Period 2 - Music Presentation Notes Classical, Romantic and 20th Century

Classical
Dates:1750 – 1825
1. Beethoven – composer, played piano. Golden age of music.
2. Mozart – composer
3. Beethoven – german composer
4. Piano was favourite instruments, flute and bassoon in woodwinds
5. Sonata – 3 movements, sections, to order their music, only for 1 instrument
6. Symphony – 3 movements but for orchestra, each movement has different tempo.
7. Classical characteristics – contrasting sections for variety,
8. Opera – 2 types (seria-serious buffa – light, most popular)
9. Piano – variety of dynamics and most important solo instrument.
10. Style – simpler textures, simple melodies
Romantic
Dates: 1825-1900
1. Boer war – Over South Africa, England fight the Dutch over gold.
2. Canadian confederation – nationalist pride
3. style - Emotions in music
4. Piano – most important instrument in the era
5. Rhythms – more complex, often syncopated
6. Richard Wagner – German composer, Opera composer
7. Frederic Chopin – Polish composer, dedicated to piano
8. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony – oversized orchestra, vocal soloists
9. Ride of the Valkyries – opera by Wagner (sung stories)
10. Ballad in Gminor – musical poem for piano by Chopin

20th Century
Dates:1900 - Present
1. Chance music – Music created by chance, anything goes, even radios
2. More different types of music ever
3. Paul Lansky – American composer, from NY
4. 12 tone scale – all 12 notes, rhythm is irregular
5. Libby Larson – Composer in a whole bunch of topics
6. Electronic Instruments – electric guitars introduced in country, radios also considered instruments
7. Neo-Classical – new classic music, Igor Stravinsky composer in this style
8. Chance music – every performance is different