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Periods and eras of Western classical music
Early
Medieval c. 500–1400 Renaissance c. 1400–1600
Common practice
Baroque c. 1600–1760 Classical c. 1730–1820 Romantic c. 1780–1910
20th-century and early 21st-century
Impressionist c. 1890–1925 Expressionist c. 1908–1950 Modern c. 1890–1975 Postmodern c. 1930–present Contemporary c. 1945–present

See also

• {{Music eras}}
• {{Composers by era}}