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It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between works of the Romantic period and those of the 20th Century. This is largely owing to the themes of intense emotion that characterise works of both peri...
It's generally pretty simple to recognise when something is Baroque, because it's likely to sound quite old fashioned to a modern listener. It might have a harpsichord, it's very unlikely to have any bras...
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Polyphonic/Contrapuntal = Multiple lines or voices. Polyphony is when musical lines weave in and out of each other. A popular example of this texture is in a Fugue.
Baroque Period Dates: 1600-1750 Instruments: Importance of the harpsichord / Focus on stringed instuments Orchestra: Small in size (25 or less instruments) Texture: Often complex and polyphonic Key...
A perfect cadence is chords V-I. When there is a perfect cadence the music sounds finished.
An imperfect cadence is any chord moving to V (e.g. I-V, II-V, IV-V). The music does not sound finished.<...
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