1750 a.d. to 1800 a.d. a return to the intellect
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Politics/CulturalPolitical
Democracy Prior to this time everything was a monarchy
Revolutions American Revolution – 1776
Americans vs. British Colony vs. Empire
French Revolution – 1789 Bloody French vs. French Citizens vs. Nobility Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI beheaded 1793
Seventh Grade Fine Arts Classical Period
Politics/CulturalWhite House built – 1792Benjamin Franklin experimenting with
electricityDiscovery of Oxygen (1774) and
Hydrogen (1776)
Seventh Grade Fine Arts Classical Period
MusicPiano
Change from the harpsichord Forte Piano Piano
Concert First time the word is used First time we really have people who are interested in
coming to concerts or public eventsSonata – three or four separate movements written for a
single instrument, or for a combination of instruments Four stringed instruments – string quartet For an orchestra – symphony For solo instrument with orchestra accompaniment –
concerto
Seventh Grade Fine Arts Classical Period
Music Sonata Form – the standard form for
instrumental pieces during the Classical period
(Exposition) (Development) (Recapitulation)
║: Theme I Modulation Cadence :║: Development Modulation Recapitulation Cadence:║
Classic Symphony Outline of the 4 movement Classic Symphony
Movement Tempo Key Form
First Fast Tonic Sonata Form
Second Slow Related Key Ternary, sonata form, theme & variation,
rondo
Third Moderately Fast Tonic compound ternary
Fourth Fastest Tonic Sonata form, rondo, or sonata-rondo
Music Etude vs. Exercise
Etude – piece of music that features at least one difficult technique
Exercise – piece that focuses on drills and specific techniques
Leitmotif – musical name for character, place, thing or idea
Composers Christoph Willibald Gluck
Known as a reformer of opera Reforms
Music without over the top ornamentation, expressive of the text, appropriate to the drama
Each aria should fit the situation Get rid of the sharp contrast between the
recitative and aria Relate the overture to the ensuing drama
Ultimately sought for a balance between drama and music
Composers – Cont. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Great ability to play by the age of 4, composing by the age of 6.
Le Nozze di Fiagro Die Zauberflöte – The Magic Flute
Key types G major – Comic characters G minor – painful situations F major – the priests C minor – the otherworldly
Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”Oh Help Me – TaminoThe Best Birdcatcher – PapagenoYou must free my daughter – QueenA Girlfriend – PapagenoO endless night – TaminoO Listen – TaminoLet us Hurry – Pamina, PapagenoWhat tinkles so brightly – Chorus
Composers – Cont.American Music
Benjamin FranklinGlass Harmonica
Thomas JeffersonAfter the federal library was burned during
the War of 1812, he sold his books from his personal library to the government
Had nine writings on music, and they form the core of the Music Division of the Library of Congress
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