Classical and Baroque Musical Styles

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This paper compares and contrasts two musical forms - Classical and Baroque. The paper explains that besides the distinctive use of dynamics, tonality and rhythm, it is also important to remember that despite the fact Baroque and Classical music sound similar today,there were distinct differences in the instruments played and the venues where these musical styles were performed.

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"In common musical parlance today, the word 'Classical' is often used to connote any kind of music, other than contemporary or popular music, from an earlier period of Western music. However, it is important to remember that the Classical period of music is actually a distinct musical period, usually confined to the 19th century. The Classical musical period, which reached its zenith in Beethoven, came directly after the 18th century Baroque periods of Bach and Hayden. Thus, both periods were great, if distinct periods of musical development that fed into one another. "

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