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Baroque Period:
dynamic: not much contrast, articulation: semi staccato in long notes,legato in fast notes, harmony: used part-writing, texture: simple and polyphonic, rhythm: semiquavers,quavers,crotchets,minims,semibreves and dotted rhythms, form: mostly AABB , tempo: can be very fast,medium or very slow, melody and tonality: used major or minor scales, structure and style: polyphonic, composer:Bach, Handel,Vivaldi, Scarlatti etc.
Classical Period
dynamic: some contrasts in different parts, articulation: legato,staccato, harmony:non part-writing,favoured the use of 'alberti bass'(dsms) texture: rather rich; rhythm:quavers, semiquavers, crotchets, minims, semibreves, dotted rhythms. form :ABA form or Sonata form; tempo: can be very slow,medium or fast melody :only one part/line of the music serves as melody, tonality: major and minor scales, structure and style: homophonic, composer:Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart.
Romantic Period
dynamic: greater contrasts, articulation: mostly legato , favoured the use of pedal harmony : some appearance of chromatic chords, texture : rich and sonorous, rhythm: quavers, semiquavers are often seen, form : don't have much emphasis on form, tempo : fast, moody, romantic, melody : usually lies on one part, tonality : major and minor scales with some chromatic notes and modulations, structure and style : much more chromatic notes, ornaments appeared than the Classical Period composer : Chopin, Brhams, Tsaichovsky, Lizst etc.
20th Century
dynamic : much greater contrasts with sudden sounds appeared,articulation : more fast and staccato notes than ever, harmony:successive appearance of chromatic and dissonant chords can be seen, texture : not as rich as before, some of them are very thin, rhythm : some syncopations appeared, form not so important as before, tempo : suddenly fast and suddenly slow, melody : not so obvious, tonality: no longer use the major and minor scale systems, structure and style: very chromatic, some of the music are even atonal; composer: Debussy,Scheonberg,Bartok, Webern etc.
2007-09-17 15:11:01 補充:
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參考: my own writing, Graduate of the Diploma in music History and Theory(CUHK)