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Classical Music: Classical Music
Francis Couperin: Francis Couperin 1668-1733
Style galant
Keyboard
Playful titles
Classical Style: Classical Style Definition 1:
More serious music
Stuffy, out of touch with music today Definition 2:
Musical style from mid-18th century
Shares characteristics with Neo-classical art
Classical Style: Classical Style Definition 1:
More serious music
Stuffy, out of touch with music today Definition 2:
Musical style from mid-18th century
Shares characteristics with Neo-classical art
Instrumental Music: Instrumental Music Symphonies
Movements
Sonata Form
Minuet: Minuet
Sonata Form: Sonata Form 1st movement
Idea of contrasts
2 key themes
Music in the later 18th Century: Music in the later 18th Century Secular entertainment
Characteristics
Balance
Sameness
Composed
Location
Austria’s Influence : Austria’s Influence Princes of Esterhazy
Minuet and gavote
Formalized in Vienna
Franz Joseph Haydn: Franz Joseph Haydn 1732-1809
1761 – enters service of Prince Esterhazy
Experimented
Father of the Symphony
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Musical genius of the 18th century
650 works
Died a pauper
Marriage of Fiagro: Marriage of Fiagro 1784
Opera buffa
Study of human nature
The Magic Flute: The Magic Flute 1791
Opera Buffa
Fantasy, imagination, heroes