MUS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Alberti Bass, Child Prodigy, Scherzo
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Classical 1715-1820: rhythm: more variety, melod(cid:455): si(cid:373)plicit(cid:455), (cid:862)tu(cid:374)es(cid:863, texture: mostly homophonic, dynamic: specific marking, timbre: growth of the orchestra. Alberti bass: breaks chord into note, one melody with accompaniment, halielujah-shrek. Franz joseph haydn: vienna, worked for esterhozy family, humor, papa haydn, developed symphony and string quartet. String quartet: chamber music, 2 violins, viola, and cello, 4 movements fast, slow, minuet or scherzo, fast, private home music, e(cid:454): "e(cid:373)peror(cid:863) quartet- haydn. Wolfgang amadeus mozart: 1756-1791, salzburg, austria, child prodigy, freelance musician and teacher, master of beautiful melodies, died at 36 in poverty. The magical flute: comic opera, queen of the night- aria, pa(cid:373)i(cid:374)a: quee(cid:374)"s daughter, sarastro: sorcerer, tamino: prince, papageno: bird catcher. Sonata form: popular form that can be used in a single movement or a classical piece, ta(cid:374)dard (cid:862)road (cid:373)ap(cid:863, three parts, exposition, development, recapitulation. Exposition: sets up sense of conflict, first theme: a, home key, bridge, key change, second theme: b, second key, repeat.
