Classical 1750 - 1820

Classical 1750 - 1820

1. Symphony

   • Orchestra and sometimes chorus
   • Large Scale
   • 3 or 4 mvts

2. String Trio

   • Replaced Baroque's Trio Sonata
   • 2 violins and cello / violin, viola and cello

3. String Quartet

   • 2 violins, viola and cello

4. Sonata

   • Solo instrument with piano accompaniment

5. Forms

   • Theme and Variation
     • Either a piece or a movement from a symphony, string quartet...
     • 1 Theme repeated over and over varied each time (texture/rhythm/key)
   • Sonata
     • 1. Exposition: 1st and 2nd theme in tonic and dom
     • 2. Development: themes 1 and 2 varied etc new key
     • 3. Recapitulation: themes return in tonic
     • 4. Coda: concluding section
   • Minuet and Trio
     • Usually 3rd (of 4) movement of Symphony, string quartet...
     • Triple meter, moderate tempo
     • Ternary form: ABA - minuet, trio, minuet
   • Rondo
     • Replaced ritornello
     • ABACABA

6. Concerto

   • 3 or 4 mvts
   • Soloist and orchestra
   • Mozart Beethoven
   • Haydn - wrote for 4 soloists - most like Baroques Concerto Grosso

7. Form for typical movements

   • 1. Fast
   • 2. Slow
   • (3. Miniet and Trio)
   • 4. Fast