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    This document compares the key musical features and characteristics of four different periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century. It outlines how aspects such as tempo, rhythm, melody, tonality, harmony, texture, dynamics, articulation, character, form, dances, and prominent composers differed between each period. The Baroque period featured clear rhythms and patterns, sequence and ornamentation. The Classical period used balanced phrases and clearer forms like sonata. Romantic music expressed feelings through longer melodies and richer harmonies. Modern music utilized diverse techniques, atonality, and irregular structures.

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    Musical Period Comparison

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    Charis Leung
    This document compares the key musical features and characteristics of four different periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century. It outlines how aspects such as tempo, rhythm, melody, tonality, harmony, texture, dynamics, articulation, character, form, dances, and prominent composers differed between each period. The Baroque period featured clear rhythms and patterns, sequence and ornamentation. The Classical period used balanced phrases and clearer forms like sonata. Romantic music expressed feelings through longer melodies and richer harmonies. Modern music utilized diverse techniques, atonality, and irregular structures.

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    Comparison of Musical Periods

    Feature \ Period Baroque Classical Romantic 20th century(Modern)


    General Regular, not too emotional Use simple music materials Express different feelings Use different techniques
    Tempo & Metre Steady Steady tempo Change frequently Change of metre in a piece
    Slower at the end Little use of rubato Use of rubato Irregular metre
    Accelerando and ritard
    Rhythm Clear rhythm follows Pattern Simple, usual More free in rhythm Unusual, irregular
    of beginning Clear rhythm Use of triplets 5 times, 7 times
    Same pattern in the whole Some change of rhythm Use of syncopation
    movement Ostinato
    Hemiola
    Melody & Phrase Sometimes long phrases Short, balanced phrases, Fairly long, expressive Wide range of notes
    Sequence Built with motives Songlike melodies Big leaps
    Ornamented Beautiful melody, chord Chromatic Short motives
    base, clear shape and Wide range Many accidentals
    cadence Not songlike
    Clear theme in the same
    movement
    Ornamented but fewer
    A piece is commonly in 4
    phrases and each phrase is in
    8, 16 or 32 bars
    Tonality & Key Diatonic Diatonic Diatonic Tonal
    Modulated to related key Modulated to related key Modulated to ''far'' keys Atonal
    Polytonality
    Modes
    New types of scales
    Always change tonality
    Harmony Triads of the key and 7th Triads of the key and 7th Rich, complicated chords Complex & unusual chord
    chord mainly chords mainly Chromatic Always dissonant
    Less chromatic notes Simpler chords when use of pedal Note clusters
    Some suspension compared with baroque Use of pedal
    Narrow range Less chromatic notes
    Some use of pedal
    Texture Homophonic Mainly homophonic Homophonic Homophonic
    Polyphonic Some polyphonic writings Polyphonic in late romance Contrapuntal(polyphonic)
    Imitative polyphony, Broken chords (alberti bass) Pointillism
    counterpoint
    Dynamics f or p for the whole f, p changes and contrast Change frequently Change frequently
    movement Change, but not greatly Big change and contrast Great and dramatic
    terraced dynamics cresc, dimin and sforzando cresc and dimin
    Seldom cresc. & dim. ppp- fff
    Articulation Legato, staccato Staccato, legato, tenuto Staccato, legato, tenuto Wide range of articulation
    Semi-staccato(non legato) Variety in articulation Along with accents Glissando
    Fermata
    Character & Mood Same among the piece Mood and tone color might Dramatic Always change
    change Exoticism Impressionism
    Lively, elegant Technical virtuosity Neoclassicism
    Focus in form, contrast, Mood might change in the
    balance same movement
    Form & Structure Binary(AB) Balance Free Varied & complex
    Ternary (da capo aria) Sonata form Traditional forms Not easy to define
    Variations Rondo Character pieces and free
    Fugue Theme and variations miniatures Jazz
    Baroq. suites with dances Binary Blues
    Ternary
    Minuet and trio
    Country dance Allemande, Gavotte, Gigue, Minuet Waltz,Mazurka,Polonaise,
    Minuet, Polka "Hungarian dance''
    Composer Bach, Handel, Scarlatti Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartok,
    Schumann, Liszt, Schoenberg
    Mendelssohn, Brahms

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