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Week 7 Vocab.
Chorus
Term | Definition |
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Classical Era | the era between 1750-1820 |
Famous names for this era | Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, King Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte |
Patronage System | during classical era musicans worked under this system; muscians worked under the king or church, produced what their employer needed |
During this time period.... | musicans began to write music they liked |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | born in 1756-1791, well known muscian from classical era |
Franz Joseph Haydn | popular classical composer from Austria |
Ludwig Van Beethoven | German composer and pianist; went deaf, but still composed music |
Secular and Sacred Music | during the classical era were very popular |
Secular | non-religious music |
Sacred | music performed for religious use |
During the classical era.... | the piano became a popular household instrument |
Harpsichord | replaced by the piano, could only play one dynamic level |
Dynamics | degree of loudness or softness in the music |
Dynamic markings | written in the music so that the performers would know exactly what to do |
p (piano) | soft |
f (forte) | loud |
mp (mezzo piano) | moderatley soft |
mf (mezzo forte) | moderatley loud |
pp (pianissimo) | VERY soft |
ff (fortissimo) | VERY loud |
Crescendo | gradually get louder < |
Decresendo | gradually get softer > |