How were baroque and rococo different?

Answer 1

They are different time periods and centuries. The baroque period was before romantic. Baroque art was more of catching their subjects in action and it was also more realistic, while romantic art is usually more of heroic. This is the major difference without going into the different aspects and uniqueness of each one.

Answer 2

Aside from different stylistic reasons, what gives the name to these styles is basically the period in which they were written.

Usually these are the dates that are agreed upon to define historical periods in music:

Medieval: 500-1400
Renaissance: 1400-1600
Baroque: 1600-1750/60
Classical: 1730-1820
Romantic: 1815-1910
20th century classical: 1900-2000
Contemporary classical: 1975-present

Now, answering the question:

Baroque: Intense, highly ornated, irregula beats, abrupt dynamics, balanced homophonic and polyphonic textures.

Classical: Emerged through a transitional era, named 'Rococo', between the Baroque & the Classical era. Classical Music is more delicate and is designed to please the listener.

Romantic: Long, lyrical phrases, extensive use of chromaticism, dynamics, use of pedal, a variety of melodical ideas, expressive/emotional and frequent changes in tempo and time signatures.

Answer 3

Baroque uses combinations of dramatic chords and soft notes for effect. Romantic mainly uses a few chords, but the pieces are mostly done with one or two notes at a time. Jacques Offenbach, a Romantic composer, actually composed music that sounded more Baroque than Romantic!

Answer 4

Baroque music is predicated on the idea of counterpoint (several melodic lines moving simultaneously) and it's high degree of ornamentation. Romantic music is characterized by a generally more monophonic texture (one melody line at a time), more emotive beauty of the melody, and varying harmonic accompaniment. Late romantic music frequently is very programmatic - it strives to "sound like" some type of life experience (a sunset, a thunderstorm, love, etc).

Answer 5

Baroque music is a style of European classical music, written during the Baroque Era, which spanned approximately 1600 to 1750. The Baroque music style follwed the Renaissance style, and made more complex use of harmony, counterpoint and rhythm. It was typically harder to perform than Renaissance music as it was written more for virtuoso singers and instrumentalists. Music of the Romantic era was more expressive, allowing the composer and musicians greater freedom of emotion, movement and passion, being less bound by the highly ordered structural restrictions and regulations of the earlier forms of music. Melodies were more complex, and often influenced by other cultures.

Answer 6

One way that the Baroque and Romantic periods are similar is because they both featured classical elements. They were also similar in the emotions that they wanted their art to invoke.

Answer 7

rococo came after baroque. rococo was different in culture. prior to the French Revolution.