Classical

Classical

1. Symphony

   • 3 Movements
     • Slow
     • Fast
     • Fast
   • Big concert hall
   • Expanded Orchestra
     • New instruments such as clarinet.

2. Joseph Haydn

   • 1732 - 1809
   • Was part of a system where rich people hired composers
     • Patronage

3. 1750 -1825

4. Strings were still prominent

5. Wolfgang Mozart

   • Born in Salzburg
   • 1756 - 1791

6. Ludwig van Beetwhoven

   • 1770 - 1827
   • Bridged the gap between classical and Romantic
   • German

7. Sonata

   • Not for amatuers
   • Solo Piano
   • Instrument and Piano
   • Chamber Music

8. String Quartet

   • Violin 1- main melody
   • Violin 2- counter melody
   • Viola- filled in the middle tessitura
   • Cello - Bass
   • New for the classical era

9. Concerto

   • Cadenza- a part for a soloist to show off
   • Soloist and Orchestra

10. Musical features

    • Piano was invented
    • Chords I, IV, V
      • Functional Harmony
        • Cadences to end phrases
          • Perfect
          • Plagal
          • Interrupted
          • Imperfect
    • Gradations
      • Crescendo and Dimminuendo
    • Clarinet was invented
      • used in orchestra
    • Arch like melody
      • Balanced phrasing
      • regular bar phrases
      • Less ornamentation
    • Modulation
      • Would modulate to related keys
    • More use of irregular rhythms
    • Sonata Form
      • Exposition (Subject 1 &2) Development (Modulation) Recapitulation (bring back first idea)