Common Practice
Glossary
The common practice period refers to the era of musical composition dominated by the tonal system, roughly 1650 to 1900, from the baroque period through the Classical, Romantic and Impressionist periods, characterized by certain harmonic conventions, generally employing triads and a major tonic or minor tonic.
The common practice period refers to the era of musical composition dominated by the tonal system, roughly 1650 to 1900, from the baroque period through the Classical, Romantic and Impressionist periods, characterized by certain harmonic conventions, generally employing triads and a major tonic or minor tonic.