Clasicism

Miguel Escosa Jimena Conches Irene Gonzalez Ruth Abós Alicia Mainar

1730-1820

THE CLASICAL PERIOD

Main Characteristics

• Balanced, clear and bright. No excesive ornamentation.
• Used melody dominated homophony with alberti bass.
• Simple harmony with clear breaks. Gave a precie structure to the piece of music.
• Aimed to find a musical language to express formal perfection and universal beauty.

Secular Music

Instrumental Music

• Sonata-> performed by one or two soloists

• Trio, quarter and quintet

• The symphony -> performed by an orchestra.

• Concerto-> performed by soloist and orchestra

• ORCHESTRA:

-Harpsichord stopped being used. -More instruments in bowed string section. -Orchestra conductor appeared.

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Sonata structure

OPERA

• OPERA SERIA:

-Three act structure.-Historical and mythological plots.-Simple arias.-More expressive recitatives.-Christoph Willibald Gluck (German composer).

• OPERA BUFFA:

-Appeared in Naples in the 18th century.-Made for wide audiences which didn't need musical knowledge.-Everyday situations for plots with comedy or romance.-Easy language.

Instruments

• Clarinet-> Single reed mouthpiece and keys.

• Frech Horn-> Conicals mouthpiece and circular tube.

• Piano-> Keyboard istruments.

Composers

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -> Las bodas de Fígaro

Aria en "La flauta mágica" Lacrimosa

• Ludwig van Beethoven-> 5ª sinfonía

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• Franz Joseph Haydn -> Sinfonía nº 35

Sinfonía nº 94 (Sinfonía sorpresa)

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