music midterm

Who wrote over 100 symphonies, 68 string quartets, piano sonatas, and is known as the father of symphonies?

Haydn

Who wrote 17 piano sonatas, some 40 symphonies, concertos for piano, violin, solo wind instruments, comic operas (marriage of figaro, don Giovanni), serious operas (idomeneo, the magic flute), and sacred choral music (requiem)?

Mozart

Who wrote 9 symphonies (ode to joy symphony #9), concertos, chamber music, and 32 piano sonatas (pathetique, moonlight), and one opera (Fidelio)?

Beethoven

Beethoven's 5th symphony

Sonata-allegro form, extends coda

Opera buffa

comic opera

Opera seria

Serious opera

Requiem

Mass for the dead (ex. Mozart’s dies irae from requiem)

Patronage system

Buying out people's stuff lol

Absolute music vs

Program music

Other terms to know

Themes, chamber music, overture, cadenza

String quartet

Ex. Haydn’s Joke (rondo form)

Symphony

Ex. Haydn's surprise

Sonata-allegro form

Exposition, development, recapitulation

Exposition

A, bridge, b

Development

Different themes, modulation, tension

Recapitulation

Restatement of a and b (tonic)

Coda

Extension of closing idea, ending with final cadence

Theme and variations

Typically 2nd mvt

Minuet and trio form

Typically 3rd mvt (ex. Mozart’s eine kleine nachtmusik)

Classical concerto

Features a solo instrument/2 expositions (ex. Mozart’s piano concerto)

Sonata

Generic term for instrumental work for 2 or more instruments with 3 or 4 movements

Sonata (simple def)

Instrumental piece

Cantata

Sung piece