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Intermezzo

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In between acts of something else (play or opera seria)
Flourished in 1730-40
Simple plots, funny, ensembles-> singers
Arias and recitatives 
Middles class themes
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Ballad opera

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Real people in real situations 
Lighter songs
Lots of ensembles (duets and trios)
Spoken dialogue 
Vernacular
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Opera buffa

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Main Italian opera
Everything from intermezzo but longer
More sophisticated and complicated plots, and more sophisticated and complicated arias
Ensembles-finales real people real situations
Neopolitan language- vernacular

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Singspiel

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German comic opera
Reaction against Italian opera seria domination
Nationalistic- beer hunting blonde girls
Glorified middle class
Makes fun of exotics
Northern Germany (Berlin Leipzig) Johann Adam hiller
Nationalistic folk culture

Southern tradition Austria exoticism rescue opera
Karl ditters von ditters dorf
Die doktor und der apotheker

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Opera comique

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French
Phase 1 light entertainment preexisting tunes
Phase 2 all newly composed
Phase 3 propaganda tools political themes rescue opera -Andre Gretry-composer of rescue opera

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Reform opera

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Series of experiments in structure and sound of serious Italian opera
Make it more relevant for large audience
Intergrated elements of French opera and opera buffa
Librettist driven

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Metastasian opera seria

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Metastasio librettist of classic era

Successor to Zeno

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Keyboard sonatas

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Dominico Scarlatti
Straddles classic and baroque
Worked in Spain and Portugal sounds like guitar music

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Symphonies

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Sammartini came up with the form

Stamitz developed it in Mannheim

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Concertos

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Moved from ritornello to sonata form with double exposition

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String quartets

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Developed in London Paris and Vienna

Music for amateurs

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Sonata form

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AB ? AB

I V. I. I.

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Da capo/dal segno Aria form

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ABA’

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Binary form

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AB

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Sonata rondo form

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ABACABA

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Minuet and trio

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AB CD AB

Min. Trio min

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Rondo

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ABACA

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Concerto form

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||:A:|| B. A

I. V ? I I

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How many mvts did early keyboard sonatas have?

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Most likely just 1

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How many mvts did later keyboard sonatas have?

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Most likely 3

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How many mvts did early symphonies have?

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Probably 3

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How many mvts did later symphonies have?

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Probably 4

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How many mvts did concertos have?

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3

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Differences between harpsichord and forte pianos

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Plucked vs. hammered

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Berlin

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Empfindsamkeit

CPE bach

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Vienna

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Synthesized national traditions 
Clung to counterpoint long time 
Galant counterpoint 
Wagenseil
Monn
Haydn
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Mannheim

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Capital of palative 
Elector Carl theodor -builds largest virtuosic orchestra in Europe 
Concert master Stamitz- regular rehearsals uniform bowing 
Imported winds 
Gradual changes in dynamics 
Steam roller big orchestral dynamics 
Rockets really crazy arpeggios 
4mvt symphonies
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Milan

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Sammartini
Baroque fade and stil galant take over
Most of his career strings only

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Gay

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Librettist
Real situation
Filled with pop songs

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Voltaire

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Bourgeoisie catholic 
Freedom religion speech 
Separation of church and state 
Religious tolerance and literacy 
Benevolent monarchy
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France

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Culturally and intellectually important
Home of enlightenment
Most major had their own opera house and orchestra

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Mentesquieu

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French baron 
Catholic 
Against royal absolutism
Separation of church and state 
Balance of powers 
Fan of liberty 
Major work spirit of laws reform slavery
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Rousseau

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Pre romantic Geneva Protestant 
Lower class 
First hippie 
God was nature 
Personal expression originality spontaneity
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Diderot

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Encyclopedist grew up catholic rejected he church
Good can be achieved through the works of man as well as God
Into science and objective knowledge over orthodoxy

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