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How long was the Classical Era?

70 years, making it the shortest era of Western music history
Where was Franz Joseph Haydn born?

Austria
What is Chamber Music?

Music written for a small number of musicians
What did Franz Joseph Haydn like to do in his music?

Write "jokes" into his music
What is a Symphony?

A large piece of music for an orchestra, typically broken into 4 movements
Which instruments were usually heard most in Classical Era symphonies and why?

String family was heard most because brass and woodwind instruments were still evolving
How do you describe each movement of a symphony?

Each has its own form!
Where was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?

Austria
What is Sonata Form?

Sonata Form is an interesting method of arranging music because it is really a “form-within-a-form.”
What happens in Sonata Form Recapitulation?

Subjects 1 and 2 (contrasting melodies) return and all tension is resolved
What is a Sonata and what are the differentiations?

A sonata is multi-movement piece of music for either a solo piano or a solo instrument with piano accompaniment
What form is often the first movement of a Sonata?

Sonata Form
Where was Ludwig Van Beethoven born?

Germany
What did Ludwig Van Beethoven link?

The Classical and Romantic Eras
What described Ludwig van Beethoven's music?

Ludwig van Beethoven's music had emotional and intellectual depth, traits that would be used by future Romantic period composers
What was Ludwig van Beethoven's most famous sonata?

The Moonlight Sonata, which he titled "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2"
Who is this?

Franz Joseph Haydn
Who is this?

Ludwig Van beethoven
Who is this?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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