exam 3 review Flashcards
classical era
1750-1820
chamber music
music designed to be played in smaller rooms
symphony
a large orchestral multi movement work; originated from opera overture
form
a recognizable structure
patter
rapid delivery of syllabic text
heroic
triumphant overcoming of adversity
cadenza
improvized solo
opera buffa
italian comic opera
walking bass
bassline that moves mostly by step
catalogue aria
genre of aria in which the text consists of a list
sonata form
exposition, development, recapitulation
the enlightenment
age of reason
sonata
genre of music in several movements
rondo form
a tuneful theme that repeats
madamina voice type
bass
who did beethoven write piano concertos for
himself
surprise in haydn sym 94
unexpected fortissimo
beethoven’s sym 5 - 1st movement form is what
sonata
motif of beethoven’s sym 5
short short short long
1st movement of a symphony is a
sonata
3rd movement of a symphony is a
minuet
meter for a minuet
triple
new genre / example of chamber music
string quartet
Heiligenstadt Testament
beethoven’s will to his brothers
timing of beethoven’s deafness
middle period
number of singers in an ensemble
3+
classical era main composers
haydn, mozart, beethoven
string quartet instruments
2 violins, viola, cello
center of symphonic composition
Mannheim, Germany
mozart’s number of comps
800+
haydn’s duties at esterhaza
2 operas, 2 concerts, music for specisl visitors, music for meals
instrumentation of symphony
2 of each wind
number of movements in a concerto
3
