Music101 Final BYUI Sister Nelson

Classical years

1750 - 1820

Classical composers

Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart

Classical ideas and events

French Revolution, American Revolution

Classical characteristics

Structure, Melodic, Balanced

Baroque years

1600 - 1750

Baroque composers

Bach, Handel, Vivaldi

Baroque characteristics

Fanciful and lavish, Basso continuo, Energetic, Ornate

Baroque forms and genres

Opera, Concertos, Oratorios

Baroque historical ideas or events

Advances in Science. Galileo improves telescope and microscope.

Renaissance years

1450 - 1600

Classical forms and genres

Sonata, symphony, string quartet

Renaissance composers

Dufay, De Prez, Palestrina

Renaissance characteristics

Dissonance, major/minor scale, notation

Renaissance forms and genres

Motives, counterpoint, voice pairing

Renaissance ideas and events

Humanism, classical revival (Ancient Rome)

Medieval years

400 - 1450

Medieval composers

Pope Gregory, Hildegard of Bingen, Leonin

Medieval characteristics

Based off sacred texts, no dissonance, melismic

Medieval forms and genres

Gregorian chant, monophony, proper and ordinary mass

Medieval ideas and events

Music to promote spirituality. Chivalry and courtly love.