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Classical Era Flashcards

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Absolute music

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Music without extra musical associations

Generic titles reflecting either tempo, genre, or form

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Binary Form

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AB

A ends with open cadence

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Ternary Form

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ABA

B creates contrast

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Chamber music

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Music for a small ensemble, one player per part. Generally performed without a conductor

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Classicism

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Highest level of excellence

Timeless quality

Symmetry-balance-proportion

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Menuet

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Stylized dance in triple meter, graceful/elegance

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Trio

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Ternary form with contrasting middle

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Rondo Form

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Formal structure used in sonata cycle

ABACA

OR

ABACABA

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Sonata cycle

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Multi-movement, generally in symphony, sonata, and concerto

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Sonata form

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Formal structure, first movement in sonata cycle. Consists of exposition, development, and recapitulation. Also known as allegro-sonata form

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Viennese School

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Musical style forged by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven in 18th century Vienna

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Haydn birthplace

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Austria

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Hadyn’s birth and death year

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1732 - 1809

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Hadyn’s education

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Choir boy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral

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Instruments Hadyn Played

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Voice

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Hadyn’s patrons

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Count Ferdinand Von Morzin

Esterházy family

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Genres Hadyn cultivated

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“Father” of symphony

String quartet

Sonata form

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Hallmarks of hadyn’s stule

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Monothematic expositions

Interesting sound effects (pedal point)

Musical playfulness

Dramatic elements

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Prince Nicholas Esterházy

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Hadyn’s patron

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Exposition

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  1. Intro
  2. Theme 1 (tonic key)
  3. Bridge (lead away from tonic)
  4. Theme 2 (dominant or relative major key)
  5. Codetta
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Development

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Harmonic tension through dissonance

Manipulated thematic material

May present new material

Ends with dominant preparation

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Recapitulation

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  1. First theme returns in tonic
  2. Bridge: remains in tonic
  3. 2nd theme (tonic)
  4. Codetta (tonic)
  5. Coda (tonic)
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Coda

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Provides a longer concluding section that reaffirms the tonic key

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Mozart’s birthplace

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Mozart’s birth and death year

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1756 - 1791

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Mozart’s education

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Learned from his father

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Instruments Mozart played

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Harpsichord

Piano

Organ

Violin

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Mozart’s employment

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Concert master at courts

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Mozart’s patrons

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Hieronymus von Colloredo

Emperor Joseph II

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Genres Mozart cultivated

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Viennese classical ideals (elegance/balance/poise)

Sonata form

Three movement concerto

Virtually all classical styles

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Hallmarks of Mozart’s style

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Harmonic language

Compelling, realistic characters dramatically and musically

Vocal qualities and melodic lyricism in instruments

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Lorenzo da Ponte

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Librettist for Mozart (Don Giovanni)

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Rocket Theme

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Rapidly ascending melody outlining an arpeggio

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Rounded binary

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||: A :||: B + A :||

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Beethoven’s birthplace

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Beethoven’s birth and death year

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1770 - 1827

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Beethoven’s education

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Father

Studied counterpoint and composition with Christian Neefe

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Instruments Beethoven played

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Piano

Violin

Organ

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Beethoven’s employment

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Organist and violinist in court orchestras

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Beethoven’s patrons

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Prince Lobkowitz

Prince Linchnowsky

Count Rasumovsky

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Genres Beethoven cultivated

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Developed and expanded classical genres such as: sonata, concerto, and symphony

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Hallmarks of Beethoven’s style

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Thematic material

Extreme dynamics

Explosive accents

Incorporated new orchestral instruments

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Beethoven admired Napoleon, dedicated Symphony No. 3 to him until Napoleon declared himself emperor. Beethoven then removed the dedication

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Cyclical structure

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Material heard in one movement recurs in later movements

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Motive

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Short melodic or rhythmic idea

46
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Scherzo and Trio

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Replaces menuet and trio. Italian for “jest”

Humorous or ironic, and dramatic

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Theme and variations

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A melody is stated and then undergoes a series of transformations

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