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    The Classical period of music lasted from 1750-1820. Music of this era had clean and uncluttered styles that were reminiscent of Classical Greece. Characteristics included a gradual or sudden changing of mood, flexibility in rhythm, and homophonic structures that began simply and became more complex. Orchestral instruments like strings, woodwinds, and brass were most commonly used. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the most famous composers of this period, being a child prodigy who learned instruments like harpsichord and violin at a young age and wrote many symphonies and operas throughout his short life.

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    The Classical period of music lasted from 1750-1820. Music of this era had clean and uncluttered styles that were reminiscent of Classical Greece. Characteristics included a gradual or sudden changing of mood, flexibility in rhythm, and homophonic structures that began simply and became more complex. Orchestral instruments like strings, woodwinds, and brass were most commonly used. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the most famous composers of this period, being a child prodigy who learned instruments like harpsichord and violin at a young age and wrote many symphonies and operas throughout his short life.

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    The Classical Period

    ( 1750-1820 )

    Characteristics Of Classical Music


    Also called Age of Enlightment
    Clean, uncluttered style
    Reminiscent of Classical Greece
    Characteristics
    Mood may change gradually/suddenly
    Turbulent, dramatic music
    Flexibility in rythm
    Adds variety to classical music
    Homophonic
    Begins as a simple melody then changes to a
    complex
    melody

    Tuneful and easiest to remember


    Balanced and symmetrical
    Gradual changes in dynamics
    Crescendos and decrescendos are
    electrifying novelties that raise the
    audience from their seats
    Produced in the traditions of Western
    music
    Instruments commonly on orchestra
    or concert bands
    Strings
    Woodwinds
    Brass

    These are the basic orchestra


    instruments
    Electronic Instruments - Modern
    instruments (20-21st century)
    Form - Concert
    Electronic guitars
    Oncles
    Symphony
    Martenots
    - Sonata
    Synthesizers
    - Suite
    - tude
    Mostly used instruments
    - Opera
    Bagpipes
    Vihuelas
    Hurdy-gurdies

    Wolfgang
    Amadeus
    Born onMozart
    January 27, 1756 at
    Salzburg, Austria.

    Learned how to play the


    harpsichord, piano and the violin
    at a very young age.
    One of the most amzing child
    prodigies in history.

    (17561791)

    Proved he had the potential to be a


    musician when he was 6, he wrote a
    symphony at 8, oratio at 11, an opera
    at
    12.
    His
    father, as a musician, gave support
    and was proud of him.
    At the age of 15, he had traveled to
    Europe and England
    As he grew old, he became unpopular.
    Then he died on the 5th of December
    1791 at the age of 35 because of
    rheumatic fever.

    The Tragic Chapter


    of Mozarts Life
    Won more acclaim as a boy than an adult
    Not decisive
    Always pampered by the kings
    Became insubordinate when the princearchbishop forbade
    Married Constanze Weber, who has the
    exact personality as Mozart.
    His popularity significantly decreased
    Mozart did not
    as a musician

    Here Are The Reasons


    He had the talent to make
    classical music different.
    He had the potential to make
    various rhythms of music.
    He only went on this attitude
    because he was always pampered
    and spoon-fed.
    He was not taught on how to
    handle his problems on his own.

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