Exam 2 Flashcards
first movement
written in sonata form, in a fast tempo (allegro), and in the home key of the overall piece
second movement
usually written in a slow tempo, in another key, and in one of a variety of forms such as theme and variations, compound ternary form, rondo, or sonata
third movement
usually consists of three sections. First you hear the minuet or scherzo itself. Then comes a contrasting section (often for a smaller group of instruments) called a trio. Finally, the minuet or scherzo section comes back again
fourth movement
(the finale) is almost always fast and exciting
rondo
a musical form that contains a principal theme which alternates with one or more contrasting themes, generally called “episodes”
chamber music
instrumental music played by a small ensemble, with one player to a part, the most important form being the string quartet which developed in the 18th century
Joseph Haydn
1732-1809 was an Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style
rounded binary
the material at the beginning of the first section returns, often shortened, after a contrasting phrase at the beginning of the second section
symphony
an orchestra’s large-scale musical composition, usually requiring 50-80 instruments
18th Century Orchestra
came to consist of strings (first and second violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses), two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two or four horns, two trumpets, and two timpani.
Paris Symphonies
group of six symphonies written by Joseph Haydn commissioned by the Count D’Ogny, Grandmaster of the Masonic Loge Olympique
London Symphonies
group of twelve symphonies composed by Joseph Haydn between 1791 and 1795
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791) was one of the most influential, popular and prolific composers of the classical period
divertimento
a light and entertaining composition, typically one in the form of a suite for chamber orchestra
serenade
a cantata with a pastoral subject, a simple form of suite for orchestra or wind band