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The Classical Period
Circa 1750 to 1820
Rococo or Preclassical Style
a musical style that was developed in the middle of the eighteenth century Rococo style is homophonic and light in texture, melodic, and elaborately ornamented.
Important Composers of Music in the Rococo Style
François Couperin (1668-1733)C. P. E. Bach
(1714-1788) Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
CLASSICAL PERIODclassical is applied to the period because in art and literature, there was keen interest in, admiration for, and emulation of the classical artistic and literary heritage of Greece and Rome.
CLASSICAL PERIOD
This era has also been labelled the Age of EnlightenmentViennese Classic period
CLASSICAL PERIOD The musical scene in the classical period reflected the changes occurring in the society in which the music was being writtenThis was the first era in music history in which public concerts became an important part of the musical scene
CLASSICAL PERIOD• The musical scene in the classical period reflected the changes occurring in the society in which the music was being written
• This was the first era in music history in which public concerts became an important part of the musical scene
Important forms of choral music Mass
masses involved orchestra, soloists, and choir in a fully integrated work, utilizing organizational principles derived from instrumental forms.
Missa Brevis consist of strictly delimited development, simultaneous setting of several lines of text, or the omission of certain sections of the mass.
Important forms of choral music Missa Solemnis
more elaborate and extended musical treatment of the mass text than that employed in the Missa Brevis.
Oratoriowas continued in the Classical period primarily by Haydn, who wrote two oratorios, The Creation and The Seasons, which have remained an important part of the choral repertoire.
Important forms of choral music Requiem the Classical period produced a
setting by Mozart that has become a staple of the choral repertoire and two settings by Cherubini that are also often performed.
Vespers Mozart wrote two settings of this
service each of which includes psalms and the Magnificat, written for choir, quartet of soloists, and orchestra.
Important forms of choral music Choral Symphony A symphony which includes
sections written for choir and orchestra.
Example: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony,
incorporating choir and soloists in the fourth movement.
CLASSICAL PERIOD most of the important stylistic advances that occurred can be observed most clearly in the instrumental forms:
symphony concerto SonataInstrumental chamber music
CORAL MUSIC COMPOSERS
1.Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 2.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)3. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Franz Joseph Haydn
born in the Rohrau, Austria, in 1732
At age eight he was accepted as a choirboy at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna
Franz Joseph Haydn
1759, he worked briefly as musical director for Count Morzin
1761 was employed as assistant music director and then music director for the Esterhazy family
Franz Joseph Haydn He had been hired by
Johann Peter Salomon to compose and conduct six symphonies for his first trip (1791-1792) and six for his second (1794-1795).
He died in 1809 in Vienna.
Some of his most significant Choral works:
His two oratorios: The Creation and The Seasons.Twelve massesA PassionTwo Te Deums, Stabat Mater : andfew other smaller works.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756
the age of six, he could play the harpsichord and violin, compose, and performed in Munich and Vienna
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1781, Mozart left Salzburg and moved to Vienna, teaching, concertizing, traveling, and continuing to compose constantly
Some of his most significant Choral works
Eighteen massesThe RequiemTwo Vespers settings; and a variety of shorter choral pieces.
Ludwig van Beethoven
born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770
came to Vienna in 1792, where he studied with Haydn and Albrechtsberger.
His first public performances in Vienna as a pianist and composer came in 1795.
Ludwig van Beethoven primarily a composer
of instrumental music, and it is in his symphonies, piano music, and string quartets that the transition from Classic to Romantic style is most clearly discernible.
Some of his most significant Choral works
Mass in D MajorMissa SolemnisTwo massesOratorioTwo symphonic works with large choral sections ;and a few smaller pieces.
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