Key Signatures
Tempo Markings
Dynamics
Styles
Musical Periods
100
This has no flats or sharps indicated in the key.
What is C major
100
very, very slow (24 bpm (beats per minute in a 4 4 time) and under)
What is Larghissimo
100
pp
What is pianissimo
100
usually part of a non-fugal composition; such passages often occur in the development sections of symphonies, sonatas, and quartets
What is fugato
100
artists of all kinds became intent in expressing their subjective, personal emotions
What is The Romantic Era
200
Four sharps are indicated at the beginning of the piece.
What is E Major
200
fast, quickly, and bright (120–168 bpm) (molto allegro is slightly faster than allegro, but always in its range)
What is Allegro
200
f
What is forte
200
saw composers beginning to rebel against the styles that were prevalent during the High Renaissance. This was a time when the many monarchies of Europe vied in outdoing each other in pride, pomp and pageantry. Many monarchs employed composers at their courts, where they were little more than servants expected to churn out music for any desired occasions
What is the Baroque era
300
This signature has 4 flats
What is A flat Major
300
even faster than Presto (200 bpm and over)
What is Prestissimo
300
ff
What is fortissimo
300
sparkling, glittering
What is Brillante
300
time of great cultural awakening and a flowering of the arts, letters, and sciences throughout Europe. With the rise of humanism, sacred music began for the first time to break free of the confines of the Church, and a school of composers trained in the Netherlands mastered the art of polyphony in their settings of sacred music.
What is the Renaissance
400
This signature has 6 flats and two names.
What is G flat or F # major
400
moderately, in the manner of a march (83–85 bpm)
What is Marcia moderato
400
sf
What is scherzo forte
400
in singing style (lyrical and flowing)
What is Cantabile
400
At this time the Austrian capital of Vienna became the musical center of Europe, and works of the period are often referred to as being in the Viennese style. Composers came from all over Europe to train in and around Vienna, and gradually they developed and formalized the standard musical forms that were to predominate European musical culture for the next several decades.
What is the Classical era
500
Has 7 sharps
What is C # Major
500
rather broadly (60–66 bpm)
What is Larghetto
500
mf
What is mezzo forte
500
in a march style, usually in simple, strongly marked rhythm and regular phrases
What is Marziale
500
It was during this time that Pope Gregory I is generally believed to have collected and codified the music known as Gregorian Chant, which was the approved music of the Church. Much later, the University at Notre Dame in Paris saw the creation of a new kind of music called organum. Secular music was performed throughout Europe by the troubadours and trouvères of France
What is the Middle Ages
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