More information can be found here - https://quizlet.com/blog/dont-have-a-quizlet-account-heres-why-wed-like-you-to-create-one
Note - if the sites do not work try the following:
Enabling 'Flash' in your browser
Using a different browser
Clicking on the puzzle piece symbol in the address bar and choosing the option that will allow flash plugin to run
If the link above does not work, you can navigate to:
https://vicfirth.zildjian.com/
Click on 'Education' from the top menu bar
Click on 'WebRhythms'
Please note that this site uses American terminology whereby Whole Step = Tone, and Half Step = Semitone
Use this video to help you understand what an interval is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgbiO6c72ww
A very important point to remember...
Next test yourself using this MusicTheory.Net resource
Here's another test from ToneSavvy.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ42eCEPZoA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-l2m8twX0
https://www.sporcle.com/games/Scarpia/sound-of-musical-intruments
Baroque (1600 - 1750) – Check pages 81-87 CGP Book. Uses harpsichord a lot, the piano was NOT even invented. Very strict and almost mathematical in how melodies worked together with harmony using complex melody patterns making advanced use of techniques such as inversion, sequence, imitation and so forth. Lots of contrapuntal and polyphonic textures where lots of melodic lines were combined. Complex structures and forms such as the fugue were common. Lots of ornamentation such as trills and turns. Lots of organ compositions and basso continuo (continuously moving bass), and ground bass form. Concerto grosso present as well as solo concerto. Composers - JS Bach; Vivaldi; Handel
Classical (1750 - 1830) – Check pages 90-96. Piano first appeared as well as the clarinet. Full orchestra created as we near enough know it today, only slightly smaller at this point. Clear cut and balanced melodies and structure, versus the more flamboyant and decorated melodies of the Baroque period. The structure for much of the music had symmetry in its design just like the classical architecture of the time – A followed by B, then back to A, for example. Clear and memorable melodies. Subtle dynamics – crescendos and diminuendos instead of sudden changes like in Baroque music. The invention of the piano contributed to this. Lots of woodwind chord support instead of harpsichord which was no longer used. The symphony was invented to really exploit the full orchestra and its four instrument families. Repetition and contrast were the basis of much of classical music. Sonata form (music in several movements) was born also. Composers - Mozart; Beethoven; Haydn
Romantic (1850 - 1900) – Check pages 97-100. Very passionate and emotive. Music was linked heavily to art, literature and passion as opposed to religion. Much of today's film music is essentially still rooted in the Romantic period because of its ability to easily draw emotional responses from the listener. Richer harmonies making use of dissonance more, and thicker textures, orchestras became enormous compared to previous periods. Advances in technology and mass production meant that instruments could be refined to produce a wider range of textures, timbres and dynamics, and these could be produced easily on a large scale - hence the bigger orchestra. Brass section now had valves giving them more ability to play complex lines and therefore played more of a part. The Tuba was added. Larger string section. Composers took liberties with tempo and timing to make music even more emotive and melodramatic. German Lied form appeared. Programme music appeared (that tells a story). Advances were made to the concerto form and sonata form also. Composers - Wagner; Strauss; Chopin (though mainly piano work and sonatas); Tchaikovsky; Brahms.
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=hardyes-baroque-classical-romantic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIUB2GCaTig
(Ignore the 'Modern' period explanation and examples)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbY16Cm0aNs
Click the title above or here to find out how cadences work, including an explanation of harmony and chords first.