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Renaissance period |
1400 -1600 |
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Baroque period |
1600 - 1750 |
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Classical Period |
1750 - 1820 |
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Romantic period |
1820 - 1910+ (still around today) |
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Baroque conventions |
- Frequent use of ornamentation - Continuo (an accompaniment for bass and chordal instruments, like cello and harpsichord) - Figured bass - Harpsichord |
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Classical Conventions |
- Alberti Bass - Sonata Form (using elements from both binary and ternary form) - Minuet and trio - Piano replaces Harpsichord (since it has a wider dynamic capabilities) - Dynamics become much more important (crescendos and diminuendos) - No continuo accompaniment - size of orchestra increased so there was almost always a wind section. - Flute, clarinet, trumpet were gradually added with trombone and piccolo last. - string quartet (2 violins, viola and cello) |
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Romantic conventions |
- Much more emotional - Chromaticism - Opera and Lieder (German song) were the main musical styles - Romantic Orchestras were much larger than classical orchestras, with many more string players and trombones and tuba added. - Virtuosic instrumental for solo instruments became popular. - Rubato and ritardando - Larger dynamic range then classical |
