[MUSIC 1AA3] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 88 pages long Study Guide!
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Lecture 4 - intro to the classical era. Music is timeless, endures, never really became unpopular , not many songs had to be rediscovered. Classical era > comes after the baroque era (1600 - 1750: obviously, the dates are not de nitive, but only a generalization made by historians. Baroque era: highly ornamented music, virtuosity, very dif cult music. Main composers of the classical era: 1) joseph haydn (1732 - 1809, 2) wolfgang amadeus mozart (1756 - 1791) Science was most important, religion began to crumble: people were more likely to critically think about the authority and whether they were right in the laws that they imposed. Power was thought to come from: 1) critical thinking, 2) reasoning. Baroque era > spectacle + displays of opulence: the bigger the better, more ornate, The classical style in architecture: excessive ornamentation > gave way to balance + clarity (classical characteristics) Two buildings: 1) reims (gothic 13c, 2) vilnius (lithuania, classical 18c)
