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Music of the Classical Period -- Music 9
- 3. MUSIC OFTHECLASSICALPERIOD (1750-1820) • French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars occurred. • American Declaration of Independence in 1776 and TheAmericanRevolution. • Harmonyand Texturearehomophonicin general. • The Dynamics ofloud and soft were clearly shown through the extensive use of crescendo and diminuendo.
- 15. COMPOSERS Haydn Mozart Beethoven • 104 symphonies • 60 piano sonatas • 68 string quartets • Some masses and oratories • 25 operas (10 lost ) • 41 symphonies • 18 piano sonatas • Hundreds of String quartets • 21 piano concertos • Some masses and religious music • 20 operas • 9 symphonies • 32 piano sonatas • Some String quartets • 5 piano concertos • Some masses and religious music • 1 opera : “Fidelio”
- 16. COMPARISON between BAROQUE and CLASSICAL OPERA Baroque Opera • Solemnity. • Musical virtuosity. • Boring plots. • Stereotyped characters. • Intended for the aristocracy and nobility Classical Opera • Sense of humor. • Musical and scenical simplicity. • Entertaining plots. • Close and believable characters. • Intended for the bourgeois audience.
- 17. Instruments used in Classical Period
- 18. Modern Flute
- 19. Clarinet
- 20. Oboe
- 21. Basoon
- 22. French Horn
- 23. Valved Trumpet
- 24. T rombone
- 25. Violin
- 26. Cello
- 27. Double Bass
- 28. Viola
- 29. Timpani
- 30. Piano