THREE CENTURIES OF CHANGESVersion en ligne Assign the following labels with musical characteristics to the corresponding periods: Baroque, Classicism or Romanticism. par Cristina Penélope Martínez Peces 1 BAROQUE 2 CLASSICISM 3 ROMANTICISM The pulse is very mechanical, almost like a clock. Changes in intensity occur very suddenly.. The melody is continuous and has many ornaments. The orchestra is small, about 30 musicians. BACH, HAENDEL and VIVALDI. In this period Monteverdi made the first opera in history. The harpsichord was a very importan instrument in this period. 17th century and first half of 18th century. The pulse is more natural. The melody is structured symmetrically, with a phrase of "question" and another of "answer". In this period the piano and the clarinet were invented. HAYDN, MOZART and BEETHOVEN. Sudden changes are combined with crescendos and diminuendos. Second half of 18th century. Intensity changes are very exaggerated, from ppp to fff. Musicians in this period make the melody as they like, with total freedom, but always very expressive. At this time the orchestra is made up of about 80 musicians. Several instruments are invented, such as the tuba, saxophone, and xylophone It is the golden age of ballet. PUCCINI, TCHAIKOVSKY, VERDI, SCHUBERT ROSSINI, CHOPIN, BRAHMS, LISZT 19th century.