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Orient Express. 1883-1977. Paris-Istanbul train.
Dutch East India Company. 1602-1798. Trade, colonies in Orient. Controlled Ceylon, Cape Colony, Jakarta.
Freud, Sigmund. 1856-1939. Austrian founder of Psychoanalysis. Sexually oriented guilt. First to divide mind into conscious and subconscious. Studies in Hysteria 1895. Interpretation of Dreams 1899.
Judo. 19C-.Oriental self defence not in conflict with non-violent religion. Modification of jujitsu.
Medieval Music. 476-13C. Church oriented. Evolved from Plainsong to polyphonic.
Oriental Canon Law. 880. Ecclesiastical laws of Eastern Christian churches.
Pound, Ezra. 1885-1972. US poet/translator of Oriental and Provençale poetry. Pisan Cantos. Pro-Fascism led to incarceration in an asylum 1946-58.
Abstract Expressionism. 1940s New York style of Pollock, Rothko. Spontaneous expression, free of traditional values. Expressionism.
Beckett, Samuel. 1906-89. English/Irish novelist, dramatist expressing man’s suffering: Waiting for Godot 1952. Endgame.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. 1770-1827. German composer expressing emotions in music. Tone poet. Developed form and structure. “The Shakespeare of music”. 9 Symphonies. Eroica 1804. 5th 1807. 9th 1824.
Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider). 1911-14. Organization of Abstract Expressionist artists. Kandinsky. Klee.
Chopin, Fréderic. 1810-49. Polish/French composer of emotional expressiveness and pianist of great technical ability. Sand.
De Kooning, Willem. 1904-97. Dutch/US Abstract Expressionist painter. Woman 1950s.
Expressionism. 1920-24. German drama style showing writers’ feelings. Author/hero.
Expressionism. 20C Literary style expressing essence of subject by exaggerating characteristics. Sounds and symbols. Joyce. Kafka. O’Neill. Woolf. Beckman.
Expressionism. 20C Music style of intense emotion, conflict, distortion. Mahler. Strauss.
Expressionism. 20C Simplified style of modern art expressing emotions with color and distortion. Munch. Toulouse-Lautrec. Van Gogh. Gauguin. Roualt.
Fargo, William. 1818-81. Founded American Express 1850, Wells Fargo 1852.
Fauvism. 1898-1908. Violently colored and distorted painting expressing strong emotion. Matisse. Roualt. Puy.
Florentine. School of Painting. 1270 Academy of Fine Arts. Express humanist ideas through art. Realism and chiarascuro. DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael.
Four Freedoms. 1941. Goals of Allies set forth by Roosevelt. Freedom: of expression, worship; from want, fear.
Glasnost. Openness. Gorbachev’s policy to promote freedom of expression, reduce secrecy.
Hindemith, Paul. 1895-1963. German Gebrauchmusik movement composer. Music as social expression.
Hofmann, Hans. 1880-1966. German/US improvising painter. Influenced Abstract Expressionism.
Josquin des Prés. c1445-1521. Flemish composer of motets and masses. Advanced musical expressiveness. -“Father of Musicians”.