Chapter 4 Style

Musical Style A musical work is distinctive because of the way it uses elements such as: Melody and form Harmony and tonality Rhythm and meter Dynamics Texture and tone color One must look at the combination of elements; a single element is never enough to describe a style

Musical Style One can speak of the style of: A composer Beethoven or I Lotring A school Second Viennese School or Bebop A historical culture The Renaissance or the Romantic era A “modern” culture or nation The United States or Japan An entire continent

Historical Style Periods Ancient music—before 476 C.E. Middle Ages—476-c C.E. Renaissance—c c C.E. Baroque era—c c C.E. Classical era—c c C.E. Romantic era—c c C.E. Twentieth Century— C.E.