Intro to Music - Classical Period

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Classical Time

1750-1820. Immortal.

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Classical Period

Galant, light, graceful, elegant approach to music. Anything not rock, pop, jazz, folk, or popular music.

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Mood

Variety and contrast, elegance suddenly shifting to violence, elation to depression/anger. Far reaching emotional range.

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Rhythm

Flexibility: include unexpected pauses, syncopations, and frequent changes from long to short notes

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Texture

Basically homophonic in contrast to polyphonic baroque. Melody and simple accompaniment but can quickly change

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Melody

Popular, easy to remember, and often symmetrical. Variations on theme being favored

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Basso Continuo

ends in classical period, as accompaniment was written out

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Classical Orchestra

Grew in size, 60 members

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Orchestra Strings

1st violins, 2nd violins, violas, cellos, double basses

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Orchestra Woodwinds

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons

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Orchestra Brass

2 french horns, 2 trumpets

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Orchestra Percussion

2 Timpani

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Classical Middle Class

Wanted Theatre, Literature, Concert debuts, private music lessons

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Vienna

Capital of Musical Europe, had to conquer the city through musical achievement

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Haydn (1732-1809)

Born in Austrian village of Rohrau, moved to Vienna at age 8. Spent time in London: dedicated 12 symphonies to the city. Treated like king by english royalty.

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Esterházys

Richest and most powerful Hungarian nobles. Offered Haydn a formal contract.

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Haydn's Music

Paved way for Mozart and Beethoven. Folk personality. Shock the audience with unexpected harmonic twist, long pauses, and violent dynamic changes.

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Haydn Writing

Piano sonatas, piano trios, concertos, operas, 104 symphonies, 68 string quartets, 6 masses. Creation 1798 and The Seasons 1801 (oratorios). "Art is free"

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Symphony

Extended instrumental composition that lasted from 20-45 minutes. Typically had 4 movements. Each movement is a self contained composition.

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1st Movement

vigorous, dramatically fast

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2nd movement

lyrical and slow

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3rd movement

dancelike movement

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4th movement

heroic and brilliant finale

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Surprise

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in Theme and Variations format: original theme stated and transforms in key, rhythm, dynamic, and melody.

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Countermelody

create polyphonic texture.

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Mozart (1756-1791)

a composer from Austria, who was known for classical NEW STYLE. Child prodigy. Memorize and rewrite in ONE HEARING

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Abduction from the Seraglio

1782 - Mozart's first German Opera. Immediate success

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Marriage of Figaro

1786 - Mozart's opera that conquered Vienna. Repeated in Prague for 5 years.

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Don Giovanni

1787 - Perhaps Mozart's greatest opera and most massive undertaking

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Requiem

Mass for the dead

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Mozarts Music

Masterful in all forms: piano sonatas, symphonies, string quartets, piano concerts, operas, choral music, and chamber music. Never changed a note.

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Sonata Form

formal design that symphonies, concertos and sonatas were designed in.

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Exposition

introduces original key, first and second theme, ends with repeat sign to play exposition again

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Development

Most dramatic section of movement - rapid modulations and broken fragments from first theme

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Recapitulation

Brings 1st theme back in original key. First and second theme return with harmonic tension resolved

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Coda

rounds off movement by repeating themes or developing them. Usually no more than 12 measures in length

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Kochel

Catalogued Mozart's works, the K in Symphony No. 40

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Beethoven (1770-1827)

Born in Bonn, family of musicians. Played for Mozart at 16. One who would change history of music. At 22, left Germany to study in Vienna

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Heiligenstadt Testament

1802 - Long Letter of Beethoven's anguish of hearing loss.

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Beethoven's Music

Bridge from Classical to Romantic. Triumphant, dramatic, climactic and monumental. Heavy Textures, orchestra twice the size. Experimental harmony and form

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Beethoven's Compositions

9 symphonies (#3 "Erotica," #9), 32 piano sonatas, violin concerto, late string quartets, Emperor Piano concerto, others

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Fiedelio

Bombed at premiere, not representative of Beethoven's Genius

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Beethoven Early (1790-1802)

music that reflects more of Haydn and Mozart's influence

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Beethoven Middle (1803-1814)

composers heroic period - works are longer, and more thrilling

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Beethoven Late (1815-1827)

Beethoven's experimental period, strange harmonies, extended forms, profoundly philosophical and personal

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Beethoven's 5th Symphony

Greatest composition of all time. First movement (Allegro con Brio) is in Sonata format

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