Baroque 1600-1750
Composers
o Bach, Handel: German
o Vivaldi, Corelli: Italian
Features
o Contrast in dynamics, they’re rarely written in the score
o Energetic rhythms
o Long melodies
o Ornaments
o Major/Minor
o Polyphonic texture
o Binary/ternary form
Instruments
o Strings
o Harpsichord
o Organ
Type of music
o Opera
Recitative: speech-like
Arias: emotions, solo & orchestra
Chorus
o Oratorio
Religious version of an opera
o Suites for dances
o Sonatas for solo, Trio Sonatas
o Concerto
o Fuges
Classical 1750-1820
Composers
o Mozart. Haydn: Austria
o Beethoven: Germany
Features
o Contrast in dynamics
o Frequent use of crescendos & diminuendos
o Use of pauses and syncopation
o Homophonic texture
o Chords I, IV, V dominate the harmonies
Instruments
o Orchestra
Strings: 2 violins, violas, cellos, double basses
Woodwind: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
Brass: 2 French horns, 2 trumpets
Percussion: 2 timpani
Composers
o Bach, Handel: German
o Vivaldi, Corelli: Italian
Features
o Contrast in dynamics, they’re rarely written in the score
o Energetic rhythms
o Long melodies
o Ornaments
o Major/Minor
o Polyphonic texture
o Binary/ternary form
Instruments
o Strings
o Harpsichord
o Organ
Type of music
o Opera
Recitative: speech-like
Arias: emotions, solo & orchestra
Chorus
o Oratorio
Religious version of an opera
o Suites for dances
o Sonatas for solo, Trio Sonatas
o Concerto
o Fuges
Classical 1750-1820
Composers
o Mozart. Haydn: Austria
o Beethoven: Germany
Features
o Contrast in dynamics
o Frequent use of crescendos & diminuendos
o Use of pauses and syncopation
o Homophonic texture
o Chords I, IV, V dominate the harmonies
Instruments
o Orchestra
Strings: 2 violins, violas, cellos, double basses
Woodwind: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
Brass: 2 French horns, 2 trumpets
Percussion: 2 timpani
