MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: London Symphonies, Kapellmeister, Mesoamerican Chronology
20 Feb 2018
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18th-century capital of the latter-day holy roman empire (empire of austria after. 1806), imperial seat of the hapsburg dynasty, and one of the most important musical- cultural centers in europe in the 18th and 19th centuries: the city most associated with three of the most influential musicians of the classical period. Have to know the birth date and death date in order for haydn, mozart and beethoven. 14 masses, oratorios, concertos, and nearly every other musical genre known in the late 1700s. 2: haydn is largely considered responsible for codifying the structure of the string quartet as that genre was passed down to subsequent generations. Haydn was not from a musical family which is pretty unusual compared to the other composer. After losing his soprano voice at the age of 15, he later got musical training at a cathedral. He then met a very wealthy family; the esterh zy.
