Question

You are a podcaster for NPR (National Public Radio) and have been asked to lead a six-part series of podcasts on music of the past, broken into episodes on each of the commonly accepted eras of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century (one episode per era).

Answer 1

Medieval music includes liturgical music that was used for the church, secular music, non-religious music, etc.

How to explain the music?

Renaissance music covered European music of the 15th and 16th centuries. The characteristics of Renaissance music are:

• Music was based on modes.
• Richer texture.
• Blending rather than contrasting strands in the musical texture.
• Harmony.

Baroque music is a period or style of Western classical music from approximately 1600 to 1750 that originated in Western Europe.

Classical music generally refers to the formal musical tradition of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music and the characteristics of Romantic music are:

• Freedom of form and design.
• Dramatic contrasts of dynamics.

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