Classical era 1750–1830
music took
shape, standardized, or
Romantic era 1815–1910
were codified.
B
5
Baroque music
•Keyboard music played on the harpsichord and pipe organ became increasingly popular
Arkey Works
Common Practice Period
The Common Practice Period
Common practice period
is when many of the ideas that
Baroque era 1600–1750
make up
western classiand
oratorio became more common
B
6
Well Tempered Clavier
Bach
Musician or mathematician?
B
7
Classical period music
• Piano became the predominant keyboard instrument
(Gagaku) • Korean court music • Scottish Pibroch • Thai classical music
• Renaissance to Early modern Europe
• Tang Dynasty
• Vedic（梵语） period to present
• Elamnite dynasties
• Heian period（平安时代）
• Joseon（朝鲜） Dynasty
• Renaissance to Early modern Europe
• Khmer(高棉) Empire
B
2
History of European classical music
Classical music
B
1
Styles from the whole world and the period in history
• European classical music • Chinese traditional music • Indian classical music • Persian classical music • Japanese court music
• Musical forms began to break from the Classical era forms, with free-form pieces like nocturnes（夜曲）, fantasias（幻想 曲）
• Musical institutions emerged from the control of wealthy patrons, as composers and musicians could construct lives independent of the nobility.
vehicle for displays of virtuoso
playing skill.
B
8
Mozart Requiem
B
9
Romantic era music
• Characterized by increased attention to an extended melodic line, as well as expressive and emotional elements, paralleling romanticism in other art forms
early music period
Baroque period
Medieval (500–1400)
&
(1600–1750)
Renaissance (1400–1600)
B
Classical period (1750–1830)
Romantic period
(1815–1910)
3
Early music period
B
10
SYMPHONY NO.5 Op.67/IV.Allegro
Who composes the pieces?
B
11
Which country do these music instrument belong to？
B
12
B
13
• Opera continued to develop, with regional styles in Italy, France, and German-speaking lands
• The symphony came into its own as a musical form
• The concerto was developed as a
• Increasing interest in music by the
growing middle classes throughout
western Europe spurred the creation of
organizations for the teaching,
performance, and preservation of music.
The Medieval period includes music from after the fall of Rome to about 1400.
The Renaissance period was from 1400 to 1600
Social dancing became more widespread, so musical forms appropriate to accompanying dance began to standardize. It is in this time that the notation of music on a staff and other elements of musical notation began to take shape. With a musical score, a work of music could be performed without the composer's presence.
•Violin family of stringed instruments took the form generally seen today
•Opera as a staged musical drama began to differentiate itself from earlier musical and dramatic forms