Overview (Junior Cert Music): Flashcards
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What is a musical genre?
What is a musical genre?
Broad category of music sharing certain characteristics
Renaissance era dates
Renaissance era dates
c.1400–1600
Renaissance texture style
Renaissance texture style
Polyphonic
Name a Renaissance composer
Name a Renaissance composer
Josquin des Prez or William Byrd
Baroque era dates
Baroque era dates
c.1600–1750
Baroque texture type
Baroque texture type
Contrapuntal (multiple independent melodies)
Name a Baroque composer
Name a Baroque composer
J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, or Handel
Classical era dates
Classical era dates
c.1750–1820
Classical texture type
Classical texture type
Homophonic (clear melody with chords)
Instrument replacing harpsichord in Classical era
Instrument replacing harpsichord in Classical era
Piano
Name a Classical composer
Name a Classical composer
Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven (early)
Romantic era dates
Romantic era dates
c.1820–1900
Rubato meaning (Romantic era)
Rubato meaning (Romantic era)
Free tempo
Modern era dates
Modern era dates
c.1900–present
Name a Modern music style
Name a Modern music style
Serialism or Neoclassicism