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When we hear terms like "Classical Period", or "Iron Age", or "Medieval Times", it is easy to think of them as distinct, clear-cut periods. We think that people knew it was the "Classical" period one day, and they woke the next morning to discover that it was now the "Romantic" period. It doesn't happen like that at all. Sometimes generations pass before it becomes clear that certain shifts in philosophy, politics and art have taken place. If you think of it this way, you see that over time, tastes in music and art will inevitably change. Change is part of how the world works. You might even have a sense of it from your own experience. I have no idea how old you are, but you may be old enough to realize that today's music is different from the way it was years ago. And it's NOT just that there are different performers. Some people see cycles of art and music shifting along these lines: At times, the emphasis in the world of art is on the heightening of the intellect, analysis, controlled complexity, enlightenment. Think of the magnificent fugues of Bach. Think of the god Apollo. When this phase has worked itself out, a new emphasis becomes more the experience of emotion rather than intellect. There is a simplicity, direct experience of the sensual, less complex lines, lush melody, maybe a little more mystery and 'darkness'. Think Dionysus. So the 'enlightenment' of Bach's Baroque is followed by the almost romantic Rococo period. Then another unfolding of intellect, order and enlightenment called the "Classical Period". And, guess what comes next? The more emotion-centered, immediate experience of the sensual called the Romantic Period. This may not be the best or most recent thinking regarding the unfolding of musical periods, but it gives you a sense of how it goes. Who can say exactly when, or why, one esthetic force gives way to another? It's really more about a dynamic interaction.
What else can I help you with?
Was saxophones used in the classical period?
The classical period ended about 1820, and the sax was not invented until after 1840, so no, the sax was not used in the classical period.
What music was the most important of the classical period?
symphonies and string quartets.
What musical period came after classical?
Classical Period
What was the most important type of vocal music in the Classical Period?
Baroque and Romantic.
What was the Social mobility during the classical period?
an important factor in the rise of the middle class
Was saxophones used in the classical period?
The classical period ended about 1820, and the sax was not invented until after 1840, so no, the sax was not used in the classical period.
Who was an important source of the study of the lifestyles of the English people and the history of the Neo-Classical period?
Samuel Pepys was an important source of the study of the lifestyles of the English people and the history of the Neo-Classical period.
What music was the most important of the classical period?
symphonies and string quartets.
What were the three important instruments played in the classical period?
piano cello violin .._
What kind of music was most important of classical period?
symphonies and string quartets.
What musical period came after classical?
Classical Period
What was the most important type of vocal music in the Classical Period?
Baroque and Romantic.
What was the Social mobility during the classical period?
an important factor in the rise of the middle class
What period is consided the classical period?
The ... Classical Period ... during the years 1730 to 1820.
What best describes the music of the classical period?
Often, people describe the Classical period of music as being heavily Romantic. However, the Romance period was after the Classical period. Classical is usually just referred to as Classical.
What are some cities that were important during the classical period of the middle ages?
London, Paris, Rome
How many movements did the sonata of classical period have?
The sonata have 4 classical period.
