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1
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Where are multi-movement instrumental origins?

A
  • Tendency and desire to build larger wholes. Self-contained units, but somehow related.
  • Paired dances go bac kto 1500’s.
  • Composers wrote “suites” of dance movements in the 1600s.
2
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Multi-movements works eventually incorporated an introductory, ___ ___ movement.

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Non-dance. Also, sometimes an “air.”

3
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Air

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Song-like interlude.

4
Q

___ ___ provide another model, which had opening instrumental pieces also called “sinfonias.”

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Opera overtures.

5
Q

In the classical era, there was a ___ ___ established for multi-movement instrumental works.

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Standard form.

6
Q

Symphony

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  • Showpiece for instruments.
  • Crowning achievement of the Classical era.
  • Form has evolved over time.
7
Q

Rise of the ___ ___ is crucial to its development and success.

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Public concert.

8
Q

What are the four movements of the classical symphony?

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  • Sonata form.
  • Variable form.
  • Minuet and trio.
  • Finale.
9
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Sonata Form (first movement of the classical symphony)

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Allegro or moderate, sometimes with a slow intro.

10
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Variable Form (second movement of the classical symphony)

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Variations, rondo, other. Slow.

11
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Minuet and Trio (third movement of the classical symphony).

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Ternary form, moderate.

12
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Finale (fourth movement of the classical symphony)

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Most often rondo or sonata form, or a combination. Allegro or vivace.

13
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What are genres influenced by the four movement model in the classical symphony?

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  • String quartets.
  • Sonatas.
  • Concertos.
14
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String Quartet

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  • 2 violins, viola, cello.
  • Follows the four-movement form.
  • Variations.
15
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Sonatas

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  • Piano (or piano plus another instrument.
  • Often in three movements (omits minuet; the dance movement).
  • More variable in general.
16
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Concertos

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  • Usually in three movements (no minuet).

- Double exposition.

17
Q

Public, Concert Music

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  • Concertos, symphonies.
  • Big gestures and contrasts.
  • Obvious gestures. Subtlety can be lost in a big space or with a less attentive audience.
18
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Chamber Music

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  • String quartets, sonatas.
  • Expects a smaller space and more focused audience.
  • Hints and small gestures can work.
19
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Piano Music

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Most private of all, often for home use.

20
Q

Do the movements relate to each other thematically?

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No.

21
Q

A classical symphony is a ___ ___ ___, not a united whole.

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Sequence of pleasures.

22
Q

Symphony movements fit together in a general way, and are unconcerned about…

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Connections between movements.

23
Q

During concerts in the 1800’, people were expected to be quiet.

A

False, this was the 1700’s (and today).

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