FAMOUS COMPOSERS OF

CLASSICAL PERIOD
NAME:
Wolfgang Mozart
OCCUPATION:
Songwriter, Pianist
BIRTH DATE:
January 27, 1756
DEATH DATE:
December 05,
1791
PLACE OF BIRTH: Salzburg,
Austria
PLACE OF DEATH: Vienna,
Austria
FULL NAME: Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
AKA: Wolfgang Mozart

Considered by many as the

greatest musical genius of all time.
He was a child prodigy and was
already composing music and

playing violin and

harpsichord at the age of five.
At the age of 13, he had written

sonatas, concertos, symphonies,

religious works, an opera buffa and
the operetta BASTIEN AND

example: Sonata no. 11 in A

major K331
(ABABA, ABACA, ABACABA, etc.)
SONATA NO. 7

MOZARTS MINI BIOGRAPHY

He compose 600 pieces

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NAME:
Franz Joseph Haydn
OCCUPATION:
Songwriter
BIRTH DATE:
March 31, 1732
DEATH DATE: May 31, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rohrau, Austria
PLACE OF DEATH: Vienna, Austria
FULL NAME: Franz Joseph Haydn

BASTIENNE

His music is clear, delicate and

simple.

SONATA- is a very important form

during this period.
- It is a piece for one or two
instruments such as piano sonata, flute
sonata, or sonata for flute and piano,
THREE OR FOUR MOVEMENTS:
1. Fast- usually in sonata allegro
form
2. Slow
3. Fast sometimes in a minuet
and trio form
4. Fast usually in a sonata
allegro or rondo
RONDO FORM the principal theme
occurs several times with intervening
contrasting themes.

Was born to a poor family.

At 17, he started to teach
himself to compose music by
studying the works of other
composers.
He served as Director of
Music to the Esterhazy
family for 30 years.
Known as a gentle man and
best known for his symphonies.
He was able to compose over

100 symphonies

He developed the symphony

into a long form for a large
orchestra.

SYMPHONY

is a sonata for
orchestra and has four movements.
1. Fast and Lively sonata
allegro form, usually in duple
meter.
2. Slow andante; sonata form
(ABA), theme and variations or
rondo form

3. Fast minuet dance style;

triple meter
4. Fast and Gay sonata form or
rondo form; usually in duple
meter.

THREE MOVEMENTS
1. Fast in sonata allegro form
with expositions of the orchestra
and then by the soloist
2. Slow sometimes the cadenza
is in the second movement

MINI BIOGRAPHY OF HAYDN

SYMPHONY NO. 94 in G major,
popularly known as SURPRISE
SYMPHONY
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NAME:
Ludwig van Beethoven
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Pianist
BIRTH DATE: c.
December 16, 1770
DEATH DATE:
March 26, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bonn, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH: Vienna, Austria

He was born to a family of

musicians.
Studied music at an early age.
Talented pianist and composer
Recognized as the PRINCE

OF ALL COMPOSERS

In 1796, he began to go deaf

26yrs.old

He composed 33 sonatas, 21

sets of variations, 9 symphonies,

concertos and choral music

MINI BIOGRAPHY
SYMPHONY NO. 5 in C minor,
Op. 67
Moonlight Sonata

CLASSICAL CONCERTO
-

A sonata for a solo

instrumental and orchestra.

It is composed of three
movements just like the sonata
and symphony except that the
minuet movement is omitted.

3. Fast
CADENZA- a section for the solo
instrument alone, which display
the technique of the performer

Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat major

K271
by W.A. Mozart

CLASSICAL OPERA- the term

opera usually implies a heroic or tragic
drama.
Kinds of Opera
Opera seria (Serious
Opera) or Grand opera this kind of opera employs
mythological characters.
Comic opera this opera
make use of spoken dialogue
and the music is less profound.

Several kinds of opera:

Opera comique (France)
Opera buffa (Italy)
Ballad opera (18th century English
comic opera)
Singspiel (Germany)

Example:

The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote)

by: W.A Mozart