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1150
Medieval Period
Gregorian Chant and Plainsong. Church Music
Popular Composers: Landini, Manchaute, de Viti -
1400
Renaissance Period
Harmony and Polyphony
Choral Music Popular Composers: Montevirdi, Palestrina -
Baroque Period
Major and Minor Scales
Orchestra and Instrumental Music
Popular Composers: Bach, Handel,Vivaldi -
Classical Period
Modern Concerto, Symphony and Sonata
Popular Composers: Mozart, Beethoven -
Early Romantic Period
Virtuoso
Music is emotionally widened
Popular Composers: Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin -
Late Romantic Period
Dramatic Music
Opera
Popular Composers: Brahms, Verdi, Tchaikovsky -
Impressionalism
Music depicts moods and emotions
Popular Composers: Debussy -
Modern-Contemporary
Diversity in harmonies and instrumentatio
Popular Composers: Stravinsky, Bartok