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Music Appreciation 2
Term | Definition |
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classicism | did not imply a strict adherence to traditional forms, the composers of the Viennese School experimented boldly and ceaselessly with the materials at their disposal |
patronage system | sponsorship of an aristocracy that viewed the arrs as a necessary adornment of life |
public concerts | the public flocked to hear the latest works |
sonata-allegro form | exposition, development, recapitulation, coda |
cadenza | a virtuosic solo passage in the manner of an improvisation that comes toward the end of a movement |
Kierchel | K. 453, put Mozart's pieces in order |
concerto | piece of music for solo instrument accompanied by the orchestra |
1750-1825 | dates of classical period |
french, american, industrial | revolutions of the classical period |
vienna, austria | musical center of the world |
Enlightenment | stressed the centrality of reason in human experience |
motive | smallest melodic or rhythmic unit |
sequence | repeated at a higher or lower level |
symphony | held the central place in Classical instrumental music |
bridge | transitional passage |
exposition | statement |
development | conflict and action, the essence of drama |
recapitulation | restatement |
coda | an extension of the closing idea that leads to the final cadence in the home key |
1756-1791 | years that mozart lived |
wolfgang amadeus | mozarts first names |
the magic flute | mozarts final opera |
requiem | mozarts final (unfinished) piece |
sonata | an instrumental work for one or two instruments |
heroic, dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, Eroica | III |
having to do with nature, Pastorale | VI |
choral | IX |