what are the characteristics of the music of the classical period?
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The Main Characteristics of Classical Music Emphasis on beauty, elegance and balance. More variety and contrast within a piece than Baroque (dynamics, instruments, pitch, tempo, key, mood and timbre). Melodies tend to be shorter than those in baroque, with clear-cut phrases, and clearly marked cadences.
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['Music based on modes.', 'Richer texture in four or more parts.', 'Blending rather than contrasting strands in the musical texture.', 'Harmony with a greater concern with the flow and progression of chords.']
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['Freedom of form and design. ... ', 'Song-like melodies (lyrical), as well as many chromatic harmonies and discords.', 'Dramatic contrasts of dynamics and pitch.', 'Big orchestras, due mainly to brass and the invention of the valve.']
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['an emphasis on elegance and balance.', 'short well-balanced melodies and clear-cut question and answer phrases.', 'mainly simple diatonic harmony.']
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Main Characteristics Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than baroque music and is less complex. It is mainly homophonic—melody above chordal accompaniment (but counterpoint by no means is forgotten, especially later in the period).
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The characteristics of the Hellenistic period include the division of Alexander's empire, the spread of Greek culture and language, and the flourishing of the arts, science and philosophy.
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Baroque music reflected the increased possibilities of orchestral arrangements and compositions. Whereas Renaissance era music tended to remain on a single tempo for the duration of the piece, later Baroque era music introduced much more creativity into the compositions, with tempo changes being a common feature.
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['Notation.', 'Melody.', 'Rhythm.', 'Harmony.', 'Texture.', 'Form.', 'Dynamics.', 'Timbre.']
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The music of the classical era generally has a formal, balanced, and symmetrical structure. There are “rules” per se, of what is and isn't “permitted.” The music of the romantic era loosens those restrictions considerably, allowing for more freedom of form and expression.
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A feature of Baroque music was the use of terraced dynamics. The three main characteristics of Baroque art and music are: large dimensions, drama, and religious intensity. The patronage system allowed composers to sell their works to the highest bidder.
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Classical music gave us the symphony, solo concerto, sonata, and the string quartet. Romantic music saw the birth (or development) of the art song, symphonic poem, grand opera, and music drama. ... Classical music replaced the harpsichord with the piano. There was more of a distinction between orchestral and chamber music.
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The Classical period was an era of classical music between roughly 1730 and 1820. The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music and is less complex.
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But the composers of the Romantic era did not reject Classical music. In fact, they were consciously emulating the composers they considered to be the great classicists: Haydn, Mozart, and particularly Beethoven. ... The main difference between Classical and Romantic music came from attitudes towards these “rules”.
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['Sound (overtone, timbre, pitch, amplitude, duration)', 'Melody.', 'Harmony.', 'Rhythm.', 'Texture.', 'Structure/form.', 'Expression (dynamics, tempo, articulation)']
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What were the characteristics of Romantic Music? Individuality of style, expressive aims and subjects, nationalism and exoticism, program music, expressive tone color, colorful harmony, expanded range of dynamics, pitch & tempo, and forms are miniature and monumental.
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Baroque musical genres include both vocals and instrumentals, with the only difference being they were quite larger in number of categories than those of in the renaissance era. Renaissance music consisted of smooth regular flow of rhythm while baroque music was comprised of a metrical rhythm with varied motion.
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['-The melody was long and lyrical with irregular phrases; wide somewhat angular skips, and a variaty of melodic ideas wihtin one movement.', '-The harmony was expanded with more dissonance chords with more modulaity.', '-The rythem was frequent changes in the tempo and time signiture.']