MUAR 211 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Piano Quintet, Double Concerto, Keyboard Instrument
4 Aug 2016
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Vienna, austria: capital of the austro-hungarian empire, imperial seat of the hapsburg dynasty and one of the most important musical cultural centers in europe in 18th-19th century. Esterhazy family: wealthiest and most powerful of the hungarian royal families, close relatives to imperi- al family. Patron/patronage/patronage system: person who gives financial support to a person in exchange for mu- sic/entertainment. Joseph haydn (1732-1809): born in small austrian village, found himself a freelance musician with no patron. Entered the service of the esterhazy family then became kapellmeister. As a result, he had free access to good ensemble players, etc. He also travelled abroad promoting his international reputation (like. Largely considered responsible for codifying the structure of the string quartet. Wolfgang amadeus mozart (1756-1791): born in salzburg, austria and legendary for his ability to quick- ly compose work of extremely high quality. Most known in his day as a great pianist renowned for abili- ty to improvise.
