Portal:Classical music/Topics

Medieval	c. 500–1400
• Ars antiqua	c. 1170–1310
• Ars nova	c. 1310–1377
• Ars subtilior	c. 1360–1420
Renaissance	c. 1400–1600
• Transition to Baroque

Baroque	c. 1580–1750
• Galant music	c. 1720–1770
• Empfindsamkeit	c. 1740s–1780
Classical	c. 1750–1820
• Mannheim school	c. 1740s–1780
• Sturm und Drang	c. 1770s
• Transition to Romantic
Romantic	c. 1800–1910

Modernism	c. 1890–1975
• Impressionism	c. 1890–1930
• Expressionism	c. 1900–1930
• Neoclassicism	c. 1920–1950
• Serialism	c. 1920–1975
Contemporary	from c. 1950
• Minimalism	from c. 1960
• Postmodernism	from c. 1960s
• Postminimalism	from c. 1980

Major periods overview:
- Early:
  - Medieval (500 – 1400)
  - Renaissance (1400–1600)
- Common practice:
  - Baroque (1600–1750)
  - Classical (1750–1830)
  - Romantic (1830–1920)
- Modern and contemporary:
  - 20th century classical (1900–2000)
  - Contemporary classical (1975–present)
Music theory
- Rhythm
- Harmony
- Melody
- Musical form
- Texture

Notable composers: