Music test 3
what instrument replaced the piano
Harpscord
Composer of the classical period
Hayden, Mozart, and Beethoven
What was odd about Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
He included a chorus and vocal soloist in the finale
Hayden named the third string quartlet the emperor why
He loved performing in front of the emporer
Which composer was a child prodigy
Mozart
example of sonata-allegro form is:
Mozart's eine kleine nachtmusik, 1st movement
What was this age of reason all about?
Everyone was servent of the prince
A1-A2-A3-A4
Using letters, outline a form for theme and variations.
ABAB
Using letters, outline a rondo Form
French encyclopedists
Voltare, rousseau, diderot
Symphony & String
What two genre were new to the classical period?
serenade
a musical composition in several movements
Romantic
uninhabited emotional express exploration of other possibilities.
Solo Conerto
work for instruments solo with orchestra
How long was the classical period
1750-1820
How old was mozart when he died
35
How many movement are in string quartet
4
How old was mozart when he wrote his first two symphonies
9
opera buffa
A new style of the Classical era, Two or three acts, he story was based on contemporary subjects, often on plays or novels, characters were often ordinary middle and lower class folk, singers: there were no castrati, and the bass voice is common, comic, funny stories
ternary form
ABA
recapitulation
Slower quitter
The genre of an instrumental solo without orchestra accompaniment
Sonata
What genres follow the sonata cycle
Sonata, concerto, symphony, and string quartet
The first movement of the sonata cycle is in
Sonata-allegro form
What were the French democratic ideals that inspired the US constitution
Stood for social justice, equality, religious tolerance and free speech.
Classical
adherence to traditional at all cost seeks order poise and serenity
Alberti bass
bass line named after the minor Italian keyboard composer Dom Albert
Why could people copy haydens work
because he signed a contract saying that everything he composed did not belong to him
In what genre of music are we most likely to hear a cadenza
concerto
What was Beethovens disability
deafness
Sonata-allegro form consists of
exposition, development, and recapitulation
Development
faster
How did the orchestra change by the end of classical era?
got larger 35 instead of 25
sonata
is a genre of music usually involves a solo instrument
what was sexiest about the harspcord
it was played by women because it was easier
How did mozart die
kidney failure
Characteristics of classical music
larger orchestra, homophobic texture, use of crescendo and diminuendo, and tuneful melody
what is the different about chamber music
meant to be played at home
opera Seria
noble and "serious" style of opera,The story was From ancient history or mythology, three or four acts, Powerful expression of emotions,Timelessness of myths
What piece did Mozart never finish
requiem
what two genres were new classical period
sonata, concerto