MAPEH W1 - Music of the Classical Period (old book, new book, .pptx) Flashcards
The _________ ______, spanning 1750-1820, was a period of significant change in Central Europe during the mid-18th century, marked by the fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire into small, semi-autonomous municipalities, and the rise of wealthy aristocrats.
classical period
The classical period, spanning ____-____ (year), was a period of significant change in Central Europe during the mid-18th century, marked by the fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire into small, semi-autonomous municipalities, and the rise of wealthy aristocrats.
1750-1820
The classical period, was enveloped in the _____________ ______, which is also known as “___ ___ __ ______.”
Enlightenment Period and The Age of Reason
During this time, people were into the use of reason, logic, and rational thoughts in interpreting the world.
classical period
The rise of the ______ _____ bridged the distinction between rich and poor during the classical period.
middle class
Name the three revolutions that marked the classical period.
French Revolution, American Revolution, and Industrial Revolution
TRUE OR FALSE: Because of the revolutions during the classical period, some countries changed from democracy to monarchy.
FALSE. … from monarchy to democracy.
What revolution was about technological advancements, such as machines, engines, and more? This revolution made people move to cities to work. Artists worked under patrons during this time.
Industrial Revolution
During the classical period, political leadership of small-city states like ________, ______, and ______ was in the hands of wealthy aristocrats.
Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague
What is characterized by its form, symmetry, and balance and may be described as having contrasts in mood like a sudden or gradual change in expression from joy to depression?
classical music
TRUE OR FALSE: Composers wrote less complicated and easy to understand music during the classical period so that more people can appreciate it.
TRUE
What do you call the style wherein simpler melodies that were easier to sing characterized the music with a contrast of mood within the movement?
galant style
What is the period of elegance?
classical period
These include having a monophonic texture and harmony and contrasts in mood.
classical music elements
IDENTIFY THE COMPOSER:
He was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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His father was a successful composer, violinist, and assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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He was known as a child prodigy for his exemplary musical talent at an early age.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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He was a violin virtuoso.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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He composed minuets and symphonies when he was only nine years old.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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He spent his childhood traveling around Europe, playing for nobles, royalty and the public.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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He started public performances across Europe at the age of six.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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He composed hundreds of works:
• sonatas
• symphonies
• masses
• concertos
• operas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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He is described as talented and prodigious musical composer who was:
• a successful composer
• a violinist
• an assistant concert master
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the son of _______ and ____ _____ _____ ______.
Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s only sister was _____ ____, nicknamed _______.
Maria Anna and Nannerl
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - Mozart appeared in public as a keyboard performer.
1761
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - He traveled with his sister to the court of Prince Maximilian III of Bavaria in Munich, and at the Imperial Court in Vienna and Prague.
1762
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - He composed his first opera called?
1763 and La Finta Semplica (Semplice)
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - He wrote the first carnival opera called?
1770 and Mitridate re di Ponto
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - He composed the solo (three-movement) motet?
1773, Exsultate, Jubilate, and K 165
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
__7_ - He wrote the Italian opera titled?
1775 and La finta giardiniera, K. 196.
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____-____ - He turned his efforts to composing *piano concertos that culminated in the composing of the?
1776-1777 and E-flat concerto K 271
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - He composed ballet music and new symphony in Paris.
1778
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
__8_ - He composed the opera titled?
1781 and Idomeneo
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - He played his last piano concerto.
1791
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S LIFE:
____ - Beethoven arrived in Vienna to study with Mozart.
1787
IDENTIFY THE COMPOSER:
He was an Austrian composer who was born on March 31, 1732.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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He was known as the father of the symphony and string quartet.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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He was one of the pioneers who influenced the works of Mozart and Beethoven.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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In his early age, he had a good singing voice. His choirmaster suggested he became a ________, but his father objected.
Franz Joseph Haydn and castrato
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He wrote 107 symphonies, 83 string quartets, 45 piano trios, 62 piano sonatas, 14 masses, and 26 operas.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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He died peacefully in his sleep on May 31, 1809.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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He was eight years old when he joined the choir at St. Stephen’s Cathedral located in Vienna, Austria.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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He learned the violin and keyboard in Vienna.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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He was associated with the Viennese school.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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Most of his creative life was spent in the service of the _________ family for almost __ years.
Franz Joseph Haydn, Esterházy, and 30
_________ ______, the richest and most powerful of the Hungarian noble families, writing pieces for their needs and desires.
Esterházy family
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By 1780’s his music had been published all over the Europe.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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Most notable ___ symphonies he wrote for the Concert Spirituals in P____.
Franz Joseph Haydn, six, and Paris
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Most notable __ symphonies he wrote for the concert in L_____.
Franz Joseph Haydn, 12, and London
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His final works patron culminated in 2 large oratorios: ___ ________ (1798) and ___ _______ (1801) which reflect his love of nature.
Franz Joseph Haydn, The Creation, and The Seasons
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He died at the age of 77 and is remembered as the First Great Symphonist and the inventor of the string quartet.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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He was born in Germany on December 16, 1770.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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In his early age, his father trained him to be a good musician.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He became Haydn’s student.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He became deaf at the age of __, making him unable to hear his compositions.
Ludwig van Beethoven and 46
TRUE OR FALSE: As Beethoven became deaf, it hindered his ability to compose, stopping him to make compositions at the age of 46.
FALSE. Despite being deaf, it was during this time when he produced most of his iconic works.
TRUE OR FALSE: Beethoven’s works are considered a bridge between the classical and romantic eras.
TRUE
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He composed an opera, six symphonies, four solo concerti, five string quartets, six string sonatas, seven piano sonatas, five sets of piano variations, four overtures, four trios, two sextets, and 72 songs.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He died on March 26, 1827.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He is known as a pianist, a composer, and a music innovator.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He widened the scope of the following forms:
• sonata
• symphony
• concerto
• quartet musical forms
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He came out with new ways of combining instrumental and vocal forms.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He studied music with _________ _______ _____ who was a Court Organist and of the Electoral Court Orchestra in Bonn.
Ludwig van Beethoven and Christian Gottlob Neefe
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He auditioned for Mozart as a requisite for studying with the latter.
Ludwig van Beethoven
TRUE OR FALSE: After the audition of Beethoven, Haydn remarked, “Keep your eyes on him; someday he will give the world something to talk about.”
FALSE. After the audition of Beethoven, Mozart remarked…
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At the age of __, he was assigned to compose a musical memorial for the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. This was titled, _______ __ ___ _____ __ _______ ______ __. It is now considered his earliest masterpiece.
Ludwig van Beethoven, 19, and Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II
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He won many patrons among the leading citizens of the Viennese aristocracy, who provided him with lodging and funds.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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In 1793, he dedicated and played in the house of ______ _______ __________ a series of three piano trios, his Opus 1. Later, on April 2, 1800, he debuted his Symphony No. 1 in C major where?
Ludwig van Beethoven, Prince (Karl) Lichnowsky, and Royal Theater in Vienna.
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He composed musical pieces that earned him the reputation of a masterful composer.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He published his Six ______ ________ in 1801.
Ludwig van Beethoven and String Quartets
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He composed ___ _________ __ __________ in 1801, a wildly popular ballet that received 27 performances at the Imperial Court Theater.
Ludwig van Beethoven and The Creatures of Prometheus
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He debuted his Symphony No. 3 in Napoleon’s honor, which he later renamed the ______ ________.
Ludwig van Beethoven and Eroica Symphony
TRUE OR FALSE: Beethoven struggled to come to terms with a shocking and terrible fact that he was going to be deaf.
TRUE
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He composed the famous symphonies: No 3-8, the Moonlight Sonata, the Kreutzer violin sonata, and _______, his only opera.
Ludwig van Beethoven and Fidelio
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He never got married, but he was desperately in love with a woman named _______ ________. Over the course of two days in July of 1812, Beethoven composed an extensive love letter, which, unfortunately, he never got to send to her. It was addressed, “to you, my Immortal Beloved” the letter said in part, “remain my true, my only love, my all, as I am yours.”
Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonie Brentano
TRUE OR FALSE: Beethoven became completely deaf in 1814.
FALSE. … in 1816.
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His greatest late works include Missa Solemnis. Another composition is titled String Quartet No. 14.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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His last symphony was completed in 1824.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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He left school when he was only __ years old to help with household income. Because of this, he never learned some of the basics of arithmetic.
Ludwig van Beethoven and 11
