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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
Haydn's Joke Quartet
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Piano Sonata
Solo composition, for piano, light accompaniment
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PIANO SONATA example
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
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Rondo Form
ABA ABA CA ABA CA BA, keeps returning, 4th movement, Italian = round
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Binary Form
3rd movement, minuet and trio, ABA
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RONDO FORM example
Mozart's Turkish Rondo
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BINARY FORM example
Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 18, Mozart
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Opera Seria
Serious opera, based on mythology, 3 acts (aria & rececitive)
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OPERA SERIA example
Fiagro, Mozart
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Oratorio
Religiously themed, imagery conveyed through music only (no costumes,props, or character interaction)
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ORATORIO example
The Creation, Haydn
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German Singspiel
Sing speaking, 2 acts
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GERMAN SINGSPIEL example
The Magic Flute, Mozart
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Sonata Form: Exposition
Themes are presented, home key --> bridge --> contrasting key
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Sonata Form: Development
Key & themes change, original themes explored, new ones added
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Sonata Form: Recapitulation
Opening theme, second theme, new material, tonic home key Bridge = no modulation CLIMAX
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Sonata Form: Coda
Goes back to tonic key, final chords
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HAYDN: Birth&Death
1732-1809 | Small Village: Rohrau, Austria
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HAYDN Father
Wheel maker
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HAYDN Positions
Choir boy, instructor, patron to the Esterhazy palace, freelance
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MOZART Birth&Death
1756-1781 | Salzburg, Austria
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MOZART Father
Was a composer, taught mozart, promoted and toured him through Europe
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MOZART Positions
Started at age 5, toured Europe, worked for prince, taught music, freelance
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MOZART Patrons
Archbishop of Salzburg
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BEETHOVEN Birth&Death
1770-1827 | Bonn, Germany
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BEETHOVEN Father
Alcoholic, abusive, left emotional damage
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BEETHOVEN Positions
Studied organ music, looked after instruments, freelance, perform for elites, studied with Haydn
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BEETHOVEN Patrons
Prince Lichcowsky
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Beethoven - Six Easy Variations on a Swiss Tune
1790 Piano 3/4 F Major
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
1807-1809 C Minor First Movement 2/4
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Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 18 - Mozart
1772 F Major 3/4 Binary Form
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Joke Quartet - Haydn
1781 Fourth Movement 6/8 E Flat Major
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Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 45 - Haydn
1772 3/4 F Sharp Major Binary Form
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Symphony No. 40 - Mozart
1788 G Minor 2/2 Very fast

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