Classical Era

The Classical Era In the classical the style of classicism was introduced. Classicism music was a melody with a subordinate harmony to combine to be called homophony. This meant the playing of chords, even if they did interrupt the melodic smoothness of a single part. It became a much more prevalent part of music. This made the tonal structure of works more audible. The genres of the Classical Era consisted of symphony, opera, sonata allegro, sentimental style, style galant, and overture. The symphony was one of the most popular of the genres the symphony has three and sometimes four movements. The beginning is moderately fast, while next section is slow followed by a minuet and then a very fast conclusion. A minuet is a french style for dance in triple time. There were many composers in this time; three of the composers of the Classical Era were Wolfgang Ameadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . The Classical Era was approximately in the time frame of 1775 to 1825. The Classical Era was after the Baroque Era. There was a time period between the Classical and Baroque Eras. This time period was call the preclassical time period. In this time period, many composers used the Rococo music style. There was a reaction in the second half of the eighteenth century against the Rococo style which led to the development of the classical styles. Wolfgang Ameadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the classical era. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. At a young age Mozart was a very talented boy. At the age of four Mozart could learn a whole piece of music in half an hour. By the age six, Mozart was composing, and writing symphonies by the age of eight. Mozart was the first musician to make a career without the benefits of a church. Mozart is known for being the greatest composer in the history of western music. Mozart wrote many symphonie. He wrote thirteen symphonies during his childhood, and he wrote seventeen during his