QT2/M - MUSICAL FORMS AND CLASSICAL PERIODS Flashcards
Period that extends roughly from the death of Johann
Classical
From italian Suonare that means “to sound”
Sonata
Classical masters Haydn, mozart and their successors
Sonata Cycle
Opening movement and considered as the most highly organized and characteristic movement
First movement
Exposition may be modified or varied
Development section
Psychological climax of sonata form
Recapitulation
Generally sets forth the two opposing keys
Exposition
Slow movement of the sonata cycle
Second movement
Invariably is minuet and trio
Third movement
Originated int he french court int he mid-seventeeth
Minuet
Originally arranged for only three instruments
Trio
Classical sonata cycle often with a rondo
Fourth Movement
Lively movement suffused with the spirit of dance
Rondo
Sonata written for the orchestra
Symphony
Usually musical in nature
Opus