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Classical Period

Classical Period. Music, Art, and Architecture 1750-1830. What should I know about the Classical Period? . 1750-1830 Music Light, clean texture, less complex than Baroque Contrasts are more pronounced Mainly homophonic (melody above harmonies) Art Soft and gentle Elegant and orderly

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Classical Period

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  1. Classical Period Music, Art, and Architecture 1750-1830

  2. What should I know about the Classical Period? 1750-1830 • Music • Light, clean texture, less complex than Baroque • Contrasts are more pronounced • Mainly homophonic (melody above harmonies) • Art • Soft and gentle • Elegant and orderly • Architecture • The Baroque era continues in architecture • European settlers are building America (1776!)

  3. Art in the Classical Period • Similar to art in the Baroque era • Restrained emotion • Eugene Delacroix (d. 1863) • Influential in the development of the Impressionist painters • Often classified in the “Romantic” school of painters (not to be confused with the Romantic era in music)

  4. Jacques-Louis David, 1800

  5. Classical Architecture • Baroque style continued but subdued • Architecture moves to America as the New World is built • Paris saw a great deal of growth during this period

  6. Construction on the White House began in 1792Like most buildings in the Classical era, it is handsome and practical.

  7. Classical Music • Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven • Orchestral music is more popular than opera or sacred • Wind instruments become more permanent members of the orchestra • Shorter phrases and defined cadences • Harmony is less structured, using the tonic, dominant, and subdominant chords

  8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 • Born in Salzburg, Austria • Composed over 600 works • Began composing at the age of five • Prodigy on the violin and keyboard (clavier) • Died young at the age of 35 after dictating his final Requiem to a student

  9. Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 • Born in Germany but moved to Vienna to study music • Virtuoso pianist • His hearing deteriorated in his late 20s but he continued to compose even after he became completely deaf • Composed during the transition from Classical to the Romantic period in music

  10. Follow-up Questions • How is music from the Classical period different than music written today? • Are any of the pieces we have played in class from the Classical period? • Are there any buildings in your area that may be from the Classical period?

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