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1750-1825
Classical Period
Classical Period
clean lines, uncluttered and balanced in form
What is Chamber Music?
Ensemble music for 2 to 10 performers with one player per part.
What is a String Quartet comprised of?
2 violins, viola, and a cello
What is a Theme?
A musical idea.
What is a Motive?
The smallest part of the theme.
What is a Sequence?
Repetition of a motive at higher or lower notes.
What is Absolute Music?
Music for music's sake. (Vs. program music)
Movement I (FAST):
SONATA-ALLEGRO FORM
Exposition
...(theme statement) "once upon a time"
Development
...(usually new key) "action develops"
Recapitulation
...(recap of theme) "they all lived happily ever after"
Movement II (SLOW):
Usually in A-B-A form sometimes Theme and Variation
Movement III (DANCE):
Minuet and Trio
Movement IV (FAST):
Rondo or another Sonata-Allegro form
Who is known as "The Father of the Symphony?"
...Haydn
Haydn is an extreme example of the _________________ system (he was in service over 30 years).
...The patronage system.
Which composer was paraded around the courts of Europe by his Father?
...Mozart
What does Eine Kleine Nachtmusik mean?
...A little night music.
Which symphony did Beethoven compose while completely deaf?
...Symphony No. 9
The theme from Symphony No.9 is arranged into a hymn, what is the title?
...Ode to Joy
Which composers were the masters of the so called Viennese School?
...Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 Movement IV: Finale "Ode to Joy"
...Man singing bass / hymn
Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor 1st movement:
Amadeus movie / spirited then slow
Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony #94:
...Violins playing then a bam.
Sonata
An instrumental work for 1 or 2 instruments with 3 or 4 contrasting movements.
Rocket theme
A quick, aggressive rhythmic theme rising from low to high register with great speed.
Which composer became completely deaf?
Beethoven.
Mozart wrote variations of which folk song?
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Middle Ages
400 - 1450
Renaissance Period
1450 -1600
Movement I
Fast
Movement II
Slow
Movement III
Dance
Movement IV
Fast
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