“Music,” as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is “vocal or instrumental sounds so combined as to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotions". Emotion, and the way it is treated, is undoubtedly an important aspect of music throughout the ages, but the way emotion is expressed has changed over time. Throughout the Baroque period (c. 1600 – 1750) musicians attempted to provoke a specific and extreme emotion in the listener, while during the Classical period (c. 1750 – 1825) composers attempted to produce a balance of emotions. Because of the philosophical and artistic movements that occurred, emotion, a critical element of music, was conveyed differently between the Baroque and Classical periods. Baroque music is characterized by its development of tonality, the elaborate use of ornamentation, the application of figured bass, and the expression of individual affects. A notable philosophical current that has shaped Baroque music is the interest in Renaissance ideas that come from ancient Greece and Rome. The ancient Greeks and Romans considered music a communication tool capable of easily stimulating any emotion in listeners. Therefore, musicians became progressively aware of the power that their composition could have on the emotions of the audience. For this reason, one of the primary objectives of Baroque art and music was to provoke an emotion in the listener, closely connected to the "doctrine of affections". This doctrine, derived from ancient theories of rhetoric and oratory, was the theory that a single work of art or a single musical movement should express a single emotion. Inherently, rather than music reflecting emotion, composers aspired to provoke emotion in the listener. But...... middle of paper...... Beethoven, a German composer and pianist, also used Empfindsamer Stil in the Sonate Pathétique. This was Beethoven's eighth piano sonata, Op. 13 in C minor, and the title, given by the publisher, literally translates to “with pathos or emotion”. C minor emphasized the emotions expressed because it was assumed to be an armor of dark and gloomy tone. In this composition there are contrasts between perseverance and agony, which embodies the idea of ​​articulating the depth of emotions. During the Baroque and Classical periods, composers developed specific designs with the intent of showing emotion. The philosophical and artistic movements that have occurred have strongly influenced these methods of approach. It goes without saying that emotion, a much revered attribution to music, has been displaced over time and continues to adapt as the world and society transform..