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virtuoso playing
a person who excels in performing
Who were key composers
Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
How did structure of the songs change
Became more homophonic
What began to be used instead of terraced dynamics
Crescendos and diminuendos
What became more popular than the concerto grosso
The solo concerto
What was the classical sonata
A form consisting of three or four movements usually composed for a solo instrument
What forms were still popular in this time period
Binary AB and ternary form ABA
What keyed instrument replaced the harpsichord
Piano allowed a wider range of playing e.g. legato and staccato
What type of audiences was classical music written for
Initially Rich and royalty but introduced to middle classes when concert halls began to be built. Created more freedom for the composers who began writing in the interest of their audiences not their high ranking patrons
What instruments were introduced in the classical period
New instruments to the classical periood
Clarinet
Horns improved so could produce more notes
Timpani became standard, some use of bass and snare drums as well as triangle and cymbal
What was the typical layout
Percussion
French Horns Trumpets
Flutes
Oboes Bassoons
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