Music A-Level
Historical traditions
What Historical traditions means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Historical traditions
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The tradition encompasses a vast repertoire from 1650 to 1910, including the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras.
Topics that use Historical traditions
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