Birth and death dates and places
Birth: 1756 Salzburg
Death: 1791 Vienna
Birth and death dates and places
Birth: 1770 Bonn
Death: 1827 Vienna
Birth and death dates
1797-1828
Birth and death dates
1810-1856
What was the fandom for Schubert called?
Schubertiads
Name 3 people who influenced Mozart and in what way
CPE Bach- Piano
JC Bach- Organ
Handel- Composing
Haydn- Good friends
What genre is he most well known for?
EX. Pathetique
How many songs did he write?
600+
3 style traits
Lyrical self-expression
The fragment
Autobiographical references/characters
Intense literary connection
Mystery and concealed meanings
Humor as the reverse of sublimity
Organicism
Endless suppleness of rhythm/surprises
Rapid shifts of mood
Who Catalogued for Daddy Mozart?
Kochel
Why didn't Mozart like Paris?
His mother died, he couldn't get a job, and couldn't get love.
Period titles and dates
Early (classical) up to 1802
Middle(Heroic) 1803-1814
Late (spiritual) 1815-1827
7-2
How many songs did he write
300+
Which composers were Virtuosos?
Mozart at everything
Beethoven at piano
What did Mozart do to Opera Buffa?
Can you give an example?
Mozart made it both serious and comedic
Ex. Don Giovanni, The marriage of Fiagro, All women act like that
Who did he write the Eroica for and why did he revoke the dedication?
What type of songs did he mostly write?
Lied/Lieder
What did he do to earn money?
Composed, Conducted, Wrote in the New Music Journal, etc
What did Beethoven think he understood more than anyone else?
Nature and music
Who was Leopold Mozart to him and what did Leopold make him?
Leopold was his father and he pushed him into becoming the prodigy virtuoso that we now know.
3 style traits
Intensifies movementsExtends and delays climaes
Mood changes dramatically
Dynamics
Contrasting violent with gentle sweetness
Greater use of syncopation
Dramatic use of silence
Extends range of orchestra more use
Harmony
Greater use of dissonance
Distant keys
True or False: Shubert was under the patronage system.
False.
Shubert was a completely freelance writer and was known for waiting to see if he could publish his works
Who were Florestan and Eusebius to him and where did they come from?
Florestan and Eusebius were the two different sides to his personality
Florestan was an extrovert, brave, passionate, and heroic. Eusebius was the dreamer, introvert, reflection, and poet.
He wrote them into his song cycle Carnaval
What is impromptu?
A piece that is written to give the impression that it is being improvised.