MUSC 213 Lecture 7: Classic Period
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Music meant to be consumed and understood immediately. Reaction against heavy contrapuntal textures of baroque, over-ornamentation. People were born good then corrupted by society. Joseph ii of austria (1741-1790); emperor of holy roman empire. Celebration of human life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. Salon - gathering of a group to listen to music. Performances in coffee houses and taverns, people paying to see them. Utilitarian - music for dance/theatre, background music for dinners. Divertissement - not to be listened to in a concert, muzak. Rondo (a b a c a d a etc. ) More appropriate to equate it to a rounded binary due to repeats in the score. Exposition - a theme in tonic key, second key in dominant key. Not from a musical family, did church choir. Got a composing job for the esterhazy family in eisenstaedt, austria. Wrote 84 quartets, > 100 symphonies, 54 piano sonatas, 24 operas, 2 oratorios and more.