This essay will be discussing the Baroque period through the 20th Century period. ... The first important period in music history is the Baroque Period. However, in order to fully understand how Baroque style and Baroque music came to be, the Baroque period must be viewed in context with the other periods of music history. ... In the baroque period, composers began to learn how to effectively utilize the instruments for new found purposes, such as dances. ... Another essential Baroque composer was Antonio Vivaldi. ...

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Jean Baptize Lully was a French composer, Instrumentalist and a dancer who worked for the most part of his life in Louis XIV's court in France. He was born in Italy in 1632 to a millers' family. He was known as the expert of French Baroque style. It was in 1661 when he became a subject to the Franc...

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This period includes the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. The classical period of music actually spans a time from of 1750 to 1800; thus, the term Classical is a misnomer and could more correctly be changed to Western Art Music or European Art Music. ... The qualities that define the works of Mozart are often the same as those that are used to describe those of the "classical" period of music. Mozart captures the essence of the classical period with his smooth melodies and flowing rhythm, pleasing use of dynamics to create an atmosphere of complete satisfact...

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Year 10 elective music - Assessment task No. 2 Musicology Introduction When I first got this assignment, there are many types of music that I could have chosen to do. Church music, brass bands, Australian music, baroque, pop music and all the other ones out there. But I wanted to do s...

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As believed by many, "Early childhood is a period of critical intellectual growth and a critical time for perceiving and formulating ideas about the world" (Kalmar 1). ... This is especially apparent in the compositions of Mozart and Baroque. ...

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