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The Enlightenment

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The Age of Reason

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Centered where?

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France

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Social concerns become important…

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emergence of middle class

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Leading philosophers of the time?

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Voltaire, Jean-Jaques Rousseau

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Social ideas….

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The pursuit of happiness, living a good life..

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The Salon

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private concerts held by individuals

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Public concerts

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first public concert hall built in Oxford, England in 1748

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Music now meant to….

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please and entertain rather than to instruct

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Leading center for music before Vienna is…

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Mannheim, Germany

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simple, single melodies…

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Clear, hompophonic texture….

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crescendo and diminuendo….

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Greater use of woodwinds…

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Standardized form….

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Franz Josef Haydn

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Appointed to court of Esterhazy, 104 symphonies, played in string quartet with Mozart, sense of humor, Symphony 94, 11, Theme & Variations

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Motzart…

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child prodigy, first symphony @ 8yrsold in London, began pro life in Salzburg court for archbishop, moved to Vienna, dedicated 6 string quartets to Haydn, died a pauper at 35

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Main genres of this period…

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opera, symphony, string quartet, sonata

18
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Johann Stamitz expanded the….

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3 movement work to a 4 movement structure

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Ternary form…

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generic 3part form…ABA

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Rondo….

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simple form where main tune comes back after episodes are used as spacers and variety (abacabada)

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Theme & Variations…

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one principle melody, repeated many times with changes each time

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Minuet Form…

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ternary form, ABA w/ subsections in each part, A is the minuet, B is the trio

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The string quartet…

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Haydn develops standard form/makeup of group, first violin, second violin, viola, cello, 4 movements(fast, slow, minuet, trio)

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Sonata…

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allegro form

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