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| Possessing enduring value or timeless quality; based on Ancient Greek and Roman cultures. |
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| Musical style of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and contemporaries. |
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| Music without extra-musical asssociations. |
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| Multi-movement structure which emerged in the Classical era. |
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| ternary form (ABA) where the A section is a menuet and the B section is contrasting. |
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| A classical form with recurring A section. ABACA or ABACABA. |
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| Classical form which consists of Exposition, Development and Recapitulation. |
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| Music for a small group of players, with one player per part. |
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| Pre-Classical musical style emphasizing homophonic texture, delicate ornamentation, light approach. |
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| German literary movement stressing emotion and drama. |
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| melancholy, introspective style, foreshadowing Romanticism. |
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| the first section in sonata form |
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| the second section in sonata form |
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| the third section in sonata form |
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| Latin for "tail". Reaffirms the tonic key. |
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| rapidly ascending melody outline an arpeggio |
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| Multi-movement orchestral genre for small orchestra. Often performed outside. |
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| 2 violins, viola and cello |
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| Material from one movement recurs in later movements. |
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| "joke" - substituted by Beethoven for the menuet. |
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