MUS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pizzicato, Indigenous Music Of North America, Ethnomusicology
7 Nov 2017
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Ideally instruments are equal: genre featuring a small group of instruments, music is considered similar to a conversation, chamber music works are usually absolute music. Rarely have titles or programs: examples. Most frequently piano + violin or celle. String quintet: string quartet + viola or cello. Wind quintet: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon. Sextet, septet, octet, nonet, etc. are relatively rare. Joseph haydn: 1732: born in a small austrian town south to vienna, 1(cid:1011)(cid:1010)(cid:1010): (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e pri(cid:374)(cid:272)e esterhazy"s kapellmeister, 1790: death of the prince, moved to vienna, 1790-1795: london journeys, 1809: death. Cello: originated in 1750s, most important genre of chamber music, most demanding genre, requires exquisite handling of musical elements in an intimate and intellectual style, contains 4 contrasting movements, this is called sonata cycle. Haydn: string quartet in c major, op. Periodic phrase structure of the theme: texture. Could be labeled as aba: minuet is a triple meter dance that was popular in the 18th century.
