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32 Cards in this Set
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Classical
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1750-1820
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"art" music "serious" not folk or popular
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classical
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New classical in art; emphasis on simplicity and balance
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Neoclassical
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continues to be valued/enjoyed; timeless appeal ando/or of enduring value
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classic
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comedic opera; middle class
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opera buffa
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first main section of sonata-allegro form
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exposition
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repeat of the exposition
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recapiculation
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three part piece form
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ternary
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Father of the Symphony; everyone copied his formula
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Haydn
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the modern piano; able to change dynamics
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pianoforte
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meter in three, usually third movement
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minuet and trio
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part of the melody that is developed and changed; Beethoven's 5th symphony
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motivic development
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features a soloist with an orchestra
Mozart features 3 movements fast sonata allegro slow lyrical fast sonata-allegro |
concerto
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a melody keeps coming back around ABACABA
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rondo
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same forward as it is backwards
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palindrome
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a fast minuet; in three; subsitutes minuet
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scherzo serenade
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performance by a soloist in a n orchestra; used to be improvised; trill and return to orchestra; 3rd or 1st movement
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cadenza
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catalogue of Mozart's works
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Kochel Number
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Min city for the classical era; Austria; former capiton of Holy Roman Empire
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Vienna
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recycles parts of past movements
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cyclical
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Age of Revolution, challenging old political structure, challenging chruch's beliefs, rise of middle class
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Age of Reason/Enlightenment
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a single movement form; found in 1st movements of symphonies, concerti, and sonatas
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sonata-allegro
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a musical form in which a theme continually returns but is varied by changing notes
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theme and variations
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German comic opera
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Singspiel
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a light, multimovement piece for strings along or small orchestra; intended for public entertainment, outdoors
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serenade
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an extension of sonata-allegroa in which the orchestra playes one expostion and the soloist then plays another
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double-exposition
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most important form developed in Classical Era; multi movement work
fast sonata-allegro slow (minuet" fast sonata-allegro |
symphony
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"chamber music" "intimate" concert setting; 4 strings: 2 violins, viola, cello
Four Movements fast somata-allegro slow lyrical minuet and trio fast sonata-allegro |
string quartet
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three movements
sonata-allegro, ternary, rondo, theme and variations mulitmovements |
sonata
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Haydn
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104 symphonies
known for string quartets also wrote operas, piano sonatas, masses and orations worked for aristocracy Father of Symphony |
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Mozart
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was aristocracy then became free-lance; died at 35; Classical Opera and brought concerto to maturity;
family of musicians |
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Beethoven
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Family of musicians
Trained by both mozart/hadyn; 9 symphonies 32 piano sonatas 16 string quartets 5 piano concerti 1 opera |
