1. Baroque genre:

Baroque music is a foundation for later development. In terms of vocal music, Baroque music has a strong religious flavor, and religious music at that time played a large role in the development of Western music.

Representative figures:

Bach, Monteverdi, Corelli

2. Classical school:

The musical inheritance of this period It established the achievements of traditional European polyphonic music and keynote music, and established important musical forms such as sonatas, concertos, and symphonies. Chamber music also developed during this period, which had an important influence on the subsequent development of music.

Representative figures:

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven.

3. Romanticism:

It emerged in the early nineteenth century. The creations of artists during this period were characterized by admiration for subjective emotions, love for nature and fantasies about the future. The forms of artistic expression have also undergone new changes compared with the past, and the formation and development of romantic thought and style have emerged.

Representative figures:

Paganini, Weber, Rossini, Schubert

Extended information

Romantic music The position of the school in the history of music is self-evident. This period was not only rich in great musicians, but also had an unprecedented range of musical genres. New and unique forms such as wordless songs, nocturnes, art songs, ballads, symphonic poems, etc. appeared. , is a great "treasure house" in the history of human art.

Romantic music is also a bridge: Weber accepted the tradition of Gluck and Mozart and passed it on to modern Wagner; Schubert is the successor of Beethoven in terms of instrumental music. His romantic art songs, It has been passed down to this day through Schumann and Orff; Berlioz's title music originated from Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony, and was later related to modern French Impressionism.

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