music history test

who were the most influential composers in the late classical era

Mozart (1756) and Hyden (1732)

what was Hyden’s musical style

playful, simple, yet sophisticated

what is Hayden mainly known for

his symphonies and string quartets

who did Hayden work for most of his life

the Esterhazy family, all his works were owned by the prince until 1779

how many symphonies did Hayden write

104

how was he different

used the winds and percussion more uniquely than other composers

included folk songs to appeal to other people

included strings, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, and sometimes trumpet and timpani

what did Hayden innovate in string quartets

the four movement structure

Hayden was considered ___

father of the string quartets

what is a scherzo

a ¾ dance

what types of operas did Mozart innovate

opera seria (serious opera) ITALIAN

opera bufa (comic opera) ITALIAN

singspiel (a sung play) GERMAN

name an opera in opera buffa

the marriage of figero

name an opera in sungspiel

the magic flute

who was Joseph bologna

composer

violinist

conductor

athletewherd

where is Joe from

French colony of guadeloupe

taken to France at age 7

what did Joe write

symphonies, concerti, string quartets, and sonatas

what opera did Joe write

the anonymous lover

who was marianna martines

composer, singer, and pianistwhe

where is mm from

vienna`

what was she known for

performed as a piano and singer for the Austrian empresswh

why were they ignored

musicology was invented by germans, the patriarchy is strong and ignored many non-german and women musicians/composers

ID the two most popular forms of entertainment in the 19th century

art songs and piano solos - easy to play

describe Beethoven’s fifth symphony

it was in sonata form

called the fate symphony

themes fighting keys (CM vs cm)

increased scope and size of orchestra, added piccolo

ID the instruments in this photo

piano

flute

violin

what was the context in music history of this photo

music was being played more throughout middle class families, with music being more accessible and music being instruments being more common to play

what is programmatic music

music that tells a story

identify one programmatic piece

Berlioz - symphony fantastique

what is art song

high level of poetry set for piano and voice

describe the romantic ideals of this flick

takes viewer into artist’s POV

more focus on human and nature

describe the image and piano part of Gretchen spinnrod

invokes the image of a spinning wheel with the left hand

name the three instruments introduced into symphony

English horn

bass clarinet

bassoon

tuba

French horn

trumpet

bass drum

triangle

harp

saxophone

why was the idea of the classics established

the classics were considered as “good” and were performed a lot. ameatures were able to play them easily and it was cheaper since it required less players

what were the classic composers

Hayden, Mozart, Handel and Beethoveen

what were the classics

music made by one of the influential composers that were played a lot in orchestras.

who was Napoleon bonaparte

army general in France of 1799

why is he important

established government support for the arts

support Paris conservatory which becomes model for universities