Music History

  • Medieval Period
    1150

    Medieval Period

    Gregorian Chant and Plainsong. Church Music
    Popular Composers: Landini, Manchaute, de Viti
  • Renaissance Period
    1400

    Renaissance Period

    Harmony and Polyphony
    Choral Music Popular Composers: Montevirdi, Palestrina
  • Baroque Period

    Baroque Period

    Major and Minor Scales
    Orchestra and Instrumental Music
    Popular Composers: Bach, Handel,Vivaldi
  • Classical Period

    Classical Period

    Modern Concerto, Symphony and Sonata
    Popular Composers: Mozart, Beethoven
  • Early Romantic Period

    Early Romantic Period

    Virtuoso
    Music is emotionally widened
    Popular Composers: Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin
  • Late Romantic Period

    Late Romantic Period

    Dramatic Music
    Opera
    Popular Composers: Brahms, Verdi, Tchaikovsky
  • Impressionalism

    Impressionalism

    Music depicts moods and emotions
    Popular Composers: Debussy
  • Modern-Contemporary

    Modern-Contemporary

    Diversity in harmonies and instrumentatio
    Popular Composers: Stravinsky, Bartok

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