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Rags-to-riches

Rags-to-riches

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Child prodigy

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Born in Germany, Went Deaf

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

SONATA

Multi-movement work for solo instrument. Came from the word “Sonare”

3 MOVEMENTS OF SONATA

1st MOVEMENT: ALLEGRO - FAST MOVEMENT

2nd MOVEMENT: ANDANTE - SLOW MOVEMENT

3rd MOVEMENT: MINUET: ¾ Time and in a MODERATE or FAST TEMPO

Exposition

First Part of a composition in Sonata

Development

Middle part of the Sonata-Allegro

Recapitulation

Repeats the theme as they first emerge in the opening exposition.

Concerto

A multi-movement work designed for an instrumental soloist and orchestra

3 MOVEMENTS OF CONCERTO

Fast(Sonata-Allegro)-Slow-Finale(Fast)

Symphony

A multi-movement work for orchestra.

Symphony is derived from the word “sinfonia” which literally means “ a harmonious sounding together.”

4 MOVEMENTS OF SYMPHONY

Fast-Slow-Medium-Fast

Opera

Drama set to musc where singers and musicians perform in a theatrical setting

OPERA SERIA (serious opera)

Implies heroic or tragic drama that employs mythological characters. (BAROQUE PERIOD)

OPERA BUFFA (Comic Opera)

From Italy made use of everyday characters and situations.

The Classical Era

Age of Reason

Alberti Bass

A style of broken chord accompaniment

Homophonic

The General Texture of Classical Music

Crescendo

Loud or increasing (literally growing)

Diminuendo

Soft or diminishing

Classicism

In the 18th century, Europe began to move toward a new style in architecture, literature, and the arts, known as _______.