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Musical Time PeriodsDesigned for 7th grade general music class byJohn L. Madas
Just Imagine…
The 7 Music Time PeriodsAntiquity – c. 400-800Medieval – 800-1400Renaissance – 1400-1600Baroque – 1600-1750Classical – 1750-1820Romantic – 1820-1900Contemporary – 1900-Present
Why?
Antiquityc. 450-800No known composersGregorian chant
Medieval800-1400Composers: Guillaume de Machaut and John DunstableSacred Music/Secular Music
Renaissance1400-1600Renaissance - RebirthComposers: Claudio Monteverdi, William Byrd, Thomas Morley, and Giovanni Palestrina.Renaissance Fairs
Baroque1600-1750Basso Continuo and Ornamentation Composers: J.S. Bach, George Fredrick Handel, and Antonio VivaldiNewton’s law of gravity
Classical1750-1820Known as the Age of EnlightenmentComposers: Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Mozart, Ludwig van BeethovenFamous American War?, Printing Press
Romantic1820-1900Personal Feeling/EmotionComposers: Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, and Richard Wagner.Civil War (1861-1864)
Contemporary1900-PresentScientific AgeComposers: Arnold Schoenberg, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Charles IvesCars, Airplanes, Computers, Medical Advancements, etc.
AcrosticAll MenReadBooksContainingRadicalCharacters
TimelineClick here to access the Musical Time Period’s time line!
How about those numbers?Starting Year – ONLY ONE!!450
800
1400
1600
1750
1820
1900SequenceLong/Short Time DifferencesAntiquity 450-800: 350 Years!Medieval 800-1400: 400 Years!Baroque 1600-1750: 150 YearsClassical 1750-1820 70 YearsRomantic 1820-1900 80 YearsContemporary 1900-Present110 Years
Quiz TimeCan you name all the periods? Don’t forget to use your memory devices.Antiquity
Medieval

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