MUS-110 Classical Versus Romantic Music

This period tended to have aristocratic patrons of music

This period had short, predictable melodies of regular lengths.

This period included programmatic elements (a narrative or external reference) in instrumental music

This period had significant instrumental music in the genres of: symphony, string quartet, concerto, and sonata

This period made use of the forms: sonata-allegro, theme and variations, minuet, and rondo

This period prized balance and elegance in music

This period viewed music as beneath the other art forms (visual arts and literature)

This period had extended, unpredictable melodies that rose and fell spontaneously

This period prized expression in music

This period contained simple, diatonic harmonies (from within the principal key)

This period featured larger orchestras and more types of wind instruments.

This period had chromatic, extended harmonies that often left the home key

This period tended to have public support of music (concert ticket sales, private lessons, etc.)

This period made use of a conductor for orchestral music