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All Four Periods Flashcards

1
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Name the four main musical periods

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Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th Century (modern)

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Name at least four composers from the Baroque period

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Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Francois Couperin (1668-1733)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Jean-Phillippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
George Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
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Name at least four composers from the Classical period

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)
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Name at least four composers from the Romantic period

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Friedrich Burgmuller (1806-1874)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1901)
Cesar Frank (1822-1890)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Edward MacDowell (1861-1908)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
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Name at least four composers from the 20th Century (modern) period

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Aram Khatchaturian (1903-1978)
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
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When was the Baroque period?

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1600-1750

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When was the Classical period?

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1750-1825

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When was the Romantic period?

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1800-1900

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9
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When was the 20th Century period?

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1900-2000 (or present day)

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10
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This is typical of which period?

Plenty of decoration (ornamentation)

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Baroque

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11
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This is typical of which period?

Elegant and balanced phrasing

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Classical

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12
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This is typical of which period?

Music about emotion and expression

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Romantic

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13
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This is typical of which period?

Shorter melodies, or fragments of melodies (called ‘motifs’)

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20th Century

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14
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This is typical of which period?

Clear phrase structures

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Baroque

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15
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This is typical of which period?

Often lively and cheerful

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Classical

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16
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This is typical of which period?

Frequent tempo changes (rubato)

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Romantic

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17
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This is typical of which period?

A range of textures, from very thin to very dense

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20th Century

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18
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This is typical of which period?

Continuous pulse

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Baroque

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19
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This is typical of which period?

More dynamics than Baroque

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Classical

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20
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This is typical of which period?

Long and strong melodies

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Romantic

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21
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This is typical of which period?

Often dissonant or extended harmony

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20th Century

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22
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This is typical of which period?

Repeated patterns

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Baroque

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23
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This is typical of which period?

Trills common, but otherwise not generally as much ornamentation as Baroque

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Classical

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24
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This is typical of which period?

Usually homophonic and thick (luscious sounding)

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Romantic

25
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What does homophonic mean?

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Melody with an accompaniment

26
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This is typical of which period?

Sudden dramatic contrasts are common

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20th Century

27
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This is typical of which period?

Harmonically simple

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Baroque

28
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This is typical of which period?

Light, clear homophonic textures

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Classical

29
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This is typical of which period?

Rich chromatic harmonies

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Romantic

30
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This is typical of which period?

Might use entire piano range

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20th Century

31
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This is typical of which period?

Either loud or quiet (like a harpsichord)

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Baroque

32
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This is typical of which period?

Not much sustain pedal

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Classical

33
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This is typical of which period?

Sustain pedal used very often

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Romantic

34
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This is typical of which period?

Swung rhythms and syncopation

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20th Century

35
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This is typical of which period?

Technically no sustain pedalling

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Baroque

36
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This is typical of which period?

Lots of scales and arpeggios used

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Classical

37
Q 
These are typical music forms of which period?
Fugue
Theme/Variations
Suites (court dances)
Fantasy
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Baroque

38
Q

These are typical music forms of which period?
Sonata
Theme/Variations
Fantasy

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Classical

39
Q

These are typical music forms of which period?
Sonata
Theme/Variations
Character Pieces

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Romantic

40
Q

These are typical music forms of which period?
Forms from all periods
Experimentation

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20th Century

41
Q 
These musical innovations are all from which period?
Impressionism
Chromaticism
Complicated rhythms
Twelve-tone music
Polytonality
Atonality
Chance music
Jazz
Musical Theatre
Rock
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20th Century

42
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What is the name for broken chord patterns and accompaniments?

A

Alberti bass

43
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What is the term used for freedom of timing, helping the player understand they can be much more expressive?

A

Rubato

44
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In which period was music suggesting a story, pictures or mood popular?

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Romantic

45
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These composers belong to which musical period?
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Friedrich Handel
Domenico Scarlatti
Francois Couperin
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Baroque

46
Q 
These composers belong to which musical period?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Muzio Clementi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Classical

47
Q 
These composers belong to which musical period?
Frederic Chopin
Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
Edvard Grieg
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Romantic

48
Q 
These composers belong to which musical period?
Claude Debussy
Bela Bartok
Sergei Prokofiev
George Gershwin
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20th Century

49
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What nationality was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

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Austrian

50
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What nationality was Ludwig van Beethoven?

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German

51
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What nationality was Johannes Brahms?

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German

52
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What nationality was Sergei Prokofiev?

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Russian

53
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What nationality was George Gershwin?

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American

54
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What nationality was George Friedrich Handel?

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German-British

55
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What nationality was Johann Sebastian Bach?

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German

56
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What nationality was Claude Debussy?

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French

57
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What nationality was Edward Elgar?

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English

58
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What nationality was Franz Joseph Haydn?

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Austrian

59
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What nationality was Giuseppe Verdi?

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Italian

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