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The Evolution of Song
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The Evolution of Song
Part IV: Classical
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Yes, he went deaf (*Was not deaf the entirety of his career)
- Broke several fortepianos
- String quartets, piano works, and symphonies
- Beethoven 9: GAME CHANGER
Review time!
The Enlightenment:
"The Age of Reason"
1. Grab your device, or buddy up!
2. Google "Kahoot" (or open an app)
3. Choose "Enter Game PIN"
4. Look up here
5. Make an appropriate name/nickname :)
14:45
- Science, logic, individualism
- Throwback to the Greeks
- French and American civil wars
- Balance, proportion, symmetry, clean lines, elegance
- "Absolute" music = Art for art's sake.
Musical Qualities
Brainstorm time!
- Genres standardized or eliminated
- Clear, symmetrical form becomes a big deal:
- Operas - comic and serious
- Patronage matters
- Enlightenment values: balance, clarity, "art for art's sake"
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How do we, as a Senior Choir describe Classical period music?
Well done!
Now on to the Classical Period...
Joseph Haydn
W.A. Mozart
- Solidified Classical style (lots of emphasis on string quartets and symphonies)
- Worked for the Esterházys
- Taught Beethoven
- Had a sense of humour
1750-1820"ish"
- Brilliant child prodigy
- "Composed" the alphabet song
- "Pirated" music from the Catholic church
- Tuneful melodies. Tons of music - opera, keyboard, strings.
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