REVISTA DE INGLES 2

Styles of Music
Baroque Style
For its time, Baroque was crazy and uninhibited. The music of this
period is emotional and filled with little frills and decorations that
shocked and amazed its listeners. Baroque was often fast paced
with great and quick use of scales and violent changes in volume
and melody. Today you might not think of it as an exciting type of
music, but if you compare it to the Classical style you can tell
immediately that baroque did have more action in its pieces. Some
say the greatest composer of all time wrote in this period: Johann
Bach.
Classical Style
We wish we could have found this on our own, but a
book we researched with (Classical Music for
Everybody) had the perfect quote to explain what
music of the Classical style was like, and we'd like to
reprint that here:
“... there is music wherever there is harmony, order or
proportion.”
—Sir Thomas Bown
Ancient Greek art and culture had always been loved
and emulated by European artists. This is especially
evident in the Classical style (hence the name). The
mathematical approach to music of Pythagorus and Aristotle took precedence in this period. It was the aim of
Classical composers to achieve "perfect" music. That is, music that was completely perfect from a technical
standpoint. This restriction led to very conservative music, strong but not really emotional. This is how most of
Classical style music went and how the composers composed it (with the notable exception of Beethoven). Don't
get the wrong idea about this; the music Mozart gave us is beautiful and moving, and he was a born and bred
Classical composer. Conservative does not mean boring. There are many notable examples of the Classical
style, including the musical stereotype that is Beethoven's 5th symphony.
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