Western Classical Tradition

Question 1

What are the periods of music?

Answer 1

> Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic

Question 2

What are the dates for the Renaissance period?

Answer 2

1450-1600

Question 3

What are the dates for the Baroque period?

Answer 3

1600-1750

Question 4

What are the dates for the Classical period?

Answer 4

1750-1820

Question 5

What are the dates for the Romantic period?

Answer 5

1810-1910

Question 6

What are notable Renaissance composers and styles?

Answer 6

> Montiverdi and Byrd

> Very sacred, church based works

Question 7

What are notable Baroque composers and styles?

Answer 7

> Bach and Handel
Start to introduce secular music
Rich counterpoint and ornamented melodies

Question 8

What are notable Classical composers and styles?

Answer 8

> Mozart and Haydn (Beethoven)
Revolution in the use of form
Focussed on clarity of musical ideas
Growth of the use of piano and orchestra

Question 9

What are notable Romantic composers and styles?

Answer 9

> Beethoven and Brahms
Use of sentiment, imagination and emotion
Breaks form and explores the different ways of writing music
Leads to impressionism (Debussy and Ravel)

Question 10

What is Sonata Form?

Answer 10

> Exposition
Development
Recapitulation