| Sequence of movements in the Symphony and String Quartet |
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| Allegro, Andante (slow), Minuet and trio (dance movement), and sonata-rondo form |
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| Played Loud then immediately soft |
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| Musical compositon played in someones honor; typically calm, light music. |
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| Musical genre in which is most often lighthearted and is generally composed for a small ensemble |
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| In Austria, leading center for music in the classical period; mozart, haydn and beethoven all worked there at some point and shucbert was born there. |
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| intrumentation of the string quartet |
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| 2 violins, viola and cello |
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| screen play of any work; written by a libbretest |
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| style of singing in which performer adopts rhythms of ordinary speech |
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| instrumental intoduction to drama, choral, or instrumental composition |
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| Baroque orchesta instruments |
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| flute, oboe, bassoon, horn, trumpet, timpani, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, bass, theorbora |
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| classical orchestra instruments |
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| violins, violas, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, basoon, french horn, trumpet, timpani |
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| Scherzo (trio) 3rd movement |
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| o Scherzo is a piece of music that is often from a larger piece of music. it often refers to a movement which replaces the minuet as the third movement in a four-movement work, such as a symphony, sonata, or string quartet. Scherzo also frequently refers to a fast-moving humorous composition which may or may not be part of a larger work. |
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| appears when a piece of music needs to be reverted to where to the “to coda” symbol to repeat |
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| third section of sonata form |
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| an ABA form, A=Minuet, B=Trio; often the third movement |
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| “fate knocks at the door” |
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| o A number, often part of the title of a piece, designating the work in chronological relationship to other works by the same composer |
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| numbers given to mozarts compositions |
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| o structure in which musical material, such as a theme, presented in one movement returns in a later movement |
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| Composers of Classical Period |
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| Who was Prince Esterhazy and What did he build |
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| o Esterhaza was built by Prince Esterhazy in Hungary. Opera house in which the first opera was Haydn’s opera “Lo spezaile |
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| New classical orchestra instruments |
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| development section in symphony |
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| o Structural reshaping of thematic material. Second section of sonata-allegro form; it moves through a series of foreign keys while themes from the exposition are manipulated |
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| short melodic or rhythmic idea; ; the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-haromonic-rhythmic unit |
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| sequence of movements in concerto |
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| o an improvised and written-out ornamental passage played or sung by soloist usually in ‘FREE’ rhythmic style. The orchestra stops playing, leaving the soloist to play alone |
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| Janisary band instruments |
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| What was the Heiligenstadt testament |
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| Letter written by Ludwig Van Beethoven to his brothers Carl and Johann at Heiligenstadt. Talks about his despair over losing his hearing and his physical and emotional ailments in order to complete his artistic destiny. |
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| two types of italian opera |
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opera buff= comedy
opera seria= serious |
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| italian opera term refering to leading female singer |
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| Mozarts three comic opera |
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| The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte |
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