{"id":32253,"date":"2022-11-27T07:54:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T06:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinm29.sg-host.com\/?p=32253"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:41:18","slug":"classical-music-eras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/","title":{"rendered":"The seven classical music periods explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/#Different_eras_of_classical_music_and_how_accurate_are_the_date_ranges\" >Different eras of classical music and how accurate are the date ranges?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/#What_is_medieval_era_music\" >What is medieval era music?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/#What_is_the_renaissance_music_era\" >What is the renaissance music era?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/#What_is_the_baroque_music_era\" >What is the baroque music era?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/#Baroque_classical_music_and_composers\" >Baroque classical music and composers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/#What_is_the_classical_music_time_period\" >What is the classical music time period?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classical music is all around us. We hear it in supermarkets, restaurants, films, television adverts, and in so many more places. From the monastic monks\u2019 chants of medieval Europe to Chopin\u2019s strikingly beautiful piano melodies; from the elegance of Mozart to the film music of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, classical music has influenced life for centuries and will continue to do so for countless more. All the aforementioned music sounds very different, and so it can be helpful to divide it into categories \u2013 what we call periods, or eras, of music history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=&quot;componentContainer&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;row&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;column&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;h2Notable&quot;&gt;Start your musical journey&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fall in love with the music -&lt;\/strong&gt; Learn your favorite songs, at a level suitable for you.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enjoy interactive piano lessons -&lt;\/strong&gt; Explore courses covering music theory, technique chords &amp; more.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get real-time feedback -&lt;\/strong&gt; Skoove&#039;s feedback tells you what went well and what needs practice.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;column&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/optimized\/iPhone15-1A-3-800.webp&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;846&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-large&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;skooveButton skooveButtonWithin&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Book a trial lesson&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=btf&amp;utm_campaign=7d-blog-npd&amp;t=Start%20a%207%20day%20free%20trial&amp;st=No%20credit%20card%20required!&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Book a trial lesson&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;small&gt;No credit card details required&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><div class=\"componentContainer\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"h2Notable\">Start your musical journey<\/div><ul><li><span><strong>Fall in love with the music -<\/strong> Learn your favorite songs, at a level suitable for you.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Enjoy interactive piano lessons -<\/strong> Explore courses covering music theory, technique chords & more.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Get real-time feedback -<\/strong> Skoove's feedback tells you what went well and what needs practice.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"column\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/optimized\/iPhone15-1A-3-800.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" \/><\/div><\/div><small><\/small><a class=\"skooveButton skooveButtonWithin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book a trial lesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=btf&utm_campaign=7d-blog-npd&t=Start%20a%207%20day%20free%20trial&st=No%20credit%20card%20required!\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a trial lesson<\/a><small>No credit card details required<\/small><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_eras_of_classical_music_and_how_accurate_are_the_date_ranges\"><\/span><strong>Different eras of classical music and how accurate are the date ranges?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 7 eras of music are categorized as Medieval (1150\u20131400), Renaissance (1400\u20131600), Baroque (1600\u20131750), Classical (1750\u20131820), Romantic (1820\u20131900), 20th Century (1900\u20132000) and Modern (2000\u2013current). The diagram below shows the music time periods in order<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32386 size-shareaholic-thumbnail\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7f7de563-7dc3-4d70-a0a8-d07f46539743-640x230.png\" alt=\"classical-music-eras\" width=\"640\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7f7de563-7dc3-4d70-a0a8-d07f46539743-640x230.png 640w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7f7de563-7dc3-4d70-a0a8-d07f46539743-300x108.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7f7de563-7dc3-4d70-a0a8-d07f46539743-1024x368.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7f7de563-7dc3-4d70-a0a8-d07f46539743-768x276.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7f7de563-7dc3-4d70-a0a8-d07f46539743-1536x551.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7f7de563-7dc3-4d70-a0a8-d07f46539743.png 1861w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reality, many composers from these classical music time periods fit into more than one of these categories. That\u2019s because &#8211; like all labels for periods of history &#8211; terms like \u2018 Classical\u2019 or \u2018Romantic\u2019 don\u2019t simply represent a given number of years but rather the beliefs and attitudes of certain people. So it\u2019s better for you to think of these different eras of music as a rough guide rather than an exact set of dates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_medieval_era_music\"><\/span><strong>What is medieval era music?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The medieval period of music dates from around 1150\u20131400.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Medieval music characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most medieval music came from the growing influence of the Catholic church in Europe. Therefore, medieval-period music is predominantly religious; furthermore, much of it was not written down and was performed as part of monastic life, being passed down the generations aurally. Learning all the music of your monastery from memory was part of daily life for the monks; even today,<\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-memorize-music-as-a-pianist\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memorizing music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be an extremely useful skill for pianists to develop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of the music that was written down, some of the manuscripts from this era are incredibly beautiful and were copied out with amazing care and patience, even incorporating different colored inks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Medieval music songs and composers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typical instruments of the medieval period include the flute, recorder, and some plucked instruments such as the lute, but by far the most important and influential medieval-era music is Gregorian Chant \u2013 named after Pope Gregory the Great (c540\u2013604), who was probably responsible for having all the chants collected together. These chants were <\/span>monophonic<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (meaning a single, unaccompanied voice) and an important characteristic of medieval music. <\/span>Polyphonic<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> music (that is, when you have several musical parts occurring together) also developed around this time. The video below gives you an idea of what these Gregorian Chants sound like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JQQXHUu1FPI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although much medieval music is not attributed to anyone, some of the most important composers of this musical time period include Guillaume de Machaut, John Dunstaple, and Hildegard von Bingen \u2013 the first great woman composer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_renaissance_music_era\"><\/span><strong>What is the renaissance music era?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The renaissance music period dates from about 1400\u20131600.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Characteristics of renaissance music<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While religious music continued to flourish during the renaissance period and composers remained focused on choral music, an important difference from medieval music is a greater use of polyphonic textures and<\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/harmony-in-music\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">harmony in music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. New musical forms such as masses, motets, and anthems appeared, and secular music (meaning non-religious music), most notably madrigals and courtly dance music, flourished in the renaissance era. Indeed, even the English King Henry VIII was a composer of dance music \u2013 listen to \u2018Pastime with Good Company\u2019 on the video link below to hear one of the King\u2019s composition:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1UuAyD-phc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The renaissance period allowed for increased musical expression and more individualistic compositional styles, so the music sounds a lot sweeter and fuller than medieval music. Other characteristics of renaissance music include a richer texture in four or more parts, a greater concern over<\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/piano-chords\/\"> piano <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chords<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and harmony, and the start of a shift from writing <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/musical-modes\/#:~:text=Key%20takeaways,Mixolydian%2C%20Aeolian%2C%20and%20Locrian.\">music in <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">modes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> towards a system of<\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/piano-keys\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major and minor keys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instruments heard in renaissance music include the lute, viol, crumhorn, rackett, and the sackbut (a predecessor of the trombone); some of these were so loud that they were mainly intended for use outdoors!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Renaissance music composers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prominent renaissance music composers include William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, John Dowland, and Thomas Tallis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several centuries later saw an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music known as the Harlem Renaissance, which spanned the 1920s and 1930s. Here, an energetic, fast-paced style of jazz music, along with slower, deeply emotional<\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/learn-to-improvise-blues-music-on-piano\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blues music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, filled the streets of Harlem, New York City, and led to great<\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/celebrate-jazz-appreciation-month\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jazz artists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Miles Davies finding fame. Let\u2019s check out the differences between <a href=\"\/blog\/jazz-piano-vs-classical-piano\/\">jazz piano vs classical piano<\/a>\u2024<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_baroque_music_era\"><\/span><strong>What is the baroque music era?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The baroque music period dates from about 1600\u20131750.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Baroque period music characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was during the baroque era that the idea of writing music in a particular key (like C major or A minor) really took hold. The baroque period grew out of Italy with the invention of opera and a new focus on a clear declamation of the words in a piece of vocal music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what is baroque music? During this period, vocal music no longer reigned supreme, and composers turned to writing instrumental works for varying combinations of instruments. Other highly significant baroque music characteristics are a greater emphasis on the clarity of rhythm and pulse, and more composers writing pieces of music for orchestra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The increased demand for musical instruments resulted in an array of technological developments \u2013 entirely new instruments such as the oboe, bassoon, and fortepiano (predecessor of the modern piano) were invented, while stringed instruments of the renaissance period were replaced with the more powerful violin, viola, and cello. The harpsichord especially flourished, and percussion instruments like timpani, snare drum, and bass drum were added to the orchestra.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Baroque_classical_music_and_composers\"><\/span><strong>Baroque classical music and composers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The baroque period was dominated by the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, whose music is renowned for its complexity and intricate harmonies, and George Frederic Handel, who particularly excelled at writing grandiose ceremonial music as well as hugely popular operas. A fine example of Handel\u2019s talent for writing ceremonial music is the Water Music, composed for King George I\u2019s journey on the royal barge along the Thames in 1717.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/96Th_y6PGUg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_classical_music_time_period\"><\/span><strong>What is the classical music time period?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The classical music period dates from about 1750\u20131830.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Classical period music characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The classical period saw the development of many ideas coming out of the baroque era, along with new musical forms such as the concerto, symphony, sonata, trio, and quartet. A particularly important change was the replacement of the harpsichord with the piano. The late eighteenth century resulted in some of the<\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/best-songs-piano\/best-classical-piano-songs\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best classical piano songs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ever to have been written. Orchestras grew in size and range, and even more importance was given to instrumental music as a whole. The main characteristics of classical period music were an emphasis on beauty, elegance, rationality, order, and balance, and a decidedly less complicated musical texture than that of the baroque period. Find more about the characteristics of classical music in<a href=\"\/blog\/classical-piano-vs-pop-piano\/\"> <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;classical piano vs pop piano&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4256,&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">classical piano vs pop piano<\/span> <\/a>article.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central to the music of the classical period is a definitive sense of structure and form, with clear-cut phrases and clearly marked cadences. Classical composers liked to communicate clearly to their audiences and wanted them to be able to grasp the way the music was written. This meant that they all used the same structures for pieces of music, the same sorts of melodic and harmonic conventions, and the same ideas about when musical ideas started, finished, or veered off in unexpected directions. So classical-period music was largely a shared experience between composer, performer, and audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Classical period music and composers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important composers of the classical era all spent most of their lives in the Austrian capital Vienna. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was arguably the greatest composer of the period.\u00a0 There are many\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/famous-mozarts-piano-pieces\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famous Mozart pieces<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, although this title could just as easily be awarded to his contemporaries such as Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert. If you want to learn some quintessential music from the classical era, try out Mozart\u2019s \u2018Eine kleine Nachtmusik\u2019 on the Skoove App.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"A Little Night Music - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/764162602?h=b9031bfd57&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"640\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Learn how to play &#8216;Eine Kleine Nachtmusik&#8217; by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Start a 7 day trial today \u2013 no card details required!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start free trial\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\/promotions\/1m-blog-npd\"><span class='mb-text'>Start free trial<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author of this blog post:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35164 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/headshot-300x273.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/headshot-300x273.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/headshot-640x582.png 640w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/headshot.png 677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Sam Girling is a percussion and piano teacher, writer, an researcher based in M\u00fcnster, Germany and Auckland, New Zealand. He has performed extensively in New Zealand and Europe, lectures on a variety of music history and theory topics, and has published several academic articles and musical scores. Sam has taught music in a variety of contexts, from primary schools through to university level.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:12801,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Times New Roman\\&quot;, serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Sam Girling is a percussion and piano teacher, writer, an researcher based in M\u00fcnster, Germany and Auckland, New Zealand. He has performed extensively in New Zealand and Europe, lectures on a variety of music history and theory topics, and has published several academic articles and musical scores. Sam has taught music in a variety of contexts, from primary schools through to university level.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classical music is all around us. We hear it in supermarkets, restaurants, films, television adverts, and in so many more places. From the monastic monks\u2019 chants of medieval Europe to Chopin\u2019s strikingly beautiful piano melodies; from the elegance of Mozart to the film music of Star Wars, classical music has influenced life for centuries and &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"\/blog\/classical-music-eras\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The seven classical music periods explained<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":32180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"The seven classical music periods explained","_seopress_titles_desc":"The seven classical music eras are Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th century, and Modern. 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