Classical Period: 1750-1820

Classical Period: 1750-1820

1. Composers

   • Mozart
     • Symphony No. 40
   • Beethoven
     • Moonlight Sonata
   • Hadyn
     • String Quartet OP. 76

2. Texture

   • Homophonic Texture

3. Key Features

   • Regular Metre
   • Music is Tonal
   • Melodies have a clear, simple strucure
   • Music is Diatonic

4. New Instruments

   • Clarinet
   • Piano
   • French Horns
   • Bassoons
   • Timpani

5. New Forms

   • Sonata
     • Solo and Piano
     • Structure
       • Exposition
         • Development
           • Recapitulation
             • Themes are recapped
           • Themes develop by adding twists and turns
         • Themes are "exposed"
   • Symphonies
   • Concerto
     • Solo and Orchestra
     • First Movement
       • Second Movement
         • Third Movement
           • Rondo variation or sonata form
         • Ternary or variation form
       • Sonata Form