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The Baroque period comes first in the three main periods of the Western classical tradition (taught at GCSE). It is the first from Baroque, Classical and Romantic. It's generally accepted that the year...

For the purpose of this explanation, we are looking at the Classical Sonata (where the Classical period is roughly between 1750 and 1810). Sonata form is the first movement of a sonata. This is split into...

Here are some of the key areas:

1)Timbres - using interesting timbres within an ensemble. For example, pizzicato on the violin

2)Textures - what different tectures can you a...

-The first note, C, is called the tonic.

-The second note of the scale, D, is called the supertonic.

-The third note of the scale, E, is ca...

There are many defining features of Baroque style, but perhaps the easiest way to recognise it is by listening to the instruments.

The harpsichord was the main Baroque keyb...