aos1: musical forms & devices

• | baroque era, 1600-1750

  • harpsichord
  • ornaments
  • terraced dynamics
  • basso continuo
  • small orchestra
  • mostly strings + some wind
  • suite, sonata, trio sonata
  • bach, hande, vivaldi
• | classical era, 1750-1810

  • slightly larger orchestra
  • piano introduced
  • alberti bass
  • string quartets
  • symphony, solo sonata, solo concerto
  • balanced, regular phrases
  • haydn, mozar, beethoven
• | romantic era, 1810-1910

  • lyrical, expressive melodies
  • large orchestra
  • wider range of dynamics
  • richer harmonies & use of chromatic chords
  • programme music
  • opera symphony
  • tchaikovsk, schuman, greig
• in what period was the classical era

  1750-1810
• in what period was the baroque era

  1600-1750
• in what period was the romantic era

  1810-1910