Music Styles

Learn about some of the longest-lived documented music forms of Western Music!

• The Motet - 1200-1750
• The Canon - 1345-1890
• The Fugue - 1540-1850?
• The Cantata - 1620-Present
• The Sonata - 1637-Present
• The Oratorio - 1650-1940
• The Symphony - 1745-Present
• The Symphonic Poem (Tone Poem) - 1848-1950
• Philharmonic vs. Symphony Orchestras - What is the difference anyway?