音樂 有關歌曲時期的問題!!

Baroque Period: eg. Bach's Prelude & Fugue
1. Mainly detach (written for harpsichord), especially on quaver, unless tie over notes and pedal point.
2. Terrace dynamics, mainly on sequence, however, there should be crescendo and diminuendo if there's scale-like passages, which you call it 'shape' instead of cresc. and dim..
3. No pedalling.
4. Contrapuntal (note against note), imitating.
5. Some of the Prelude & Fugue in minor keys end with picardy 3rd.

Classical Period: eg. Mozart's piano sonata
1. Homophonic texture, melody with accompaniment (alberti bass).
2. Scale-like passages and arpeggios in the music.
3. All Beethoven's sonatas should have pedalling, Mozart's and Haydn's earlier sonatas no need, but later period's yes.

Romantic Period: eg. Chopin Nocturn
1. Full pedalling.
2. Lots of chromatic harmony, which make it sounds romantic.
3. Irregular rhythm, and 3 against 2 rhythm.
4. Rubato.
5. Wide-range used of keyboard (the piano is fully developed).

20th Century Period: depends on composers
1. Debussy's Prelude, full pedalling, chordal texture, subtle melody, dissonant chords.
2. Ravel's Menuet from Sonatine, clear melody, full pedalling, dissonant chords.
3. Bartok's Six Bulgarian Dances, irregular time and rhythm.
4. All Gershwin's music, Jazzy, Blues.
5. Alan Haughton, Ragtime.