Music Eras and Composers

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BAROQUE

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BACH

Fancy, complex (multiple melodies at the same time)

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CLASSICAL

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HAYDN

MOZART

simple, elegant, Alberti bass

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ROMANTIC

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SCHUMANN

CHOPIN

dramatic, very expressive, show-off mode, more chromatic notes

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IMPRESSIONISTIC

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DEBUSSY

understated, whole-tone scales, misty

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MODERN

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SCHOENBERG

odd sounding, hard to understand, biting dissonances

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RAGTIME

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SCOTT JOPLIN

cartoon, syncopated rhythms, repetitive, clear melodies/form