CLASSICAL

OPERA
(VOCAL FORMS IN CLASSICAL PERIOD)
 OPERA
A drama set to music where singers
and musicians perform in a the theatrical
setting.
2 DISTINCT STYLES OF OPERA

•OPERA SERIA
•OPERA BUFFA
 OPERA SERIA
• (Serious opera)
• Usually implies heroic or tragic drama that employs
mythological characters, which was inherited from
the baroque period.
• Idomeneo (by Mozart) is an example of opera seria.
IDOMENEO BY MOZART
 OPERA BUFFA
• ( Comic opera)
• From Italy made use of everyday characters and situations, and
typically employed spoken dialogues, lengthy arias and was
spiced with sight gags, naughty humor and social satire.
• “ The Marriage of Figaro”, “Don Glovanni”, and “ The Magical
Flute” are the examples of popular Opera Buffa by Mozart.
 SUMMARY:
• Classical music refers to the period from 1750-1820. It also known
as the “age of reason” or “age of enlightenment” because reason
and individualism rather than tradition were emphasized in this
period.

• During this period, different instrumental forms of music were

developed. These were Sonata, Concerto, and Symphony. The
greatest and most popular composers of the period are Franz
Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van
Beethoven.
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