Vocab
The concluding section of a piece in sonata form, usually in the tonic key.
What is a coda?
Are very tuneful and easy to remember. Symmetry is common and phrases occur in pairs.
What is melody?
A form in which a basic musical idea, or theme, is repeated several times with changes added to each repetition.
What is Theme and Variation?
This composer was a child prodigy who left the patronage system to freelance in Vienna. Despite his short life, he composed an immense amount of work.
Who is Mozart?
The first piece in sonata form.
What is exposition?
The most common form of the classical period, it consists of four main sections and is the standard form for the first movement of a symphony.
What is sonata form?
Varied to add interest and contrast. Often contained unexpected pauses, syncopation, and shifts between the use of longer and shorter notes.
What is rhythm?
Usually a movement within a larger work; this form is written in a triple meter with an ABA form.
What is Minuet and Trio?
This composer never worked within the patronage system, but was respected in society at the same level as the aristocracy. In his late 20s, he began to suffer from hearing loss but continued to compose and conduct for decades.
Who is Beethoven?
The second piece in sonata form.
What is development?
A stylistic rejection of baroque and rococo style and an attempt to recapture the simplicity and grandeur of ancient Greek and Roman art.
What is neoclassical?
Varied widely throughout a piece and could change both gradually and suddenly.
What is dynamic?
The return of the main themes of a piece in sonata form.
What is recapitulation?
This composer spent his entire career in the patronage system. Considered the father of the symphony, he composed 104 of them.
Who is Haydn?
The third piece of sonata form.
What is recapitulation?
The opening section of a piece in sonata form during which the main themes are presented.
What is exposition?
Primarily homophonic, with occasional use of other textures.
What is texture?
A form in which a tuneful main theme (A) returns several times in alteration with other themes (ex. ABACA).
What is Rondo?
The final piece of sonata form.
What is coda?
A style during the late baroque period and early classical period in which the baroque style's elaborate filigree, exaggeration, and ornamentation are replaced with softer lines and pastel coloring.
What is Rococo?
Were very clear and easy to discern. Includes rondo, theme and variation, and sonata.
What is form?
The section within a piece in sonata form in which the themes are explored and presented in new ways and modulate to other keys.
What is development?
The first movement of this is always sonata form.
What is a symphony?