Baroque (Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Schubert)

 It is derived from the Portuguese barroco, or “oddly shaped pearl,” the term “baroque” has been
widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music
from about 1600 to 1750. It is simply a convenient catch-all for one of the richest and most
diverse periods in music history.
 Baroque music is a beautiful type of music which has single melodic idea, it has continuous
rhythmic drive, a balance of homophonic (melody with chordal harmony) and polyphonic
textures,orchestral - strings, winds and harpsichord with very little percussion, and brupt shifts
from loud to soft - achieved by adding or subtracting instruments. An overall characteristic of
Baroque Music is that a single musical piece tended to project a single mood or expression of
feeling.

Source: Miller, C. (2011) The Baroque Period (1600 - 1750). Retrieved from
http://www.mostlywind.co.uk/baroque.html

Classical (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)

 The word "Classical", when used to describe a musical style, is used by popular culture to
distinguish this kind of music from jazz, rock, or other contemporary styles. The word
"classical", however, actually is a period of time in Western Art Music that describes the music of
Haydn, Mozart and early Beethoven, as well as other composers who lived at that time.
 The term "Classical Music" has come to be known as a term for a genre of music that spans the
course of hundreds of years, including all the music from Palestrina to Stravinsky, to the current
day.
 Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than baroque music and is less complex. It is mainly
homophonic—melody above chordal accompaniment (but counterpoint by no means is forgotten,
especially later in the period). It also makes use of style galant in the classical period which was
drawn in opposition to the strictures of the baroque style, emphasizing light elegance in place of
the baroque’s dignified seriousness and impressive grandeur.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_music

Romantic (Von Weber, Chopin, Schumann, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Strauss)

  Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from
1820 to 1900, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period.
 Romantic music is not just about the emotion of love, it can also be about hate or death (positive
or negative feelings). It expresses deep kind of emotions that the audience can relate to.

Source: https://www.rpfuller.com/gcse/music/romantic.html

Modern (Debussy, Schoenberg, Yiruma)

 The defining feature of modern music (and modern art generally) is the breaking-down of all
traditional aesthetic conventions, thereby unleashing complete freedom in all aesthetic
dimensions, including melody, rhythm, and chord progression. The convention of major-minor
tonality (already heavily strained by Wagner and his successors) was completely abandoned by
many composers. Even the very notion of what constitutes "music" was redefined.
 Pop is the most commonly listened to style of music, although it is lamented by many for having
a very set structure that deals with non-exclusive subjects alone in order to maximise the possible
customer base and this becoming repetitive, dull and unoriginal. Many suggest the structure
involved in pop songs had also seeped into the likes of softer rock.

Source:https://wmich.edu/musgened/mus150/1500%20webbook%20modern%20artmusic/Modern%20Ar
tMusic.htm

As time goes by, insrumental music evolves and developed caused by different people. Before
music tends to be simply beautiful and as time passes it had developed different styles that makes
it more lovely to listen. The development of audio recording technology, along with the ability to
quickly and cheaply distribute recordings and scores, were central to the revolutions of modern music.
The vast catalogue of Western art music became much more accessible. Recording technology also
provided composers with a new "instrument": recorded sounds, which could be manipulated in endless
ways. Further advances in audio technology gave rise to electronically-produced sounds. Ultimately,
many composers agreed that all sounds, even "noise", can be considered forms of music.