What are the 6 major historical music periods?

This post will act as a guide to the different periods of classical music, with an overview of the six main eras: Medieval music, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century classical. That’s a time span of more than one and a half millennia!

What are the 7 eras of music?

Early Music – Till 1400.

  • Renaissance – 1400-1600.
  • Baroque – 1600-1750.
  • Classical – 1750-1830.
  • Romantic – 1830-1900.
  • 20th Century – 1900-2000.
  • Modern – 2000-present.

    • What are the 4 main periods in music history?

    Here’s a quick guide to the four key periods we usually learn about in music theory: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century and beyond.

    What came before Baroque music?

    the Renaissance era
    The Baroque period of music occurred from roughly 1600 to 1750. It was preceded by the Renaissance era and followed by the Classical era.

    What are the musical style of 20th Century?

    Aleatory, atonality, serialism, musique concrète, electronic music, and concept music were all developed during the century. Jazz and ethnic folk music became important influences on many composers during this century.

    Is Baroque after Medieval?

    The Baroque period is divided into three major phases: early, middle, and late. Overlapping in time, they are conventionally dated from 1580 to 1650, from 1630 to 1700, and from 1680 to 1750….Baroque music.

    Medieval c. 500 – c. 1400
    Renaissance c. 1400 – c. 1600
    • Transition to Baroque

    What are musical periods?

    period, in music, a unit of melodic organization made up of two balanced phrases in succession; the first phrase, called the antecedent, comes to a point of partial completeness; it is balanced by the consequent, a phrase of the same length that concludes with a sense of greater completeness.

    What is the brief history of music?

    Music first arose in the Paleolithic period, though it remains unclear as to whether this was the Middle (300,000 to 50,000 BP) or Upper Paleolithic (50,000 to 12,000 BP). The vast majority of Paleolithic instruments have been found in Europe and date to the Upper Paleolithic.

    What music came before Renaissance?

    Medieval period
    The Renaissance period of classical music spans approximately 1400 to 1600. It was preceded by the Medieval period and followed by the Baroque period.

    What musical era are we?

    The current period encompasses the 20th and the 21st century to date and includes the Modernist musical era and the Contemporary or Postmodern musical era, the dates of which are often disputed.