Music history Flashcards
1600-1750
Baroque
Ornamental
Baroque
Rich sound
Baroque
Counterpoint
Baroque
Sacred and royal court music
Baroque
Dance forms
Baroque
Harpsichord, clavichord, organ
Baroque
Bach
Baroque
Couperin
Baroque
Handel
Baroque
Purcell
Baroque
Rameau
Baroque
Scarlatti
Baroque
Telemann
Baroque
Vivaldi
Baroque
1750-1825
Classical
Elegant/graceful
Classical
Greek roots
Classical
Simple/balanced sound
Classical
Sacred and secular music
Classical
Clear and well defined forms
Classical
Songlike melodies
Classical
Emotionally reserved
Classical
Fortepiano
Classical
Beethoven
Classical
Clementi
Classical
Kuhlau
Classical
Mozart
Classical
Haydn
Classical
1825-1900
Romantic
Emotional and expressive
Romantic
More tonal freedoms
Romantic
Variety of forms
Romantic
Variety of sounds
Romantic
Greater dynamic ranges
Romantic
Piano
Romantic
Brahms
Romantic
Burgmueller
Romantic
Chopin
Romantic
Schubert
Romantic
Schumann
Romantic
Granados
Romantic
Grieg
Romantic
Liszt
Romantic
Macdowell
Romantic
Mendelssohn
Romantic
Rachmaninoff
Romantic
Sibelius
Romantic
Tchaikovksy
Romantic
Wagner
Romantic
1900-present
Modern
New styles/sounds (inc synthesized)
Modern
More dissonance
Modern
Atonal
Modern
Freedom from constraints
Modern
Complex rhythms
Changing meters
Modern
New forms (12 blue forms)
Modern
Piano, electric keyboard
Modern
Barber
Modern
Copland
Modern
Gershwin
Modern
Ginastera
Modern
Joplin
Modern
Kabalevsky
Modern
Khachaturian
Modern
Muczynski
Modern
Stravinsky
Modern
Prokofiev
Modern
Tcherepnin
Modern
Villa-lobos
Modern
1890-1925
Impressionistic
Subtle expressions
Impressionistic
Whole tone and pentatonic scales
Impressionistic
Free forms
Impressionistic
Mostly sonorous
Impressionistic
Some dissonance
Impressionistic
Vague mood or atmosphere
Impressionistic
Non traditional harmony or rhythm
Impressionistic
French impressionistic painters (Monet)
Impressionistic
Debussy
Impressionistic
Ravel
Impressionistic
Griffes
Impressionistic