MUL-3604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sonata Form, Absolute Music
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Wanted to convey spiritual and emotional journeys: form is key! Closely related to the sonata form: sonata form expresses a theme (exposition); the theme is then manipulated (development); the theme then returns in its (mostly) original state, using forms from previous eras to express ideas. Ludwig van beethoven (1770-1827: moved to vienna, austria (home city of mozart) the year of mozart"s death; became the (cid:272)it(cid:455)"s (cid:374)e(cid:454)t great pia(cid:374)ist a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)poser. Pushed by his father to become the best. Emotional and physical abuse created a very hostile relationship between the two. Nevertheless, beethoven became a great musician: transitioned from the order of the enlightenment period to the chaos and emotion of the romantic era. Could be considered more popular than mozart and had regular scheduled appointments. The romantic era was filled with passion, expression, and emotion. In 1803, beethoven contemplated suicide due to growing deafness; suffered major depression.
