Exam 2 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Time period of the Classical era
1750-1820
Form
organization of musical elements in time
symphony
genre of music
Haydn’s duties
- compose music
- conduct performances
- train and supervise musical personnel
- keep musical instruments in repair
What was each composer known for?
Haydn- known for cortets
Mozart- known for his operas
Beethoven- known for his symphonies
Musical capital of the classical era
Vienna
Beethoven wrote how many symphonies?
9
Who is responsible for starting the romantic era of music?
Beethoven
What was Haydn’s title?
skilled servant
What was Mozart’s title?
child prodigy
Mozart wrote how many symphonies?
40
Haydn wrote how many symphonies?
104
Where does opera start?
Florence, Italy
Classical
the term is applied to the mature style of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Classical also suggests the time of ancient Greece and Rome, which shares many attributes with this period.
types of form
- sonata form
- theme and variations
- minuet and trio
- Rondo
sonata form
refers to form of a single movement ternary form (ABA)- 3 main sections
3 sections of sonata form
- Exposition- intital statement of 1st and 2nd themes
- Development- tension building section, theme broken into fragments-motives
- Recapulation- resolution of tension, re-statement of 1st and 2nd themes
single part form
no large contrasting “B” section (A A’ A”), basic idea presented and then repeated over and over
ternary form
based upon stately court dance of the Baroque
rondo
features a main theme that keeps coming back
coda
tag
idee fixe
fixed idea
Symphonie fantastique and other works made Berlioz what?
the leader of the radicals
Who is responsible for starting the romantic era of music?
Beethoven