Instructions: Humanities

Instructions:Please respond to one of the following two questions, using the sources provided below as the basis of your response. Post your initial response using at least 150 words, and also reply with at least one response post to another.Question1:Identifyone composition by Monteverdi or Vivaldi that demonstrates the qualities of the Baroque musical style. Describe your choice by relating key terms from the textbook to the selection you hear. Can you compare this to a modern soundtrack or song that evokes a similar mood?Question2:Selectone work by Vermeer and one by Leyster thatthat exemplifies the characteristics of the Baroque style and the Science of Observation.What doyoulike most about your two selections?Sources:Monteverdi and VivaldiMonteverdisOrfeohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ll_u870PG8(lyrics with translation:http://introtomusicdeanza.wordpress.com/class-resources/examples-baroque/)Vivaldis "Spring" from Vivaldi: A Man for All Seasons athttp://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/104868631/vivaldi-a-man-for-all-seasonsandhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFHPRi0ZeXE(background and lyric translation athttp://www.baroquemusic.org/vivaldiseasons.html)Baroque Visual ArtsBaroque samples athttp://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/1600-1700-the-Baroque.html; scroll down and see the captions by each illustration; also, seehttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-enlightenmentExamples of Baroque paintings from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam athttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/explore-the-collection/styles/baroque(click on images; go full-screen; click i for info on the artist and date and painting)