Key elements and definitions

Question 1

Baroque

Answer 1

Grandeur, sensuous richness, drama, dynamism, movement, tension, emotional exuberance, and a tendency to blur distinctions between the various arts.

Question 2

Classical

Answer 2

• an emphasis on elegance and balance.
• short well-balanced melodies and clear-cut question and answer phrases.
• mainly simple diatonic harmony.
• mainly homophonic textures (melody plus accompaniment) but with some use of counterpoint (where two or more melodic lines are combined)
• use of contrasting moods.