MUSC 1116 Lecture Notes - Scherzo
9 Feb 2014
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Session 6 notes: music for orchestra: characteristics of a scherzo, overview of beethoven"s symphony no. 1, what beethoven took from french military music and the operas of luigi cherubini (italian, why beethoven"s second symphony is more interesting than his first, luigi cherubini, beethoven liked cherubini"s operas, cherubini"s medee brought a new and powerful voice to french opera, opera was getting quite popular in 1802 1804 vienna. Lisle: super popular in all of france and later on in other european countries, epitome of a militaristic national anthem, faded during napoleonic and restoration eras but came back in 1830s, embodies national and military pride then felt in france, many soldiers sang it, beethoven was impacted by marches and he had four quick step marches for military band, plus a polonaise and two ecossaises, marsellaise and other heroic works arose from the growing awareness of music as a public art that could powerfully express contemporary political and spiritual energies (lockwood pg.
