Genre of music by composers in different eras.

Taste for classical music, first of all need the history of Western music, composers and other preliminary understanding about different periods in the history of Western music, the division of a variety of genres, the main composer and representative.

History of Western Music
The Medieval (MEDIEVAL PERIOD) (1450 years ago): This period in church music-based, mostly single-voice music such as Gregorian Chant (GREGORIAN CHANT) and so on, due to the time of the ancient, mostly mono Department of Music , such as the Gregorian Chant (GREGORIAN CHANT) and so on, due to the time of the ancient, people have no way of knowing a specific composer's name.

The Renaissance (RENAISSANCE PERIOD) (1450-1600 years): This period is the regeneration of human art, music, theory and practice greatly developed to the Bible story-based, creating a large number of church music, Mass, AN Soul music, etc..

Baroque (BAROQUE PERIOD) (1600-1750 years): This period of music has made great progress, resulting in a number of great musicians, such as JSBACH, GFHANDEL, A. VIVALDI, etc..Classical Era (CLASSICAL PERIOD) (1750-1820 years): This period composers by musical form and structure of some of the basic aspects of the traditional concept of music as an expression of the natural framework for thinking, FJHAYDN. WAMOZART, L. BEETHOVEN is an outstanding representative of this period.

Romantic Period (ROMANTIC PERIOD) (1820-1910 years): The most broadly speaking, from the classical period to the Romantic period of change, it can be said from the common to the personality of emphasis. During this period the changes in style and technology can clearly be seen in three areas: First, harmony, change the rapid development of sound; second band; third instrument playing skills. Some other changes such as the melodic style changes (small-scale musical form is more lyrical, large-scale musical form is more beautiful); tempo style changes (the rhythm is more exaggerated); as well as the musical form on the changes (more in pursuit of texture of the coherent,The theme is more "organic" development and evolution). Can be said that this was the flourishing period of music history, this period created numerous composers.

20th century (1900 - present): This period produced a neo-classical, new romanticism, impressionism and other schools.