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Page 1: Musical Classicism. Alicia Magdalena Cuesta

Musical Classicism

1750-1820

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Social & Historical Context

Era of inventions

Isaac Newton

1705 Máquina de vapor 1714 Termómetro de mercurio Fahrenheit 1719 Impresión en colores  1738 Teoría de los gases Bernoulli, Daniel Suiza 1742 Grados centígrados o celsius 1752 Pararrayos 1776 Submarino “Tortuga” (Primero de la historia)  1780 Lentes bifocales 1783 Globo aerostático Montgolfier 1784 Refrigerador (primitivo) Cullen 1785 Paracaídas Blanchard 1785 Telar mecánico Cartwright1790 Lámpara de gas Murdoch 1795 Prensa hidráulica Bramah 1796 Litografía Senefelder 1800 Pila eléctrica Volta

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Peaceful period: there were no major wars in Europe, but across the ocean took place the War of American Independence.

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Middle class expanded, result of the Industrial Revolution =

increasing number of amateur musicians public concerts became popular

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The Enlightenment or Age of Reason

(Ilustración, Siglo de las Luces).

Cultural movement of intellectuals emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.

Voltaire Rousseau

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Aesthetic principles

Beauty ideals of the Ancient Classicism: simplicity, clarity, functionality, proportion.

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- melodies are recognizable, symmetrical and simple (and happier! ) :

Harmony and rhythm are also clear and stable.

Activity: Listen to the Sonata KV 545 by

Mozart and try to distinguish themes A and B.

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- this melody allows to create well defined schemes:

A – transition - B / Development / A – transition - B

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Most important musical forms:

Sonata (2 or 3 instruments)Mozart Piano Sonata in C, K. 545

Symphony (orchestra)

Mozart Symphony no. 40, K.550

Concert (orchestra and soloist)

Mozart Flute Concert, K.314

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'Opera buffa' (comic opera) becomes very popular.

Seek information about the argument of the Magic Flute, by Mozart

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Musical center: Viena (Austria)

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Musical Instruments

Appear (click on the images to listen the instruments):

Clarinet Pianoforte

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Composers: Joseph Haydn (1732 –

1809, Austria)

"Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet“

He was friend of Mozart and teacher of Beethoven

Family Esterhazy was his most famous patron

Haydn had a great sense of humor, evident in his love of jokes which often appear in his music

Some of his most famous compositions: Surprise Symphony, Toy Symphony

Small biography in spanish, click here

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791, Austria)

Wunderkind: infant prodigy

He was born in Salzburg

His father was a violinist and composer

He was restless, he worked and loved games and animals

He died at 35.

He wrote more than 600 compositions= 200 hours of music

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1826, Germany)

He was born in Bonn

Last of the classics and first of the romantics

His father wanted him to be an infant prodigy

At 17, he went to Viena and met Mozart

At 22, he started to get deaf

He suffered heartsbreaks but never got married

His most famous works are his 32 piano sonatas and his 9 symphonies

BBC The genius of Beethoven (click)Inmortal Beloved trailer