1 / 16

Classical Period

Classical Period. 1750-1825. Classical Timeline. Sonata Cycle. Four movement plan common in symphonies, sonatas, and other works of the Classical period - FSDF . Sonata Allegro Form Summary. Exposition - 2 themes, 2 keys (includes a modulation from one key to the next)

gwennan
Download Presentation

Classical Period

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Classical Period 1750-1825

  2. Classical Timeline

  3. Sonata Cycle • Four movement plan common in symphonies, sonatas, and other works of the Classical period - FSDF

  4. Sonata Allegro Form Summary • Exposition - 2 themes, 2 keys (includes a modulation from one key to the next) • Development - no home key • Recapitulation - home key throughout • Coda - shorter section - big cadence

  5. Classical Concerto • See p. 132 • Multi-movement work for a solo instrument and orchestra. • Usually in 3 movements, Fast, Slow, Fast.

  6. Classical Concerto First movement - fast What is the form?

  7. Classical Concerto First movement - fast What is the form? Sonata Allegro

  8. Classical Concerto Second movement - slow What is the form? Varies. Theme and variations, ABA, not standard (you don’t need to memorize this!)

  9. Classical Concerto Third movement - Fast What is the form? Often, a Rondo.

  10. Rondo Form • A is the main theme • All contrasting themes are given a letter • A comes back “around” • Diagram looks like: • ABACABADA etc. • Form of Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto 3rd movement

  11. Opera • A large-scale, multi-movement work for vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra. It is secular (not religious), acted out on stage with scenery and costumes, performed in a theater, and sung in Italian.

  12. 2 Types of Singing • Aria - the singing style in operatic works that is a "song". Action stops and characters reflect on emotion that has just occurred. • Recitative - the singing style in operatic works that is the dialog/action. This type of singing is not usually very tuneful.

  13. Libretto - the words of an opera exactly as they are set to music. The libretto is NOT a plot summary, but the lyrics of the opera (like a script to a play or movie). Literally, it means "Little book".

  14. W.A. Mozart • 1756-1791 • Composed first pieces at age 5 • First symphony at age 8. • First opera at age 12.

  15. Mozart’s operas • Why are they considered to be the best? • 1. Music is sublime. • 2. Excellent plots and stories. • 3. Ability to capture the emotions of the characters in the music.

  16. Don Giovanni • Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.

More Related