Classical Period Flashcards
the classical period was from
1750-1820
Originally the name for the classical period was _____ only used for ______
“Galant”; art, painting, sculpture, etc
The mood of the classical period was
lots of shifting in emotion
The rythm of the classical period was
flexibile, unexpected pauses, changes in note length, etc
Classical musics texture:
HOMOPHONIC
Classical music melody:
Easy to remember, SYMMETRICAL
Classical music dynamicsL
END OF BASSO CONTINUO, both shocking and gradual
Classical orchestra was
60 members, 2 for every instrument group
THe classical middle class wanted:
theater, literature, CONCERT DEBUTS WITHOUT CHURCH/ROYAL INVITATION, private music lessons
What is the capital of musical Europe in the classical period?
Vienna
Three musicians that come from vienna
Hadyn, Mozart, Beethoven
Who was born in an Austrain village and went to Vienna at 8 and performed in bars/streets for 19 years?
JOSEPH HADYN
What was Josephs Hadyns lifespa?
1732-1809
What age and by who was Hadyn taken by under unployment?
29, the Esterhazys, hungarian
How many symphonies did Haydn create?
104
What is a symphony?
4 movements: 1- fast, 2- slow, 3- dancelike, 4- brilliantly heroic
What is a countermelody and who
Creates polyphonic texture, Haydn
When was Mozart
1756-1791
How old was Mozart when he memorized opera
9
What was Mozarts first opera?
The Abduction in GERMAN
Mozart also wrote
Marriage of Figaro, DON GIOVANNI, COSI FAN TUTTE, THE MAGIC FLUTE, mass for the dead
What is in Sonata Form?
1- exposition, development, recapitulation/coda
exposition:
original key and first?second theme, and some transition, ends with a repeat sign
Development:
most dramatic section of a movement
