The document provides an overview of music of the Classical period from 1750-1820. It discusses significant changes made to musical forms and styles during this period, which saw the rise of Classicism in architecture, literature, and the arts. Key composers of the Classical period included Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Common vocal and instrumental musical forms that developed during this era included the sonata, concerto, and symphony. Opera also flourished, with the distinct styles of Opera Seria and Opera Buffa emerging in Italy.

1. MUSIC OF THE
CLASSICAL
PERIOD
Sir Mark Norlan Gamazon

2. MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
(1750 – 1820)
The Classical Era, also
called “Age of Reason” is
the period from 1750 – 1820.
The cultural life was
dominated by the
aristocracy, as patrons of
musicians and artists
generally influenced the arts.
Significant changes in
musical forms and styles
were made.
In the middle of the 18th
century, Europe began
to move toward a new
style in architecture,
literature and the arts,
known as Classicism.
The term classical
denotes conformity with
the principles and
characteristics of ancient
Greek and Roman
literature and art which
were formal, elegant,
simple, freed, and
dignified.

3. COMPOSERS OF THE
CLASSICAL PERIOD

4. FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
(1732 – 1809)
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5. WOLFGANG AMADEUS
MOZART (1756 – 1791)
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6. LUDWIG VAN
BEETHOVEN (1770 –
1827)
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7. VOCAL
AND
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

8. SONATA
A multi-movement work for solo instrument, Sonata came from
the word Sonare which means “to make a sound”. This term is
applied to a variety of works for a solo instrument such as
keyboard or violin.
1st Movement: Allegro – fast movement
2nd Movement: Andante – slow movement
3rd Movement: Minuet – It is in three-four time and in a moderate
or fast tempo.

9. CONCERTO
 Concerto is a multi-movement work
designed for an instrumental soloist and
orchestra. It is a classical form of music
intended primarily to emphasize the
individuality of the solo instrument and to
exhibit the virtuosity and interpretative
abilities of the performer. The solo
instruments in classical concertos include
violin, cello, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet,
horn, and piano. A concerto has three
movements: fast, slow, and fast.

10. SYMPHONY
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11. CLASSICAL OPERA
Opera is a drama
set to music where
singers and
musicians perform
in theatrical
setting.
Two
distinct
style of
opera:
Opera
Seria
Opera
Buffa
The Opera Seria
(serious opera)
usually implies
heroic or tragic
drama that employs
mythological
characters, which
was inherited from
the Baroque period.
The Opera Buffa (comic
opera) from Italy made
use of everyday
characters and situations,
and typically employed
spoken dialogues, lengthy
arias and was spiced with
sight gags, naughty
humor and social satire.