The Spirit of the Classical Era : The Classical Era saw the convergence of two opposing schools of thought in society. The first was the leftover from the Baroque Era‚ which said that the nobility had absolute power of society. The second was from the middle class‚ who said that the nobility had gone too far with their power and should give some of their power over to the middle class. The result of this was many opportunities for composers. Not only could they have theirtraditional occupations
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The classical music period coincided with a revolution in thought called the age of enlightenment‚ which focused on the search for intellectual freedom. Unlike the preceding Baroque music which emphasized textural intricacy‚ classical music is characterized by it’s near obsession with structural balance and clarity‚ however many other elements were integral to forming the musical foundations for the Classical period. The music of this era began with a pre-classical‚ somewhat transitional music
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Although the Classical Era lasted for only 70 years‚ there was a substantial change in the music that was being produced. Classical music placed a greater stress on clarity with regard to melodic expression and instrumental color. Although opera and vocal music (both sacred and secular) were still being written‚ orchestral literature was performed on a much broader basis. The orchestra gained more color and flexibility as clarinets‚ flutes‚ oboes‚ and bassoons became permanent members of the orchestra
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“CLASSICAL PERIOD” (Music IV) Presented by: Kevin Abad‚ Max Lee‚ George Ingram Presented to: Ma’am Chesyl Momin Date: February 9‚ 2012 The Classical Era spanned roughly 80 years in music history and gave us 3 of the most famous composers of all time: Mozart‚ Beethoven and Haydn. The classical era spans roughly 80 years in music history during the 18th and 19th centuries and is often associated with the movement called
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style in art and a set of styles of European classical music. The word Baroque is also used in architecture‚ painting‚ sculpture‚ dance and literature. The word Baroque comes from Portuguese the word barocco which means strange. It was first used in France to mean works of art that did not follow the current trend. The Baroque Period was between the Renaissance and the Classical periods and it was from about 1575 to about 1770. In the Baroque period‚ there were lots of absolutist monarchs (the
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Introduction Music is found in every known culture‚ past and present‚ varying wildly between times and places. Since all people of the world‚ including the most isolated tribal groups‚ have a form of music‚ it may be concluded that music is likely to have been present in the ancestral population prior to the dispersal of humans around the world. Consequently music may have been in existence for at least 50‚000 years and the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become
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Classical Music Report 10/18/2006 Dear Friend‚ I attended a classical music concert recently at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The collection of artists seated uniformly by size of instrument went by the name of Seattle Symphony. The grand orchestra was mainly an older group and were dressed to occasion wearing black outfits. The conductor‚ Zuckerman‚ also played the violin in a primary position. It was very interesting how he balanced the
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When people hear the term “classical music” they usually think of it as all western art music. In fact classical era music usually refers to the music from specifically 1730 – 1820‚ the period of time between the Baroque and Romantic era. Classical music pays careful attention to form‚ elegance and restraint‚ and it is defined by a number of forms such as sonata‚ symphony‚ concerto‚ theme and variation‚ as well as rondo‚ which become dominant during that time‚ especially sonata form. Research has
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1. What is a symphony? A symphony is an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra‚ typically in four movements. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a large-scale composition that is played rather than sung. 3. What is a coda? A coda will use music from the movement‚ typically doesn’t does not add anything to the "argument". 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe each part. The three parts off sonata are Exposition
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Classical Music to Your Ears People listen to the melody and the rhythms follow by music notes‚ music instrument‚ and voices following along making the influences as a part of an essential need to almost everyone especially in the entertainment world of consumption. Although‚ where did all of this occur and what made this major event to become an unforgettable event? Music! Music recreate the benefit of appreciation‚ an event‚ a gathering‚ emotions‚ and anything that follows an individual
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