MUS 131 Midterm: exam 3 study guide

• School: Oakland University
• Department: Music History, Literature, Appreciation and Education
• Course: MUS 131
• Professor: Jessica Payette

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Three genres that develop and become very important during this period (same as the three genres in which beethoven composes in all three periods): symphony, string quartet, piano sonata. Philosophical movement we associate with this time frame: enlightenment: people (cid:449)e asso(cid:272)iate (cid:449)ith this philosophi(cid:272)al (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, f(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e: voltaire; america: benjamin franklin, ideals a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ial (cid:396)a(cid:373)ifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374)s of this philosophical movement: social reform, education, nature, science, progress. Diagram sonata form as a ternary form: include the optional beginning and ending sections, and include one significant characteristic of each of the three main sections. It is not necessary to show key areas. V -> i) recapitulation (original material in tonic key) coda. Exposition (introduce thematic material, i -> v) development (expand on material, Standard four-movement plan for symphony and string quartet: list characteristics of each movement (tempo and form) 1. Fast, sonata form: presto, rondo form, often cut time, ternary form, dance (minuet or scherzo, slow, in a contrasting key.