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Harmonic Language
Baroque : Major/Minor/Modulation
Classical : Major/Minor/Modulations(to IV,V, Relative Major/Minor)
Romantic : 7th chords, chromatic chords, Modulation to more distant keys, Extreme
chromaticism
Modern : Chord used outside Tonal relationships (Debussy), Atonal/12tone/Serial music
(Schoenberg), Neo-Classic was Return to Tonality spiced up with Dissonance (Prokofieff,
Shostakovich), Other Scales used (pentatonic, Bitonality), Dissonance

Texture
Baroque : Polyphonic/Imitation/Fugal writing/Dances such as the Sarabande can be more
Chordal or HOMOPHONIC
Classical : light textures/HOMOPHONIC/alberti bass/middle register of piano used most
Romantic : Thicker more complex texture/broken chords and arpeggios used over a bigger
range to create a bigger sound/
Modern : Varied/ Chromatic pieces tend to be thicker textured and Neo-Classic pieces
lighter textured

Melody
Rhythm
Form

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