Exam 3 Flashcards
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Perhaps the greatest
Wrote 41 symphony’s
Died at age 35
Handwritten music manuscripts
Joseph Haydn
“Father of the symphony”
Wrote over 100 symphonies
Known as papa Haydn
Friend of Mozart
Ludwig Van Beethoven
First composer to make a career solely from composing, bc after 30 he became deaf
Wrote only one opera and other stuff changed public perspective on artist
Symphony #94 “surprise”
Haydn
The Creation
Haydn
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart
The marriage of Figaro
Mozart
Don Giovanni
Mozart
Symphony #5 in c minor
Beethoven
Symphony #9 “choral”
Beethoven
Fidelio
Beethoven
Moonlight sonata
Beethoven
Opera seria
Serious style of Italian opera
Opera buffa
Comic opera
Trousers role
Males character that’s sun by female
Theme
Main melodic idea
Motive
Reoccurring combo of notes
Staccato
Short and not sounded connected
Minuet
Slow ballroom dance for two in 18th century
Scherzo
A piece of music from a larger piece such as a support or sonata
Rondo
Last movement of sonata reference to musical form
Patronage system
Musicians were servants to noblemen
String quartet
Musical ensemble of 4 string players
Sonata
For solo instrument or small ensemble, movements of two or four
Concerto
Concert
Cadenza
Cadence, improvised passage
Symphony
Orchestra all instruments
Requiem mass
Mass of the dead
Chamber music
Form of classical music with group of small instruments
