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What are characteristics of the classical period's music?
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-A very set form (e.g. sonata form, seen in symphonies, concertos, sonatas, and quartets)
-Well-balanced phrases -Very melodic -Contrasts in Dynamics -A lot of piano music, replacing the harpsichord |
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Top composers of the classical period?
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Mozart, Hadyn, Beethoven
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How many songs did Beethoven write?
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-9 Symphonies
-32 Sonatas -5 Concertos -16 String Quartets |
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When was the classical period?
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1750s - early 1800's
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When was the romantic period?
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19th Century
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Characteristic of Romantic period songs?
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-Very lyrical, song like
-Very expressive (used to paint a picture, tell a story, explain a mood) -Influenced by mythology, especially ethnic mythology -Great interrelationship between music and other arts -Great use of pedal -Greater use of chromaticism -Give and take between dynamics and tempo |
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Composers of the romantic period?
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Tchaikovsky, Mendelsshon, Chopin.
Tchaikovsky wrote the Swan Lake Theme I played. The song expresses the image of a dying swan, as seen in the ballet. |
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What were the characteristics of 21st Century music?
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-Greater use of dissonance
-Greater use of syncopation (off the beat) -Use of ground bass (inspired from Baroque era, 1600s) with modern dissonance and chords. |
