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    BAROQUE ERA (1600-1760) : Four Seasons

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    The document summarizes four major eras of classical music - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th-21st Century - and provides details about two influential composers from each era. The Baroque era saw the rise of Bach and Vivaldi, the Classical era featured Mozart and Haydn, Romanticism was advanced by Beethoven and Wagner, and the modern period is represented by Hans Zimmer and John Cage. Each era had distinct musical qualities reflected in the featured composers' works.

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    The document summarizes four major eras of classical music - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th-21st Century - and provides details about two influential composers from each era. The Baroque era saw the rise of Bach and Vivaldi, the Classical era featured Mozart and Haydn, Romanticism was advanced by Beethoven and Wagner, and the modern period is represented by Hans Zimmer and John Cage. Each era had distinct musical qualities reflected in the featured composers' works.

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    BAROQUE ERA (1600-1760)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Birthplace: Germany

    Birthplace: Italy

    Birthyear: 1685-1750

    Birthyear: 1678-1741

    Interesting Fact:
    Interesting Fact:
    He wrote over 1,000 pieces and he He composed
    Four
    the famous
    dedicated his music
    Seasons
    to God
    Baroque Music Qualities:
    Mainly string or organ music
    Clear
    Simple (very small orchestra)

    CLASSICAL ERA (1730-1820)


    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Joseph Haydn

    Birthplace: Austria

    Birthplace: Austria

    Birthyear: 1756-1791

    Birthyear: 1732-1809

    Interesting Fact:
    He started learning the piano at 3
    years old and started performing
    for royalty at the age of 6

    Interesting Fact:
    He is often known as the father of
    the symphony because he
    composed over 100 symphonies

    Classical Music Qualities:


    Light (small orchestras)
    Happy
    Bouncy

    ROMANTIC ERA (1815-1910)


    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Richard Wagner

    Birthplace: German

    Birthplace: German

    Birthyear: 1770-1827

    Birthyear: 1813-1883

    Interesting Fact:
    Beethoven was deaf.
    He is the founder of the romantic
    era.
    He has 3 musical periods.

    Interesting Fact:
    Wagner popularized leitmotifs*
    which influenced the movie music
    industry.
    .

    Romantic Music Qualities:


    Dramatic
    Thick (big orchestras)
    Melodic

    20TH - 21ST CENTURY ERA


    Hans Zimmer

    John Cage

    Birthplace: Germany

    Birthplace: America

    Birthyear: 1958-present

    Birthyear: 1912-1992

    Interesting Fact:
    He composed music for famous
    movies such as
    , and

    Interesting Fact:
    He composed music for the
    prepared piano where he put
    screws, bolts, and erasers to make
    weird sounds.

    20th - 21st Century Music Qualities:


    Movie music
    Experimental
    Strange

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