago. Man during this time imitates the Through time, they created new rhythms and sounds around him by using their: sound by hands voice using tools or beating sticks against rocks s feet and trees  … When they began to repeat those tones They also learned that they can make and sound pattern. That is known as sound by the use of their mouth through: pattern songs. When they created patterns songs, they also began to make special tools to make sounds, and that’s what we call now instruments. One of the oldest hummi whistles instruments is ng the flute. Flute during prehistoric periods were singin created from the hollow  Medieval Period The Medieval period was focused on Christianity, as a result of this, songs during this period was about God and worship. It encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. Medieval music was based upon a series of scales called modes whereby a melody would be built upon a particular scale. There were eight 'church modes', which were all considered to have different effects upon the listener: Dorian Hypodorian (which we would now call Aeolian) Phrygian Hypophrygian (which we now call Locrian) Lydian Hypolydian (which we would call Ionian) Mixolydian Hypomixolydian (which is like a Dorian scale, but with the fourth degree as its ‘Finalis’, or ending note)  … Monophony Polyphony Music was only made up of one Polyphony was created melody line with no background music. This is called during the later stages of the Monophony. Monophonic songs medieval period. Polyphony is are referred to as Gregorian two melodic lines heard at chants, it is named after Pope the same time and it is Gregory, the leader of the Christian Church during the sung or played in medieval period. harmony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nBIZwe9 ek&t=122s  Renaissance Period This is known as the period wherein the great change in music happened. During this period, musicians are freer to create and show their individual style in creating music and arts. Although, church music or sacred music was the most popular music at that time. Also during Renaissance period, new instruments were introduced When printing and became very popular were:. technology developed during this time, musicians were allowed to write music and be it available to a lute clavichor large crowd.  … The most important music of the early Renaissance was composed for use by the church—polyphonic (made up of several simultaneous melodies) masses and motets in Latin for important churches and court chapels. Some of the great music of the Renaissance was sung in churches in large choirs. One new style of music was to interweave several different vocal melodies at the same time. This type of music was called polyphony and became popular in choirs. Another popular https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzRM4gy form of vocal music was the y6o0  Baroque Music Baroque was used to describe a style that followed the Renaissance in European music, it means “strange” or “excessive”. During this time, music became more complex and difficult. The music contains more than one melody than can be harmonized or clash with others. The most popular instrument during the Baroque period was the recorders. Baroque music, a style of music that prevailed during the period from about 1600 to about 1750, known for its Composers during this period uses grandiose, dramatic, soft, loud, slow and fast tone to and energetic spirit make the audience understand but also for its stylistic  … SECULAR MUSIC FAMOUS MUSICIANS Secular music began to be The most prominent musicians during popular and they invented the this time were Vivaldi, the orchestra and opera during this composer of four season concertos, and J.S Bach, the time. Orchestra is the group or maker of many of the present’s ensemble of musical composing techniques. instruments playing music together. Opera is a story with drama representation that is set to music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qMVKokL3z 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-3y8PrY0m 4  Classical Period This period in music lasted for 70 years; and during this time, there are many changes in music. Harmony became popular during this period, During the classical period, they this is applied: defined as music that has one melody and background music. strict rules in sounds were music composition restrained and balanced https://www.classical-music.com/features/musical-terms/what-is-harm ony-in-music/  … Father of Symphony &String Quartets Prominent Composer The father of The most the symphony prominent and string composer during quartets is this period is Joseph Haydn. Wolfgang He is also Amadeus known as the Mozart. He most influential composed more composer during this than 600 period. symphonies, concertos and others.  … The Oxford Dictionary The classical period defines 'classical introduces a lot of new music' as “music instruments like the flute written in a and clarinet. They also Western musical added instruments to the tradition, usually orchestra and also new using an types of songs and established musical compositions. form (for example a symphony). Classical music is generally  Romantic Period This period reflected the social and political changes around the world. Musicians and composers during this time experimented with their music and they showed their individual creativity. The dominant feature of music during this period is Melody. They used melodies to express nationalism, a show of loyalty to a group of people or to a country. During this period, orchestra and opera were continually making a large influence in the society. Musical Romanticism was marked by emphasis on originality and individuality, personal emotional expression, and freedom and experimentation of form. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8EWir  … The most controversial virtuoso during this time is Franz Liszt, a Hungarian composer who played They introduced a new sound piano very well. He to the audience and played piano with so much emotion, that many people virtuosos or people who believed that women in the are very skilled in audience would faint while performing became popular. listening to him. Ludwig Van Beethoven The most admired virtuosos became known during this period and he was are pianist, singer and considered as one of violinist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIxGUAnj46 the greatest composers U&t=1s of all time. Pianoforte was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIpMSBmA invented during the E_s&t=1s  Modern Music 20th-century music is considered to be all about going against the tradition or rebellion. Mid – 20th-century music style was Rock and Roll, Jazz and Country. It became popular around the world. Recorded music became available in every style. This made the music available to everyone and made music listening popular than ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwg Ckv3Jdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPf 0-pYiGoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELZNClmKX1 E  … During the 20th century, technology has played a vital part in the evolution of music. Electric guitar and keyboard were introduced. The use of computers became had a huge impact and influence on music styles nowadays because it allows musicians and composers to manipulate sounds. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1945 A.D. to the present. Contemporary music is (in general) based on originality. Then Contemporary artists use dissonances and tried to disobey "the laws" that music had followed for many years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uxF9