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Study Guide: Important Musical Movements
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Important Musical Movements

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Movement Characteristic  - Some Key Followers

baroque harmonic complexity Bach, Vivaldi
classical clarity, balance, and order; form rather than emotion Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart
expressionism atonality or harmonic distortion for expressive effect Schoenberg
impressionism focus on moods and emotions Debussy, Ravel
nationalism incorporation of national elements such as folk songs or folk dances Grieg, Bartók, Dvoˇràk, Copland
neoclassical return to classic forms Stravinsky
realism portrayal of life as it is (in opera form) Bizet, Puccini
romanticism emotion and picturesque expression over form and structure  Mendelssohn, Liszt, Chopin