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KRISTINE ANN F. RAMOS
9-AQUINO
CLASSICAL OPERA
CLASSICAL PERIOD MUSICIANS
CLASSICAL PERIOD
18TH CENTURY
1750
1761
1783
1730 -
18TH CENTURY INTRODUCTION
1730's
WHAT IS CLASSICAL PERIOD?
1580-1750
1740-1820
1st movement: Fast opening movement-sonata form
2nd movement: Slow movement-form varies
3rd movement: Minuet and trio-minuet form (late scherzo)
4th movement:Fast closing movement-rondo form
1750's
WHO IS FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN?
1761's
WHO IS WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART?
1783
WHO IS LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN?
18TH
CENTURY
WHAT IS CLASSICAL OPERA?
CLASSICAL OPERA
Opera is a drama set to music where singers and musicians perform in
a theatrical setting. The two distinct styles of opera, Opera Seria and Opera Buffa, were developed during the Classical Period. The Opera Seria (serious opera) usually implies heroic or tragic drama that employs mythological characters, which was inherited from the Baroque period. “Idomeneo” by Mozart is an example of Opera Seria. The Opera Buffa (comic opera) from Italy made use of everyday characters and situations, and typically employed spoken dialogues, lengthy arias and was spiced with sight gags, naughty humor and social satire. “The Marriage of Figaro”, “Don Giovanni”, and “The Magic Flute” are examples of popular Opera Buffa by Mozart.
“Opera buffa” is simply Italian for comic opera.
The genre is especially associated with developments in Naples in the first half of the 18th century. Since everybody loves a good laugh, opera buffa’s popularity quickly extended to Rome and northern Italy.
Opera buffa is a democratic art form: It was intended to be entertainment the common man could enjoy. The language was simple and easily understood by the masses – and the comedy often bordered on bawdy. Unlike more serious operas, the comedy in opera buffa is often broad and even sophomoric.