Golden Age of Music
Years of the Classical Music Period
1750-1830 (1820 also acceptable due to overlap)
Difference between classical period music and baroque period music
Classical period highlighted simplicity and clarity.
Baroque was highly ornate and highlighted the virtuosity of soloists.
Define DaCapo aria and give its form
Literally "from the head"
ABA
The main composers of the classical period were?
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
This form consists of an opening section that repeats between each statement of contrasting sections and could be labeled "ABACADA..."
Rondo
Define the enlightenment.
'Age of Reason' – period of scientific reasoning, philosophy of progress, and a focus on nature, that characterized European society
Instruments that make up a string quartet
2 violins, viola, cello
Define and give an example of singspiel
Die Zauberflote (magic flute)
Sing-Play
music drama set in German, little to no recit, and dialogue, usually magical elements
Famous classical period composer that only wrote one opera and was the bridge to the Romantic period
Beethoven
The typical structure for a symphony
Fast
Slow
Dance (Minuet and Trio)
Fast
Which city is considered to be the musical capital of this time within Europe?
Vienna
This percussion instrument was the only member of its section in the 18th century orchestra.
timpani
Define opera buffa, where did it come from/start, and give an example.
Bonus points if you name what is considered to be first opera buffa.
Comic opera in Italian
Often themes of lower class one-upping the elite.
Developed out of the intermezzo (similar to intermission) between acts of opera seria
Marriage of Figaro
Bonus: La Serva Padrona
This composer was deaf by the end of his life
Beethoven
The structure of classical period concerto
Librettist for Mozart's Magic Flute
Schikeneder
In several works by Beethoven, including the Fifth Symphony, the third movement is not a minuet and trio, but instead is called a
Scherzo
Define opera seria
Italian opera, recit, large number of DaCapo arias, low number of ensembles (duets, trios), often hailed a noble person by displaying their wisdom or benevolence symbolically with mythological characters.
Composer that died at 35 while writing a Requiem.
Bonus 100 points for definition of Requiem.
Bonys 100 points if you can name the student that finished the Requiem.
Mozart
Mass for the dead
Süssmayer
This form consists of a main melody, followed by multiple sections that are slightly different versions of the main melody.
Theme and Variations
Desribe Alberti bass.
It is created by arpeggiating the underlying chords into a repeated pattern or broken-chord accompaniment.
Ways the classical orchestra were different from baroque orchestra
It included new instruments adding to the number of musicians, more formulated sections which helped create a balance of the different timbres. Gradually did away with continuo.
Type of comic music theatre that used popular tunes (often pre-existing) with spoken dialogue in English, satirizing the conventions of opera seria
ballad opera
He is considered to be the father of the symphony, who was employed by one family (patron) for most of his career.
Joseph Haydn
Sonata form structure
Exposition--introduce theme a and theme b
Development
Recapitulation--restate theme a and theme b in home key
Coda (sometimes)