1. When you hear the words "classical music‚" the first composer that many people think of is Beethoven. Can you think of any reasons why this is so? If one says "rock music"‚ who is the first person you think of and why? 2. In the 19th century‚ the "lied" or art song was a very important development. The lyrics to these songs frequently dealt with disappointment in love‚ with the beauty of nature‚ with magic. In today’s songs‚ what are some of the themes being sung about? 3. The piano became
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millions. He performed an unsurpassed four symphonies in the romantic period (Machlis 306). He was one of the most famous human beings alive in the romantic period. He has about two hundred solo songs. His most famous piece is the Symphony No. 3 in F Major. It was a soft but haunting symphony that took the breath away from his audience. Johannes did not like to perform symphonies though. He said‚ “it is no laughing matter to compose a symphony after Beethoven…how the likes of us to feel when
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departed from his hometown‚ a close friend wrote him to inform him that it was Beethoven´s time to travel to Vienna to ¨receive Mozart´s spirit from Hayden´s hands.¨ So‚ he carried his admiration for both Franz Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ two important figures during the Classical era. Haydn became a key influence and figure in Beethoven’s early career‚ while He rapidly proceeded to gain success as a star pianist and gifted composer with a number of works and powerful ambitions. He made his way
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Neefe ‚ as well as financial sponsorship by the Prince-Elector. Beethoven’s mother died when he was 17‚ and for several years he was responsible for raising his two younger brothers. Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792‚ where he studied with Joseph Haydn and other teachers. He quickly established a reputation as a piano virtuoso‚ and more slowly as a composer. He settled into the career pattern he would follow for the remainder of his life: rather than working for the church or a noble court‚ he was
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These two composers had an element of their personal emotions in their music that served as creative inspiration. Haydn was said to have been a very pleasant and humorous‚ yet emotionally expressive person which was reflective in his upbeat and humorous compositions. Beethoven was said to have been very arrogant and had shown his mentor Haydn very little respect. Beethoven gradually became deaf and deeply depressed. In 1819‚ Beethoven’s deafness was total‚ yet he continued
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extraordinarily gifted child in the history of music‚ he started to compose before he was five‚ and‚ with his talented sister Nannerl‚ performed at the court of Empress Maria Theresa at the age of six. By age thirteen‚ the boy had written sonatas‚ concertos‚ symphonies‚ religious works‚ and several operas. The high-spirited young artist rebelled against the social restrictions imposed by the patronage system and at twenty-five established himself in Vienna as a struggling freelance musician. In 1782‚ he married
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Viennese Classicism. The mature music‚ distinguished by its melodic beauty‚ its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture‚ is deeply coloured by Italian opera though also rooted in Austrian and south German instrumental traditions. Unlike Haydn‚ his senior by 24 years‚ and Beethoven‚ his junior by 15‚ he excelled in every medium current in his time. He may thus be regarded as the most universal composer in the history of Western music. 1. Ancestry and early childhood. 2. Travels
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Review Questions 1. What is a symphony? A symphony is an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra‚ typically in four movements‚ at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a composition for an instrumental soloist‚ with piano accompaniment‚ in several movements with one or more in sonata form. Sonata form is a piece of music in three sections‚ in ABA form‚ which are exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation
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oppressive archbishop and became a freelance musician. An apparent humorous being‚ I can tell this from the humor included in most of his operas. Career: Significant Places: Italy: where he mastered operatic style; Significant People: Joseph Haydn‚ Franz Süssmayer Employers or Patrons: prince-archbishop (no actual name mentioned)‚ Means of Earning a Living: Composing music‚ Performing‚ and at one time even teaching music. Financial Situation: From what I’ve found‚ Mozart was never bankrupt
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p. 180 1. How did Classical composers vary the standard structure of the symphony? 2. What contributions did Haydn make to the genre of the symphony? Chapter 24‚ p. 185 1. How is the Classical era concerto like the Baroque concerto? How does it differ? 2. How is the virtuosic ability of the performer displayed in the Classical concerto? Chapter 30‚ p. 243 1. What is Romantic about the program and music of Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique? 2. What are some ways that nationalism is reflected in nineteenth-century
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