Piano - Grade 8 Aural Exam (20 分)

Baroque Period(巴羅克時期):
a. tempo: can be very fast, medium or slow
b. melody: polyphonic
c. keys: major / minor scales
d. texture: simple and polyphonic
e. articulation: staccato/semi-legato /legato
f. forms: AABB
g. instruments: harpscichord, clavichord, violin, viola, cello
h. harmony: used part- writing
i. dynamics: not much contrasts



Classical Period(古典時期)
a. tempo: can be very fast, medium or slow
b. melody: only one part of the music serves as melody
c. keys: major/minor scales
d. texture: richer than the music of the BaroquePeriod, homophonic
e. articulation: sometimes staccato, sometimes legato
f. forms: mostly ABA or Sonata form
g. instruments: orchestral instruments, piano
h. harmony: non part writing,homophonic, favours the use of the 'alberti bass' like 'dsms'.....
i. dynamics: some contrasts in dynamics



The Romantic period
a. tempo: can be rather varied like rubato
b. melody: usually one part of the piece serves as melody
c. keys: major / minor with chromatic chords
d. texture: very rich and full of expression
e. articulation: mostly legato touch with pedalling
f. forms: can be ABA, AABB or there's not much emphasis in forms like tone poem
g. instruments: piano,orchestral instruments
h. harmony: homophonic with chromatic chords
i. dynamics: lyrical and expressive,gradually loud or gradually soft often appears

The twentieth century

a. tempo: free
b. melody: short and brief
c. keys: not fixed , non major /minor,12 tone series, some bitonality(two keys sounding together)appears
d. texture: thin and sudden,can be very chromatic
e. articulation: semi staccato/legato/staccato
f. forms: no fixed forms
g. instruments: piano, orchestral instruments, percussion instruments
h. harmony: short and brief, favours the tone clusters like notes AB sounding together or notes DEF sounding together
i. dynamics: suddenly loud or soft





2008-07-29 00:10:53 補充：
The late renaissance music is just church music, earlier than Baroque period music played by the big organ. Have you have any experience in going to the Church like the Baptist or the Catholic Church Mass?

2008-07-29 00:13:04 補充：
late renaissance music style is just similar to Baroque.Please don't worry! The examinars seldom ask you about late renaissance because it is not so important as the periods that I have answered above.

2008-07-30 10:05:02 補充：
why am I so familiar to music ?? Just click to my name and you will see something about my background.I am a music lover as well, though as not professional as Yundi Li, Long Long etc.

2008-07-30 10:34:50 補充：
Hey! You can visit my blog or click on my name for a look!!!You can say speak any opinions about music!!See You!!

2008-07-30 11:52:56 補充：
The examinar will ask you about the composers in the Diploma level exam. Don't worry!!!You're just only grade 8,not any BIG exam!!!

thank you very much (:
how about late renaissance?

2008-07-29 15:46:01 補充：
reli a big big big thx . . .
why are u so familiar to music ??

2008-07-29 15:47:46 補充：
btw . . .
will the examinar ask me about the composers?