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music exam 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| classical music | music that has not lost its value |
| form | organization of musical material |
| sonata part 1 | exposition (3 parts) |
| sonata part 2 | development section (develops the themes) |
| sonata part 3 | recapitulation (restates the theme) |
| haydn | father of string quartet -high volume -court musician -worked in Vienna / educator |
| mozart | -child prodigy -high volume -bad with money, passed away without money |
| concerto- | -a work for a longer ensemble - concerto grosso fell off (musicians didnt like polyphony) -solo concerto became popular |
| beethoven | -Low volume (worked for himself, only made music he wanted to make) - found it difficult to make music he actually liked - classical/ romantic composer |
| orchestration | deciding which instruments are going to be used |
| chamber music | can be played in smaller rooms, unlike orchestra |
| string quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| opera seria | italian SERIOUS opera |
| opera buffa | italian comic opera |
| singpseil | German comic opera with spoken dialogue |