HISTORICAL PERIODS OF MUSIC
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- Musical Periods and Some Major Composers
- Life and Works of G. F. Handel
Musical Periods and Some Major Composers
The historical development of western music is divided into stages, popularly referred to as “musical periods”. Apart from the early musical periods from B.C. to 1400 A.D., there are such periods as:
(i) Renaissance period (1400 – 1600AD)
(ii) Baroque period (1600 – 1750AD)
(iii) Classical period (1750 – 1820 AD)
(iv) Romantic period (1820 – 1900AD)
(v) Modern period (1900 to date)
Life and Works of G. F. Handel
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