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Week 7 Vocab.
Chorus
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 > |
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