Beethoven
at what age was Beethoven used by his father
8
where was he recruited at age 8
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
at what age did Mozart write his first symphony
10
what are the 5 musical categories
symphony, concerto, sonata, chamber, opera
who was beethovens teacher
haydn
what did he learn at this Cathedral
he learned violin and keyboard
who encourage Mozart to be a court musician
his new wife, constanza
how long did the classical era last
80 years
why did Beethoven die single
beethoven only liked upperclassmen girls but he was a lower class person so no one wanted to date a commoner
who did Haydn work for most of his life
a royal family
what caused his health to decline
from all the continuous work as a composer, he was overworked
what type of music is made in this era
fancy music/ formal
what old job did Beethoven have
he was a teacher
what did Haydn virtually invent
the string quartet
where was most of his works performed and made the most success
vienna
symphonies
why was Beethoven so mean to his fans and ignoring them
he was going deaf, he never meant to ignore people
how many symphonies did he compose
106 SS
what type of person was Mozart
he was an outgoing person, very hard working with a mix of talent, and he enjoyed peoples company
what becomes more explicit in this era
the dynamic and tempo become more demanding and the emotions you have to produce become more demanding