Studied by 4 people
Classical orchestra
violins 1 and 2, violas, cellos, basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 french horns, 2 timpani, and optionally 2 clarinets and/or trumpets.
When did the Classical style emerge?
After 1850
Purpose of art in Classical period
to please
Rococo
Light and frothy style
Divertimento
Rococo genre meant to entertain
Opera buffa
Italian comic opera portraying real people in actual life
Rosseau lead to the formation of...
opera buffa
Features of this time's music
Flexible rhythm and dynamics, more tone color, simple melodies, homophony
Main location of Classical style development
Vienna
Geographical center of the Enlightenment
France
Enlightenment-related philosophers
Voltaire, Jean Jacques Rousseau
