STYLE OF MOZART Mozart exemplified the Viennese Classical styles of elegance‚ balance‚ and sophistication. Through this he exemplified and expanded all Classical styles‚ such as the sonata form and the double-exposition sonata (which gave the solo-ist new material). He was able to be counterpuntal yet homorhythmic at the same time. He frequently used symmetry in his phrasing‚ like four-measure phrases‚ for example. He composed both diatonically and chromatically. He expanded the use of wind instruments
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and Handel’s era sounded overly ornamented and exaggerated (Hosler‚ 27). A magnificent classical composer‚ Johann Sebastian Bach is revered through the ages for his work ’s musical complexities and stylistic innovations. Born on March 21‚ 1685‚ in Eisenach‚ Thuringia‚ Germany‚ Johann Sebastian Bach had a prestigious musical lineage and took on various organist positions during the early 18th century‚ creating famous compositions like "Toccata and Fugue in D minor." Some of his best-known compositions
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focus is emotion‚ there is a system of interpretation by which music can be logically realized‚ quantified and rationalized: such a method is called music theory. Music theory‚ although still technically an art‚ could be defined as ‘the science of musical tonality‚ rhythm and structure.’ Out of these three pillars‚ however‚ by-far the most influential and important is tonality. Tonality‚ according to Mark DeVoto‚ is‚ “…the organized relationship of tones with reference to a definite center‚ the tonic
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the earliest forms of music‚ notation has been a critical part of developing‚ learning‚ and preserving different music works and musical ideas. Music notation is any system that represents aurally perceived music in written form with the use of numbers‚ symbols‚ and pictures. The earliest form of musical notation dates back to Iran 2000BC which was found in a cuneiform tablet‚ however‚ musical notation has evolved and adapted in many ways since then. The most prominent style of musical notation in
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Chapter 1: Musical Styles * Glissando * Rapid slide up or down a scale * Tone Cluster * Chord made up of tones only a half step or a whole step apart‚ used in twentieth-century music. * Bitonality * Approach to pitch organization using two keys at one time‚ often found in twentieth century music. * Polychord * Combination of two chords sounded at the same tine‚ used in twentieth century music. * Polytonality * Approach to pitch organization using two or
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THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1775-1825) The Baroque period culminated in the masterpieces of J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. In the middle of the eighteenth century‚ contemporaneous with the mature years of Bach and Handel‚ a new musical style developed that is known as Rococo or preclassical style. This style is most evident in keyboard and orchestral music‚ but it is mentioned here because it represented a transition from the Baroque to the Classical era‚ occurring between 1725 and 1770. In the world of painting
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manipulation of musical elements‚ (dynamics‚ pitch‚ tempo‚ rhythm‚ texture‚ meter‚ tonality‚ structure‚ melody‚ harmony‚ instrument) while contrasting them‚ but it can also be shown through the composers of the music‚ the size of the orchestra‚ musical directions‚ emotional content‚ and non-musical developments through that period of time. After the Renaissance and the Baroque era‚ the Classical era soon followed at around the 1720-1820’s. During these times in Europe‚ there were many non musical developments
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In this assignment I will look at how adaptable the form of the classical concerto was to the compositional aspirations of composers of the Romantic era. I will do this by outlining the form of the classical concerto and looking at the changes between the Classical era and the Romantic era in music. I will then discuss a composer who changed from composing in the classical style to composing in the Romantic period (Romanticism) and why they changed to it. The composer I will look at is Ludwig van
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symphony is a musical piece that has been scored for a full orchestra; it is often an extended composition. What types of music use syncopation? Concerto and Sonata 4. What are three examples of forms of music? 12-bar blues is a chord progression that is common in many popular forms of music. The common meter‚ which consists of four lines of a particular number of‚ beats that end in the rhyming pattern of a-b-a-b. 5. What is form in music? The Form is the arrangement of large musical sections within
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How did they approach form? Chapter 36‚ p. 312 1. What elements made Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring shocking to its first audiences? Is it still shocking today? Chapter 39‚ p. 339 2. What qualities in the music of Aaron Copland are particularly American? Chapter 41‚ p. 362 1. How did George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein both straddle the worlds of Classical and popular music? 2. What is the literary basis for Porgy and Bess? How does this story differ from other musicals at the time? 3. What is
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