Musical eras

Baroque Era

Composers

• Bach
• Vivaldi
• Handel

Characteristics

• ornamentation
• small orchestra
• one emotion
• dynamic changes
• fast/complex melodies

World events

• gravity discovered (1602)
• Taj Mahal built (1631-1653)
• first Thanksgiving (1676)
• London Great Plague (1665)
• 30 year war (1618-1648)

inventions

• telescope (1621)
• thermometer (1724)
• pressure cooker (1679)
• submarine (1620)
• blood tranfusion (1665)

Brandenburg Concerto no. 3

• driving rhythm
• polyphony
• ornamentation
• terrace dynamics

Classical era

Composers

• Mozart
• Beethoven
• Hayden

characteristics

• fast tempo
• light articulation
• clear tone
• predominate melody

world events

• War of 1812
• Bill of Rights (1791)
• Louisiana Purchase (1803)
• Industrial Revolution (1760)
• French Revolution (1787)

inventions

• steam engine (1763)
• electric battery (1775)
• steamboat (1788)
• first vaccination (1796)
• jigsaw puzzle (1750)

Eine Kleine nachtmusic

• rocket theme
• syncopation
• crescendos
• repetitive
• ornamentation
• major chords

romantic era

Composers

• Beethoven
• Liszt
• Tchaikovsky

characteristics

• varied dynamics
• heavy accents
• long phrases
• portato, sul ponticello, sul tasto

World events

• gold rush (1849)
• Statue of Liberty (1886)
• Alaska purchased (1867)
• slavery abolished (1865)
• Lincoln assassinated (1865)

inventions

• electric light bulb (1840)
• telephone (1876)
• phonograph (1877)
• typewriter (1829)
• stethoscope (1818)

Overture to romeo & juliet

• dissonance
• story
• legato to pizz
• muted strings
• returning themes
• polyphony
• builds tension and shows conflict