Test #2 (Chapter 12) Flashcards
what were the 4 most prevalent classical genres?
concerto, sonata, symphony, string quartet
what were the standard movements in classical compositions (4)?
Mov. 1: fast, in tonic, sonata form
Mov. 2: slow; closely related key or relative major; sonata form or theme+variations or ABA
Mov. 3: often a minuet in triple meter
Mov. 4: fast, in tonic, rondo form
what is rondo form?
refrain and episodes
ABACADA
what is sonata-rondo form?
ABA (I-V-I) C (unstable) ABA (all in I)
Expo Dev Recap
who was a composer who commonly used Fortspinnung?
FJ Haydn
what was the classical symphony originally?
- opera overture
- announced beginning of drama, signaled audiences to quiet down
- became detached from operas in 1720s
what was the orchestra made up of in the 1750s?
vln, vla, cello ,db, 2 oboe, 2 fl, 2 bssn
what was the orchestra made up of in the 1760s?
vln, vla, cello ,db, 2 oboe, 2 fl, 2 bssn
+ 2 horns
what was the orchestra made up of in the 1780s?
vln, vla, cello ,db, 2 oboe, 2 fl, 2 bssn
+2 horns
+trumpets and timpani
what was the orchestra made up of in the 1790s?
vln, vla, cello ,db, 2 oboe, 2 fl, 2 bssn
+2 horns
+trumpets and timpani
+clarinets
who used clarinets prior to the 1790s?
Gossec and Mozart
describe the typical 1st mvt in a classical symhony
- sets expressive tone for entire work
- tonic
- Sonata form, sometimes slow intro
describe the typical 2nd mvt in a classical symphony
- slow
- subdominant/non-tonic
- slow mvt sonata form (sonata form w/o development), ABA form+variants, theme+variations
describe the typical 3rd mvt in a classical symphony
- minuet, dance-inspired form
- tonic/non-tonic
- could be rhythmically irregular
describe the typical 4th mvt in a classical symphony
- finale
- light and fast
- tonic
- sonata, rondo or sonata-rondo
