History
World Wars I and II impacted the music of this period.
Modern
This style features the repetition of simple elements of music over a long period of time.
Minimalism
This four-movement form was developed by Haydn and refined by Mozart in the Classical period.
Symphony
The saxophone and tuba became popular in the Modern period, but were created during this period.
Romantic
This famous composer is considered to have bridged the musical ideas between the Classical and Romantic periods.
Ludwig van Beethoven
The period in which power began to shift to the middle class.
Classical
Larger and longer forms of music, such as symphonies, concertos, chorales, and oratorios, received more attention from composers during this period.
Romantic
An artistic dance performed to music that gained popularity in the late Romantic and early Modern periods.
ballet
Technology in the Modern period made this kind of sound more accessible for musicians and composers.
electronic
This woman is a Modern African-American composer known for overcoming racial and gender challenges to publish pieces such as "Symphony No. 3 in C minor."
This "Age" brought a focus to individualism, reason, liberty, and scientific reason during the Classical period.
Enlightenment
This characteristic of Baroque music describes a compositional technique in which the volume stays constant for a period of time, then dramatically shifts to another volume level.
A theatrical production combining drama, vocal and instrumental music, costumes, and scenery.
opera
The pianoforte replaced this instrument as the most common keyboard instrument during the Classical period.
harpsichord
This composer bridged the Romantic to Modern periods and is known for his pieces written in the impressionist style, such as "Clair de Lune."
Claude Debussy
teachers, conductors, music critics, or soloists
Rhythmic or melodic fragments that serve as the basic element from which a more complex musical structure is created.
motive
A composition for one or more solo instruments and orchestra. "Spring" by Vivaldi is an example.
The lute is a Baroque instrument from this instrument family.
string
This German composer and pianist had a brother who was also known as a composer and performer. One of her pieces is the "Easter Sonata."
Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Composers paid to write music for a specific occasion were considered to be paid on what?
Commission
Trills or turns are examples of this technique, common in Baroque and early Classical music.
ornamentation
A musical composition with short movements of varying character.
suite
This ensemble usually consists of two violins, a viola, and cello.
This Baroque composer is known as the "father of harmony." He was known for writing complex pieces using the technique called counterpoint.
Johann Sebastian Bach