Classic Music in the Late Eighteenth Century
16 important questions on Classic Music in the Late Eighteenth Century
How many symphonies did Haydn compose?
How many movements do Haydn symphonies typically have and how are they configured? (This became the standard for later composers)
A fast sonata-form movement, often with a slow introduction
A slow movement
A minuet and trioA fast finale, usually in sonata or rondo form
All in same key except for slow movement which is in a related key
How are Haydn's symphonies divided and what were the years of each period?
1768-1772 - sturm und drang
1773-1781 - popular elements mixed with serious qualities
1781-1791 - standard instrumentation
1791-1794 - London Symphonies
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What were the 6 defining characteristics of Haydn's London Symphonies?
1. More daring harmonies
2. Intensified rhythmic drive
3. Memorable thematic inventions
4. Expanded orchestra: trumpets and timpani are standard, and clarinets frequently appear
5. The woodwinds and string bass are more independent.
6. The effect is spacious and brilliant.
What is special about Haydn's Symphony No. 101?
Haydn's string quartets were often described how?
Name four important Haydn Masses
Harmoniemesse (Wind band mass)
Missa in tempore belli (mass in time of war)
Lord Nelson Mass
What were Haydn's two oratorios?
The Seasons
Dates for Haydn's Mass in Time of War and Lord Nelson Mass
Lord Nelson Mass - 1798
What type of treatise did Leopold Mozart publish and when?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A child prodigy who travelled around Europe performing and absorbing the different styles that he encountered.
How many keyboard sonatas did Mozart compose?
Where were Mozart's piano concertos composed and around what decade?
How many symphonies did Mozart write in his Vienna years?
What is remarkable about Mozart's Jupiter Symphony?
What is ars combinatoria?
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