Dates of classical music eras
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| - | '''Renaissance music''' is [[European music]] written during the [[Renaissance]], approximately 1400 - 1600. [[Dates of classical music eras|Defining the beginning of the era is difficult]], given the lack of abrupt shifts in musical thinking during the 15th century. The process by which music acquired "Renaissance" characteristics was a gradual one, and musicologists have placed its beginnings from as early as 1300 to as late as the 1470s. In addition, the Italian humanist movement, rediscovering and reinterpreting the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome, influenced the development of musical style during the period. | + | |
| + | [[Music history|Music historians]] divide the [[European classical music]] repertory into various eras based on what style was most popular as taste changed. These eras and styles include [[Medieval music|Medieval]], [[Renaissance music|Renaissance]], [[Baroque music|Baroque]], [[Classical music era|Classical]], [[Romantic music|Romantic]], and [[20th century music|20th century]]. Some of the terms, such as "Renaissance" and "Baroque", are borrowed from [[Western art history]]. Approximate dates can be assigned to the beginning and ending of each of these eras, which can be useful in describing changes in taste and to estimate the style of a work composed in a particular year. However, these dates are approximate and even good approximations are hard to make. | ||
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| + | * [[Prehistoric music]] encompasses that music which existed prior to any historical record. | ||
| + | * [[Ancient music]] extended from approximately [[1500 B.C.]] until the fall of [[Rome]] in [[476 A.D.]] | ||
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Music historians divide the European classical music repertory into various eras based on what style was most popular as taste changed. These eras and styles include Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century. Some of the terms, such as "Renaissance" and "Baroque", are borrowed from Western art history. Approximate dates can be assigned to the beginning and ending of each of these eras, which can be useful in describing changes in taste and to estimate the style of a work composed in a particular year. However, these dates are approximate and even good approximations are hard to make.
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- Prehistoric music encompasses that music which existed prior to any historical record.
- Ancient music extended from approximately 1500 B.C. until the fall of Rome in 476 A.D.
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