Classical Music History

Classical Falls Between What 2 periods

• Olivia Rodrigo era & Taylor Swift era

• Classical & barque

• classical & romantic

• barque & romantic

Click all Classical features

• Light and clearer texture than Baroque

• Various dynamics ( pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, sfz, cresc., decresc. )

• Various dynamics ( pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, sfz, cresc., decresc. )

• Homophonic texture

Classical era characteristics continued

• little dynamics

• very formal and classical sound

• Trill starts from the higher note to lower

• Musical phrases were neat, balanced, and clear

how do you play pp

• very quiet/soft

• very quiet/harsh

• quiet/soft

• loud/harsh

how do you play p

• quiet/soft

• very quiet/soft

• loud/harsh

• little loud

How do you play mp

• very loud

• soft and quiet

• moderately quiet/soft

• moderately loud

how do you play mf

• very loud

• very quiet

• slightly loud

• slightly loud/soft

how do you play f

• loud

• quiet/soft

• quick sudden strong emphasis

• moderately loud

how do you play ff

• very loud

• loud

• quiet

• suddenly loud

how do you play sfz

• sudden strong emphasis

• very loud then quiet

• quiet then loud

• none of the above