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Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time.  Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.

Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time.  Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.

The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means "grotesque," a term given to the era posthumously in the Classical period. The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day.  

The Baroque era takes its name from [[architectural]] styles of the period. The word baroque literally means "grotesque," a label bestowed on the era posthumously in the Classical period. The Classical era borrowed its name from the [[literary]] styles of the day.  

The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]].  

The Romantic era is born out of the [[revolution]]ary age of the [[Age of Enlightenment|French Enlightenment]], is much more expansive than the hard-and-fast rules of the Classical period, encompasses the entire 19th century and basically died in the [[First World War]].