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(MOZART, SYMPHMONY Nº40)

BARROQUE

classicism

baroque

They do not mean the same:

read about it in the first part of summary paper and explain

“Classicism or Classical music”:

“classical”:

General Characteristics ofClassical Music

• It is meant to be easy on the ear

• Direct reaction to the complexity of Baroque music

• Balance, clarity, accessibility

• Texture: Melody with accompaniment

• Melodies are tuneful and catchy

• Harmony is simple, logical and clear (few dissonances)

First listening perfect example of Classcism

Boccherini: Minueto of String quintet op. 13 Boc.

How many times can you hear the main theme?:Musical form:

Pizzicato is...

In which Spanish town did he live?

CLASSICISM

V_______(_______), “The city of Classicism”

The three most famous composers...

1. Can you notice any evolution?2. Why different size?

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B

M B

B

HAYDN• The oldest: Teacher of

Mozart and Beethoven

• Musician as a “kind” of servant...always in Viena.

• His music: elegant and balanced

• Prolific composer : Symphonies, sonatas, string quartets ...

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HAYDN

• Concert for trumpet and orquestrahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeQ5LuxwGRo&list=PL0B5DD56FDF47402D

How many times can you hear the main theme ?

• Haydn symphony farewellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoGDtJd-GhY

• The “Surprise” symphony:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCzjfr5IkGI

MOZART• Infant prodigy• Traveled around

Europe

• First "independent" musician

• Premature death

• Brilliant: "supernatural" gifts

for music

• Prolific: 600 works

(videos from Amadeus)

Infant prodigyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omuYi2Vhgjo

• Chilhoods of Mozart and Michael Jackson were quite similar

• They were forced to focus all their time in their special talent....

• Do you know similar cases?

• What do you think about the decision that their parents did?

• Your opinion....

• At home, find some anecdote about Mozart...

List of essential works:

The magic flute (opera)

Requiem (mass)

....

The sonata

• Almost all the instrumental pieces by Mozart are influenced by the so called SONATA FORM, a pattern for composing the structure of instrumental music pieces

• Reading...

Mozart, Sonata fácil para piano en Do M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcUh-ggBfzI

Mozart, Sonata para piano K. 309http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zJQYa_jt_k

•Pequeña Serenata Nocturna Little night music

• Concert for clarinet and orchestra

• Symphony 40th

ORCHESTRA

● The pianoforte replaced the harpsichord

New wood wind instrument : clarinet

String is the main section of orchestra as in Baroque music

The percussion is not growing yet, is limited to timpani percussion is not growing yet, is limited to drums

CLASSICISM ORCHESTRA

Romanticism orchestra

CLARINET

• Family:

• Parts

Mannheim ORCHESTRA Mannheim, German city that had an

orchestra widely imitated throughout Europe

They tried to create new combinations of instruments, and experimented with dynamics such as crescendo, diminuendo... new expressiveness

BEETHOVEN

• ¿classical? ¿ROMANTIC?•Para Elisa Wikipedia

BEETHOVEN

• 1770------------------- 1800------------------------1827

Classicism Romanticism

Septimino

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classicism

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Life

works

Any British composer by that time?Try to find it out...