Era
What are the dates for the Classical Era
1750-1820
What were Haydn's dates?
1732-1809
What are Mozart's dates?
1756-1791
What were Beethoven's dates?
1770/1779 - 1827
Example #1
Mozart's Requiem - Confutatis
What is classicism?
An aesthetic and artistic movement based on the principles of ancient Greek and Roman art, literature, and architecture, emphasizing harmony, order, balance, and emotional restraint
how old was Haydn when he went to live with a relative to study music?
6 Years old
What were the two special gifts Mozart had?
Perfect pitch and photographic memory
How many compositional periods did Beethoven have?
3. Early, Middle, and Late.
Example #2
Haydn Surprise Symphony No. 94
What are the five most popular genres in this Era?
Sonata, Concerto, Symphony, Opera Buffa, opera Seria
What was Haydn's first instruments?
Harpsichord and Violin
Which piece is composed in a "Turkish style?"
Alla Turca
Who was Fidelio
Leonore, a character in Beethoven's only opera. She infiltrated a prison to free her husband.
Example #3
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
What is the difference between Sonata and Sonata Allegro?
Sonata: A multi-movement work for solo instrument.
Sonata Allegro: A music structure/form that include a Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation
Who was the family that employed Haydn for 30 years
Esterhazy Family
What does Eine Kleine Nachtmusik translate to?
"A little night music" or "a little serenade"
The 4th movement of Beethoven 3 is what style?
Sturm und Drang
Example #4
Beethoven's Fidelio - Prisioner's Chant
Sonata derives from the word ______ and means _________.
Sonare - To make sound
Haydn was known as...
The Father of the Symphony
Why is Mozart's Requiem shrouded in mystery
An anonymous man commissioned the piece from Mozart and Mozart was gravely ill composing the piece and felt he might die while writing it.
What is the short - short - short - long motive known as?
"Fate knocks at the door."
Example #5
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro - Overture