Music Listening & Analysis Assignment on The Flower Duet by Leo Delibes and The Selection of Your Choosing by The Composer of That Selection
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Unit3Ch4Pt1.pptxMusic appreciation 105
An Introduction to Music – Travel – Culture
Emily Smith
Unit 3 chapter 4 classical 1750-1820
Characteristics of the Classical Time Period
Music: Era of the Symphony and Sonata forms. Music is elegant, formal, and restrained
Texture: Mainly homophonic – melody over chordal accompaniment
Old forms: Concerto, Overture, Mass, Opera, and Oratorio
Characteristics of the Classical Time Period
New forms: Sonata, Theme and Variations, Rondo, Minuet, and Symphony
Composers: Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven
Travel: Austria, Germany, and London, England
Germany
Austria
London, England
Notes
The Classical Music Era spans from 1750-1820
Music from this period is Elegant, Formal, and Restrained
Musicians of the day were considered servants of the people
As the 18th century progressed the nobility became the primary patrons of art and music
Composers were employed by the Court or the Church to compose music
Many of their works were commissioned by their employers
Texture
Homophonic texture – One melody with chordal accompaniment
Musical texture based primarily on chords
Simple Gifts
Homophonic Texture – one melody with chordal accompaniment
Primarily based on chords
Chordal Accompaniment
Melodic Line
Old Forms
Old forms that remained popular throughout the Classical Era:
Forms from the Baroque:
Concerto
Opera
Overture
Oratorio
Forms from the Middle Ages and Renaissance:
Mass
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EcERd6E0ws
Beethoven – Piano Concerto Op. 73 No. 5 in E-flat Major
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLtqZewjwgA
Mozart – Sull’aria from The Marriage of Figaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsk70zWGZyY
Mozart – Overture from the Opera:
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaI8x-saprI
Haydn – Oratorio: The Creation
New Forms
I. Sonata
II. Symphony
III Theme and Variations
IV. Rondo
V. Minuet
I. Sonata Form (ABA Coda)
Sonata – a composition for an instrumental soloist in several movements
Sonata Form – a musical structure consisting of three main sections
Forms the basis for much classical music including the sonata, symphony, and concerto
I. Sonata Form (ABA Coda)
1. Optional Introduction
2. Exposition (A) – The main melody is exposed/introduced
3. Development (B) – The composer adds new material to melody A for sound variety
4. Recapitulation (A) – The main melody (A) is restated
5. Coda – tag or tail ending ; musical events are summarized
A: Exposition
A: Recapitulation
B: Development
Bass Voice
Main melody
Broken Chords – harmonic chordal accompaniment
Moonlight Sonata
Brief introduction
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqnKwesvSGQ
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata 1st movement in Sonata Form
II. Symphony
Symphony – instrumental piece usually in four movements
1st Movement – Fast
2nd Movement – Slow
3rd Movement – Dance Movement (Minuet)
4th Movement – Fast
Motive – a musical idea, the shortest kind of melody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeXhtWIXOvo
Beethoven – Symphony no.5 in c minor, op.67 1st movement in Sonata Form
III. Theme and Variations
Theme and Variations – Melody or theme followed by variations of that theme
1. Introduction
2. Melody
3. Variation 1
4. Variation 2
5. Ends with Melody
Mozart – Twinkle Variations in C, K.265 (12 variations)
IV. Rondo (ABACA)
Rondo – return of the main theme
Listener is always listening for the return of melody A
One of the most popular forms in music composition
Used in symphonies, sonatas, concertos, and string quartets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfF0zHeU3Zs
Beethoven - Für Elise
V. Minuet
Minuet – very popular dance in the 17th and 18th centuries
Written in triple meter – 3 beats per measure (ex. 3/4, 3/8)
Accent is on the first beat
Often used in the 3rd movement of the Symphony
Triple Meter
Accent on the first beat
Three beats in each measure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdGwMm-etc
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C Major "Jupiter” movement 3 in Minuet form
