Match the names and dates of the periods of western music history: 1750 - 1825 400 - 1450 1450 - 2600 1900 - Present 1600 - 1750 1820 - 1900 a. Classical b. Romantic c. Renaissance d. Baroque e. Middle Ages f. 20th Century and Beyond

a. Classical - 1750 1825

This era was headed by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.

b. Romantic - 1820 1900

This era was headed by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Schubert, Wagner, and others.

c. Renaissance - 1450 1600

This era was headed mostly by Italian and German composers that do not enjoy a lot of name recognition (Perluigi da Palestrina, Gesualdo, Ockeghem, among others).

d. Baroque 1600 1750

This era was headed by Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel. Claudio Monteverdi, the father of Opera, is also from this era.

e. Middle Ages 400 1450

This era was headed mostly by anonymous composers in both the fields of sacred music (liturgy) and non-sacred music.

f. 20th Century and Beyond - 1900 - Present

Some important composers of this era are: Stravinsky, Debussy, Prokofiev, Bartók, and Rachmaninoff.

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