BSCI 10001 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Marionette, Antonio Salieri, Child Prodigy

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Again, grew out of the same general ideas as the classical sonata. Also inspired by the concept of the italian opera overture with its 3-part fast-slow-fast contrasting sections. The o(cid:448)erture"s (cid:1007) parts (cid:449)ere di(cid:448)ided i(cid:374)to (cid:1007) separate movements. The mannheim composers added the minuet & trio to the symphony first. (then that movement became part of other sonata form works, too. ) I(cid:374) the classi(cid:272)al period, the or(cid:272)hestra (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e a solid u(cid:374)it of (cid:272)o(cid:374)trasti(cid:374)g (cid:862)(cid:272)hoirs. (cid:863) The orchestra of the late 1700s typically employed between 25 and 40 players. By the end of the period (1825), it had grown to a size of 45 to 50 players in larger cities. (and occasionally even more!) The concerto remained a 3-movement form. (like the concerti of the baroque period) First movements for classical concerti were in a modified sonata-allegro form. Cadenza at the end of the recapitulation. In general, opera will shift in the classical period to less serious topics.

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