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CRASH COURSE IN MUSIC HISTORY Exam Prep 2015 6 PERIODS IN MUSIC HISTORY ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL RENISSANCE BAROQUE CLASSICAL ROMANTIC 20TH CENTURY ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL FACTS 800 to 1400 Longest period in music history ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Gregory Gregorian Chant -> Single Line, Monophonic Nuemes was the standard notation Instruments: Vielle Lute Organ tambor Listening Activity: Give 3 adjectives to describe the piece. RENAISSANCE FACTS 1400 to 1600 Rebirth or Reconstruction Humanism Movement Music Style: Smooth, Polyphonic, Imitative Instruments: Virginal Clavichord Most famous composer: Josquin des Prez Listening Activity: Give 3 adjectives to describe the piece. BAROQUE FACTS 1600 – 1750 Bizarre Music Style: Opulent, extravagant, over the top Instruments: Violin Opera Emerged L Orfeo Most Important Composers: Claudio Monteverdi Johann Sebastian Bach Listening Activity: Give 3 adjectives to describe. CLASSICAL FACTS 1750 – 1820 Music Style: Simple, clean, elegant, form Age of Enlightenment Belief in science and reason Rise of the Middle Class Instruments: Piano Forte Most Important Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Listening Activity: Give 3 adjectives to describe ROMANTIC FACTS 1820 – 1900 Style: Bold, focus on emotion Important Events: Industrial Revolution Nationalism Important Instruments: Piano Forte Important Composers: Ludwig von Beethoven Listening Activity: Give 3 adjectives to describe. TH 20 CENTURY FACTS 1900 to PRESENT Style: Change, experimentation, technology Lots of political change World Wars Communism Cold War Terrorism Variety is the spice of life Rise in technology Expressionism VS Impressionism Listening Activity: Give 3 adjectives to describe.