Classic pERIOD

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what was the contrast of mood

contrasts happened both between & within the movement
what was the rythm?

there were multiple rythmic patterns for variety
what was the texture?

mostly homophonic but with frequent shifts
what was the melody?
- tuneful and easy to remember
- many composers borrowed popular tunes
how did dynamics change?
- emotions were expressed in shades of synamics
- use of gradual dynamic changes
- were related to develepment of piano- soft/loud
who was the musical public?

middle class mostly those who actually studied or had some sort of education
what are the parts of the sonata form a.k.a sonata- allegro form
- exposition
- develepment
- recapitlation
- Coda
exposition
- initial statement of 1st and 2cnd theme
- entire sections usually repeated
develepment
- tension building section
- themes broken into fragments
- motives
recapitulation
- resolution of tension
- restatement of 1st and 2cnd themes
Coda

"tag" or "tail"
an example of sonata
- symphony NO. 40 in G minor
- by mozart
Minuet and Trio or minuet
- third movement of classical symphonies, string quartets and other works
- ternary based upon stately court dance of the Baroque
- Minuet Trio Minuet
- the return of the minuet is usually marked as decapo
theme and variation
- single part form- no large "b" sections
- basic idea is presented &then repeated over and over
- each repeat allies (varies) the musical idea
- each variation is about same legnth as original idea
- variation alter melody, harmony, rythm, dynamics, timbe or all these
example of theme and variation
- suprise sympont No. 94 in G minor
- by joseph Hayden
- theme and variation from counter melody
example of theme and variation
- eine Klein Nachtmusik by mozart
- BIG CONTRAsts
- goes from minuet to trio & back to minuet
Rondo Form
- features a tuneful main theme which returns over and over
- lively pleasing and easy to remember
- main theme alternates with ither contrasting sections
what are the common rondo form
- ABACA (small ronds)
- ABACABA (large ronds)
- * note similar to modern pop music form
example of rondo form

string Quartet in C minor by Beethoven
Franz Joseph Hayden
- was an early and mid classical composer
- wrote suprise sympony and trumpet concerto in E flat minor
- influenced mozart and beethoven styles
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756- 1791
- wrote Don Giovani
- wrote dies irae
- final piece was requiem finished by his student
- master of opera and wrote all types of music

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