Music periods
| Music Period | Articles |
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| Medieval | 7 |
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Renaissance
The music of the Renaissance era (1400-1600) originated in Europe, catching up fast to the other artistic branches of the movement. Common… |
23 |
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Baroque
In Western music, the period that extends from 1600 to 1750 is known as the Baroque era. Derived from the Portuguese barroco (oddly shaped… |
72 |
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Classical
The Classical era begins about 1735 and ends around 1825, overlapping a little with the surrounding periods of late Baroque and early… |
39 |
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Romantic
The Romantic period began around 1830 and ended by the early 1900s. During the Romantic era, the rigid forms of Classical music gave way to… |
70 |
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20st Century Classical
The rich history of the 20th century directly inspired the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999. This era of… |
110 |
| 21st Century Classical | 23 |
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1920s
In the 1920s, the expansion and popularity of recorded music—previously made with the use of clumsy acoustic devices—skyrocketed due to the… |
17 |
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1930s
The music of the 1930s underwent a dramatic change from the trends of the previous decade through the introduction of the novel inventions… |
37 |
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1940s
In the early 1940s, the evolution of sound recording had opened the doors for the pre-recorded songs to be played on the radio, the medium… |
30 |
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1950s
The biggest change in the popular music of the 1950s was undoubtedly the more open leanings towards the new genre of he s-called rock 'n'… |
37 |
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1960s
The 1960s could be rightfully called the cornerstone of major cultural shifts in the 20th century. Social changes rocked the world of… |
97 |
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1970s
The styles that would come to define the pop music of the 1970s were, naturally, the result of the constant evolution of the trends that… |
122 |
| 1980s | 48 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 49 |
| 2010s | 59 |
| 2020s | 3 |
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Indian Classical
Indian classical music can be traced to the centuries leading up to the Natya Shastra manuscript which is the earliest Sanskrit document… |
62 |