MUSC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: String Quartet, Alberti Bass, Rococo
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18th century society: weakening of royal power, collapse of absolute monarchy. Classical style a reaction against baroque style: one melody stands out, the rest of the parts work to support it. Animated homophony: alberti bass line breaking up chords underneath the melody, pleasant works for light entertainment, periodic phrasing: two consecutive phrases (that make up a sentence ) [antecedent: question, consequent: answer, balance. Musical changes in classical period: emphasis on periodicity [has to do with phrasing, a period = 4 bars antecedent, 4 bars consequent, cadence. Franz joseph papa haydn (1732 1809: born in austria, poor childhood, worked for prince paul anton esterh zy, aristocrat at esterh za (in hungary, musician as well-respected servant, failed marriage. Haydn father of the string quartet genre: string quartet: two violins, a viola, and violoncello, chamber ensemble vs, orchestra, genre still alive and well today. Guided listening analysis = string quartet op.
