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Music 103 Ch. 16-19 Pt.2
The Classical Era
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Undergraduate 1
04/06/2010

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This composer also: had a permanent orchestra & singers to work with daily; insisted that Mozart was the greatest composer who ever lived; wrote over 100 symphonies
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Lived from 1756-1791; child prodigy on harpsichord, organ, and violin; Taken on concert tours by his father; Died at 35
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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This composer also: had trouble getting along with people; now lies buried in a modestly marked grave; died of rheumatic fever, a common killer of the time, and not by poison from his rival
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Early on, --- were short pieces written for a small number of musicians, and now defined as a multi-movement composition for an orchestra
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Symphonies or Symphony
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Match the following with the terms:
1. The introduction
2. Transitional Material
3. A repeat of the ---
4. An optional closing passage

A. Development B. Recapitalization C. Coda D. Exposition
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1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
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This composer: developed an ear disease in his early 20's that led to him going completely deaf; only wrote music for his own taste and never sought others' approval; each work was a true "masterpiece"; Used forms of Mozart and Haydn, but changed them to suit his own needs
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Ludwig Von Beethoven
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This composer also: wrote 9 symphonies; dedicated Symphony No.3 (Eroica) to Napoleon; withdrew this dedication when Napoleon declared himself emporer
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Ludwig Von Beethoven
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Beethoven symphonies that were very classical in nature, very cheery, and in the style of Haydn
(Symphonies: 1-2, 3-8, 9)
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1-2
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Beethoven symphonies that were very moody and went from cheerful to ominous sporadically
(Symphonies: 1-2, 3-8, 9)
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3-8
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Beethoven symphonies that were the most "romantic" of all of his works
(Symphonies: 1-2, 3-8, 9)
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9
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Beethoven's total anthology includes --- pieces
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87
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This composer: only "Viennese" composer actually born in that city; used 18th century style of classicists, but greatly admired Beethoven's music (He was too shy to approach the almost deaf, moody, and forbidding Beethoven for approval); wrote music to please his friends, who mostly took care of him
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Franz Schubert
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This composer also: died at the age of 31 and his only wish was to be buried near his idol, Beethoven; Virtually invented the art song, a concert setting of a poem
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Franz Schubert
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The German word for "song" is ---
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Lied
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--- - Often applied to mean German art songs
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Lieder
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