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Time Periods in Western Music

Want a quick overview of the sound of different time periods in Western music? Pick the time period you are interested in, or listen to the entire progression!

Part I (Medieval to Renaissance)

Part II (Early Baroque)

Part III (Late Baroque)

Part IV (18th Century Classical)

Part V (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

Part VI (Ludwig van Beethoven)

Part VII (19th Century Classical into Romanticism)

Part VIII (Early Romanticism)

Part IX (Romanticism)

Part X (Romanticism, cont.)

Part XI (Late Romanticism)

Part XII (Late Romanticism, cont.)

Part XIII (Late 19th Century into 20th Century Romanticism)

Part XIV (unavailable)

Part XV (Early 20th Century)

Part XVI (Early to Mid-20th Century, cont.)

Part XVII (Mid-20th Century)

Part XVIII (Mid-20th Century, cont.)

Part XIX (Mid- to Late-20th Century)

Part XX (Late-2oth Century into the 21st Century)