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Musicologists

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Trying to find something new or groundbreaking about their area of specializations

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Classical Period DATE

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1750-1820

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Musical Terms: Time

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Tempo, fast/slow/moderate

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Musical Terms: Melody

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Conjunct (small spaces between notes)

Disjunct (large spaces between notes)

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Musical Terms: Instruments

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Types, technical aspects (vibrato, mute, etc)

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Musical Terms: Tonality

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Major/Minor

Atonality (dissonance)

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Musical Terms: Texture

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Monophonic (single melody)

Homophonic (single melody with accompaniment)

Polyphonic (2 or more melody)

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Musical Terms: Dynamics

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Volume

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Rise of the Middle Class

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Public concerts, music publishing, printing press, freelance composers

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Access to Public

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Easy listening, balanced, clear, for everyone

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Homophonic Texture

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Memorable melody, simple accompaniment

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Harmony

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No dissonance, simple keys (no sharps)

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Balance

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2 or 4 bars, symmetrical patterns, easy for listener

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Genres

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Opera, symphony, string quartet, sonata

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Symphony

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Woodwinds, strings, brass, percussion

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Opera

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Aria(song/solo piece), vocalist & orchestra together

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Characteristics of Classical Music: String Quartet

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Violin 1&2, viola, cello

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Characteristics of Classical Music: Sonata

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Keyboard instrument alone, with accompaniment (violin or flute)

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The Enlightenment

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Philosophical movement, lead by Voltaire & Rousseau, rejected class system, science

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Aria

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Opera, solo singer, ABA Form, homophonic, seria

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ARIA Example

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La Fidelta Premlata Deh Socorri - Haydn

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Minuet and Trio

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3rd movement, binary form, 3/4, originally a ballroom dance

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MINUET & TRIO example

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Minuet & Trio from Symphony No. 45. - Haydn

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String Quartet

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Chamber music, organized in movements, violin 1&2, viola, cello

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STRING QUARTET example

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Haydn’s Joke Quartet

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Piano Sonata

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Solo composition, for piano, light accompaniment

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PIANO SONATA example

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Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata

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Rondo Form

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ABA ABA CA ABA CA BA, keeps returning, 4th movement, Italian = round

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Binary Form

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3rd movement, minuet and trio, ABA

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RONDO FORM example

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Mozart’s Turkish Rondo

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BINARY FORM example

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Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 18, Mozart

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Opera Seria

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Serious opera, based on mythology, 3 acts (aria & rececitive)

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OPERA SERIA example

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Fiagro, Mozart

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Oratorio

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Religiously themed, imagery conveyed through music only (no costumes,props, or character interaction)

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ORATORIO example

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The Creation, Haydn

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German Singspiel

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Sing speaking, 2 acts

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GERMAN SINGSPIEL example

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The Magic Flute, Mozart

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Sonata Form: Exposition

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Themes are presented, home key –> bridge –> contrasting key

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Sonata Form: Development

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Key & themes change, original themes explored, new ones added

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Sonata Form: Recapitulation

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Opening theme, second theme, new material, tonic home key

Bridge = no modulation CLIMAX

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Sonata Form: Coda

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Goes back to tonic key, final chords

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HAYDN: Birth&Death

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1732-1809

Small Village: Rohrau, Austria

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HAYDN Father

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Wheel maker

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HAYDN Positions

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Choir boy, instructor, patron to the Esterhazy palace, freelance

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MOZART Birth&Death

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1756-1781

Salzburg, Austria

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MOZART Father

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Was a composer, taught mozart, promoted and toured him through Europe

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MOZART Positions

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Started at age 5, toured Europe, worked for prince, taught music, freelance

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MOZART Patrons

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Archbishop of Salzburg

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BEETHOVEN Birth&Death

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1770-1827

Bonn, Germany

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BEETHOVEN Father

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Alcoholic, abusive, left emotional damage

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BEETHOVEN Positions

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Studied organ music, looked after instruments, freelance, perform for elites, studied with Haydn

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BEETHOVEN Patrons

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Prince Lichcowsky

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Beethoven - Six Easy Variations on a Swiss Tune

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1790
Piano
3/4
F Major

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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5

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1807-1809
C Minor
First Movement
2/4

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Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 18 - Mozart

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1772
F Major
3/4
Binary Form

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Joke Quartet - Haydn

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1781
Fourth Movement
6/8
E Flat Major

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Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 45 - Haydn

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1772
3/4
F Sharp Major
Binary Form

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Symphony No. 40 - Mozart

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1788
G Minor
2/2
Very fast

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