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What periods does British classical music include?

At that time, classical music did not respect national boundaries, not to mention the fact that there were no iconic classical music masters in the UK.

The entire classical music is divided into

Medieval period (before 1450)

Pure religious music such as Mass, ideological control, and spiritual edification.

Baroque period (approximately 1600-1750 AD)

The harmonic rhythm developed, and it did not break away from the strict musical form but had a sense of freedom and flexibility. Mainly religious themes.

The original meaning of the word Baroque is irregular pearls. bach.

Classicism period (approximately 1750-1820 AD)

Three representative figures: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven lived and created mainly in Vienna, so they are also called " Vienna Classical Music" or "Viennese Classical Music". Most of the songs we are familiar with are from this period.

Romanticism (approximately 1820-1900 AD)

The music of this period paid more attention to expressing people’s spiritual realm and subjective feelings, and also expressed natural scenery. It has become more and more prominent, and the use of ethnic and folk music in creation has become more important and more frequent. In the mid-to-late 19th century, a national music school emerged with the mission of revitalizing national music. In terms of music genres, new instrumental solo genres have emerged, such as nocturnes, impromptu pieces, ballads, scherzos, fantasies and songs without words. The works of this period are diverse, each with its own unique characteristics, including Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Brahms and Tchaikovsky

Breton Stravinsky in the 20th century Prokofiev Hindemith

Impressionist and modern music (narrow and specific) can also be counted as classical music.

Neoclassicism is represented by Maxim.