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    Without knowing the year that this piece was made there are many other characteristics of this piece that are from the classical period. For example the contrast of mood; throughout the three movements there are countless mood changes as a result of the sonata and rondo forms and the use of minuet and trio. Also the heavy use of the piano was popular in the classical period while it replaced the harpsichord that was mainly used in the Baroque period of 1600 to 1750. The first day that I decided to

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    As well as this‚ the horns are marked "in D" and this shows it was in the classical period as the horns did not yet have valves‚ so would have been played a minor 7th lower than printed. In addition‚ the symphony is written in sonata form; exposition bars 1-44‚ development bars 45-79‚ and recapitulation bars 80 onwards. This structure is one of the main musical structures of the classical period. Also‚ the texture of the piece is mainly "melody-dominated-homophony" which is also

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    Symphony the sonata form would truly be a subjective judgment. I will first explain how this movement fits thesonata form; then I will discuss how it diverges from this form in rather fascinating ways. Broadly speaking‚ the first movement can be divided in to three pieces‚ each beginning with a version of what I have denoted A_0‚ the introduction to the piece inwhich motifs float around in a constant void‚ gaining energy‚ and morphing into musicalthemes. If we were to impose the sonata structure

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    Music Department. As I saw‚ the audience was mostly students in casual clothes‚ and a few people in formal clothes. The program was in the following order: An “Overture and Finale” originally by Ronald Lo Presti; Concerto for Trumpet‚ 1. allegro (sonata) and Concerto for Trumpet‚ 3. allegro (rondo) by Joseph Haydn; Concert Etude by Alexander Goedicke and finally‚ “The Debutante” by Herbert L. Clarke. Unfortunately‚ the third composition had been cancelled on that day‚ so we could only hear 4 pieces

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    happened yet so it basically highlights the positive affection and the excitement for the messiah to come. These three basic ideas continue to alternate to tell the story. In contrast‚ Mozart’s Symphony No.40 in G minor uses Sonata form in the first movement‚ molto allegro. Sonata form is developed from binary form‚ where these are two contrasting sections‚ but it includes a repetition of the first section at the end. The three sections are called the exposition‚ development and recapitulation. In the

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    Most instrumental music of the Classical period pursued a three- or four-movement form with a first movement in sonata form‚ which expands on binary form. Some general music characteristics of a new classical style that are going to be discussed in this assignment are in terms of melody‚ harmony and also the form. Melody: The focus on melody in classical style was directed to a more linear structure‚ in contrast to the frequent sequential expansion of the early style. In addition‚ periodicity was

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    Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony also known as the “Choral” was first performed in Vienna in 1824. The Ninth Symphony probably one of the most popular of Beethoven creations. The Ninth Symphony had several listeners including those earlier listeners and people who heard and saw the great Beethoven in person. The words are sung by four vocal soloists and a chorus in the Ninth Symphony. The words were taken from the "Ode to Joy” a poem that was written by Friedrich Schiller. The Ninth Symphony by Beethoven

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    recordings of the instrument. * How did john cage define “open minded? Chapter 17: Music since 1945: Four Representative pieces Listen to the following musical pieces then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions: Cage‚ Sonata II (Sonata II (3667.ok)) Varese‚ Poeme electronique (Electronic poem) (Poeme electronique can be found on CD 4‚ track49 of the 4CD set that accompanies the textbook) Zwilich‚ concerto Grosso 1985 (Concerto Grosso 1985 can be found on CD 4‚ track 51 of the

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    elements‚ further contributes to the movement ’s general uneasy mood. The meter here is duple simple‚ and it remains constant throughout the movement. The first movement is presented in the Sonata-allegro form‚ with a motivic structure quality in the principal theme‚ and a homophonic texture. Obediently following the sonata plan‚ Mozart slows down his second movement to andante. Violas play the principal theme and are later

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    and influences‚ he looked to their harmonic and formal models for his own works. However‚ both Mozart and Haydn placed the great weight of a musical movement in the statement of ideas called the exposition‚ for Beethoven the development section of a sonata form

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