Musique. ( Mai )
History of Western Music.
Writen by : Dr. Wafik Adly.
Baroque : 1600 - 1750
Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel composed during the Baroque Period. Baroque
music is tuneful and very organized and melodies tend to be highly decorated
and elaborate with a polyphonic harmony.
Classical : 1750 - 1827
Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven composed during the Classical Period. Music from
the Classical Period is orderly, balanced and clear with simple harmony and
regular symmetrical phrases.
Romantic : 1827 - 1900
The late works of Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann
composed during the Romantic Period. Music from this era sounds almost
boundless and free from any limitations of form. Much of this music is
programmatic—that is, it is meant to describe something, perhaps a scene in
nature or a feeling, with rich harmony.
Impressionist
Debussy, Ravel and others compose music of mystery, magic and wonder.
Modern : 1900 to the Present
Gershwin, Stravinksy, Copland, Rachmaninoff and today's composers wrote the
music of the 20th century - and beyond. Modern music allows composers to
imitate traditional musical ideas while implementing their own creative
approach with complete freedom in all dimensions with dissonant harmony and
different music styles like: jazz, tango, samba, rumba, waltz, rock, etc…
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