MUS 201 Lecture 4:
31 Jan 2019
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Important composers: haydn (1732-1809, mozart (1756-1791, beethoven (1770-1827) The enlightenment: all men are created equal, rejected the class system. Vienna, austria: city of the arts, joseph ii held court, haydn, mozart, and beethoven lived there. Prince nicklaus esterh zy was a music lover but prince nicklaus esterh zy ii was not. Esterh za was the name of the esterh zy palace. Introduction to musical form: organized by letters, a, b, c, d, a1, b1, c1, d1: slightly modi ed, example: twinkle twinkle (aba) A = twinkle twinkle little star how i wonder what you are . B = up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky : binary form. Minuet & trio: minuet: aabb, trio: ccdd, eighteenth-century ballroom dance, graceful and elegant, used as one of the movements in a symphony. 18: mozart, 1772, f major, 3/4 time signature.
