Stamitz
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What is the melody like in Stamitz's music?
Conventional phrasing, simple diatonic material, melodic repetition.
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What year was it written?
1754
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What is the opening melody like in Stamitz's music?
Three crotchet Hammer-Stroke followed by descending arpeggiated melody in octaves.
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What is the harmony like in Stamitz's music?
More progressive for the time, almost complete diatonicism, a lot of perfect and imperfect cadences, traditional and conventional.
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What is the operatic influence in Stamitz's music?
Sectionally specialised scores and slow harmonic motions.
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What is the texture like in Stamitz's music?
Almost entirely Melody-dominated homophony.
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What is the structure of Stamitz's music?
Starts in major key, second theme in dominant, uses the basis of the Italian Overture and added the Minuet and Trio (4mvt Structure)
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What is the Sinfonia a 8?
A Piece of music with 8 parts
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What was Stamitz's role in the Mannheim court orchestra?
Concertmaster.
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What is the Mannheim sigh?
Usually Appoggiatura, often seen in 2nd movements and is the case here.
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What is the Mannheim Roller?
Slow crescendo.
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What is the Sturm and Drang Artistic style?
Origins of the style are demonstrated in Stamitz's music.
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What is the length of Stamitz's music?
30 minutes long.
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What is the number of movements in Stamitz's music?
4
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What is the harpsichord used for in Stamitz's music?
To play the basso continuo.
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What is the second movement of Stamitz's music like?
Exclusively uses strings and harpsichord in a 2/4 metre, and is an andantino tempo.
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What is the Mannheim court?
The court where Stamitz wrote music for, and was only accessible to Lords and Ladies.
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What are the Mannheim techniques?
Techniques developed by Stamitz and other mannheim composers that would go on to be used by countless other composers.
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What key is the movement in?
Bb major (the V)
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What were the typical closely related keys during this time?
I, IV & V
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Why was the Mannheim Court so important at the time?
Centre of music in Europe
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What was the Style Galant?
Entertainment music influenced by Rococo style
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What is lacking between S1 and S2
A transition section
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