Classical Era Music Appreciation

Classical Era Dates

1750 - 1800

Classical Era Events

American Revolution (1775-1783), French Revolution (1789-1799), Abuse from church/Kings/the wealthy/some from church, education and organization of middle class, start of the change in patronage

Symphony Forms

First movement is quick, the second is slow, the third is often a minute/trio from at a moderate tempo, and the closing movement is fast/very fast. First movement is often in Sonata form. Movement 2 is Sonata form, variations, rondo form or other. Third movement is minuet form. Fourth form is often sonata or rondo form.

String Quartet

Created by Hayden

Hayden

A mentor to Mozart. Father of the string quartet. A musical genius and his head was stolen from his casket to be studied.

Beethoven

(1770-1827)

Very controversial, pushed a lot of bounds (especially in the harmony/harmonic genre)

Deaf by around 1817

Symphony 1 1799, Symphony 6 1808, Symphony 9 1824

Joseph Bologne, chevalier de saint george

91745-1799), violin concerti

great violinist and swordsman

conductor: the Paris symphonies by Hayden which he comissioned

French - African heritage

Maria Anna Mozart

5 years older than Mozart

great composer and an amazing harpsichord player

history is forgotten