Music Of The Classical Period Flashcards

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Cultural life in the Classical Period was dominated by what?

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Aristocracy

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Music of the Classical Period is also known as what?

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The Age of Reason

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Music composers were employed by whom?

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Aristocratic establishments

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It is a new style in architecture, literature and the arts during the middle of 18th century.

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Classicism

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What occurred during the Classical Period?

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French Revolution
Napoleonic wars
American Declaration of Independence in 1776
American Revolution.

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The general texture and harmony of Classical Music is what?

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Monophonic

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Characteristic of melodies in Classical Musical

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Melodies are tuneful and easy to remember

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Classical Music is described into three. Elaborate.

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Refined
Elegant
Graceful

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What are the instrumental forms that were developed during this period?

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Sonata
Concerto
Symphony

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What are the two vocal forms that developed during this period?

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Opera Seria

Opera Buffa

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What is the style of broken chord accompaniment called?

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Alberti Bass

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What dynamics were clearly shown through the extensive use of crescendo and decrescendo?

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The dynamics of loud and soft

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They expressed their emotions with the use of gradual dynamic changes crescendo and decrescendo.

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Composers

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What instrument replaced the harpsichord?

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Piano

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