MUSHL- Categorizing Music

Classical Era c

________ 1750- 1820: known for its compulsion for structural clarity in music.

Classical Era Instruments

________: Harpsichord was officially replaced with the piano.

Musical era

________: a temporal categorization of musical compositions according to popular taste.

Era Instruments

Medieval ________: flute, recorder, plucked strings, organ, fiddle.

Three commonly heard categories for dividing music

Classical, popular, and folk music

Musical genre

a way of making connections between closely-related works and musical artists that share stylistic, formal, and cultural elements

Musical era

a temporal categorization of musical compositions according to popular taste

Medieval Era c. 1150-1400

Musical era when almost all notated manuscripts originated from the church or religiously affiliated places.

Medieval Era Instruments

flute, recorder, plucked strings, organ, fiddle

Medieval Era Genres

Gregorian chant, canso

Medieval Era Composers

Hildegard von Bingen, Countess of Dia

Renaissance Era c. 1400-1600

Musical era when the strong sensation of each piece having a tonal center (key) became commonplace.

Renaissance era Instruments

slide trumpet, cornet, viol, guitar, harpsichord, tambourine, bagpipe

Renaissance era Genres

masses, anthems, psalms, motets, madrigals

Renaissance era Composers

John Dowland, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Baroque Era c. 1600-1750

Musical era when complex melodies, forms, and intricate harmonies began to be used. When orchestra was born, and it was typical to write music in one particular key only.

Baroque Era Genres

opera, concerto, sonata, cantata

Baroque Era Instruments

oboe, bassoon, cello, fortepiano, violin, cello, updated woodwind and brass instruments, timpani, snare drum

Baroque Era Composers

Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Handel

Classical Era c. 1750-1820

Musical era known for its compulsion for structural clarity in music. When orchestras increased in size, range, and power.

Classical Era Instruments

Harpsichord was officially replaced with the piano

Classical Era Genres

concerto, symphony, sonata, trio, and quartet

Classical Era Composers

Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven

Romantic Era c. 1820-1900

Musical era known as the golden age of the virtuoso. A time where public concerts became more accessible and national music schools appeared.

Romantic Era Instrumentation

bigger numbers, new combinations

Romantic Era Genres

symphony, string quartet, opera, ballet, "program music"

Romantic Era Composers

Hector Berlioz, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Johan Strauss, Modest Musorgsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Antonin Dvorak, Amy Beach