'Modern' classical music is a broad term, referring to music composed from around the turn of the twentieth-century to present-day (music composed now is usually called 'contemporary'). Like modern art, modern music is all about breaking the rules. At the turn of the twentieth-century, music was generally 'romantic' in style, but composers such as Gustav… Continue reading A History of Classical Music – Part 5: Modern
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A History of Classical Music – Part 4: Romantic
Just like the Baroque and Classical periods before it, the Romantic period in music coincides with the Romantic period in art and literature. The Romantic period in music starts around 1820, a few years before Beethoven died (in 1827), and Beethoven's music can be considered to bridge the gap between the Classical and Romantic periods.… Continue reading A History of Classical Music – Part 4: Romantic
A History of Classical Music – Part 3: Classical
The Classical Period in music falls between Baroque and Romantic. Music from the Classical period was composed between c1750 and c1820. But, as I explained in the first section of this history, 'Classical' has become a general term and includes music from the Baroque to present-day. Like the Baroque, the Classical period in music coincided… Continue reading A History of Classical Music – Part 3: Classical
A History of Classical Music – Part 2: Baroque
Baroque ("baah-rock") is a style of art, which includes music, architecture and painting, and which lasted from around 1600 to around 1750. The greatest composer of the Baroque period is Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Baroque is a style of music, rather than an exact period of time. In other words, some composers lived during the… Continue reading A History of Classical Music – Part 2: Baroque
A History of Classical Music Part 1 – Introduction
The easiest way to explain "Classical Music" is perhaps to say what it is not: It's not Pop Music It's not Rock Music It's not Jazz It's not Folk Music It's not Electronica, Grunge or Punk either Some people like to call Classical Music "serious music", but it isn't all serious, not by any means!… Continue reading A History of Classical Music Part 1 – Introduction
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