haydn, mozart and beethoven Flashcards
(22 cards)
when was mozart born?
1756
when did mozart go on his tour of europe?
1762
when did mozart go freelance?
1781
when did mozart die?
1791
when was haydn born?
1732
when did haydn become kapellmeister for prince esterhazy?
1761
when did haydn leave esterhazy?
1790
where did haydn go after esterhazy?
london
when did haydn die?
1809
when was beethoven born?
1770
when did beethoven start to go deaf?
1802
when was beethoven’s middle period?
1803 - 1813
when did beethoven die?
1827
how many piano sonatas did beethoven compose?
32
how did beethoven develop the piano sonata?
thick chordal texture, melodies in octaves, more contrasting dynamics, improvisatory rhapsodic sequences, use of the sustaining pedal, extended development and coda
how many symphonies did haydn write in london?
12
how many piano sonatas did haydn compose?
62
how many piano sonatas did mozart compose?
18
how were mozart’s works catalogued?
kochel (K) in chronological order of composition
how were haydn’s works catalogued?
Hob (hoboken) by genre
how were beethoven’s works catalogued?
Op (opus) chronologically by date of publication
what key did beethoven sometimes write second sonata subjects in?
the mediant minor
