Neoclassical Music

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Neoclassical Music
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Neoclassical Music Overview

• Invention of the piano major help to Neoclassical
  composers
• Allowed the exploration of emotions,
• Wide range of notes
• Variety of volumes depending on the use of the
  foot pedals

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Three Great Composers

• Beethoven produced great music even after
  becoming deaf.
• Haydn Father of the Symphony and string
  quartet.
• Mozartchild prodigy, musical genius, died young.
• Each of these three composers are widely
  considered to be among the greatest music
  composers of all time.

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Homophony

• Homophony One clear melody, with other parts
  playing back up
• Allowed for a cleaner style
• More audibility

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Symphony

• A symphony is an extended piece of music usually
  for orchestra and usually comprised of several
  movements.
• Four movements
• a fast movement in sonata form,
• a slow movement,
• minuet and trio or a ternary dance-like (scherzo)
  movement in "simple triple" meter,
• fast movement in rondo and/or sonata form.
• Instrumental, to be played by an orchestra.

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Styles/ Genres

• Instrumental Music
• Symphony
• Concerto
• Sonata
• Vocal Music
• Oratorio
• Cantata
• Opera

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Concerto

• Two or more dissimilar musical forces are used
  for example, one or more soloists (playing a
  melody) playing opposite an orchestra (playing a
  harmony).
• Three types of concertos
• Orchestral concerto (different groups of
  instruments)
• Concerto grosso (small groups stand out from main
  groups of instruments in orchestra)
• Solo concerto (soloist v. orchestra)

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Sonata

• Sonare To sound
• Sonata any piece played on instruments
• Used mainly as a trio sontata, with two high ,
  intertwining parts for violins or woodwinds, with
  a bass part played by a cello or bassoon.

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Cantata

• Cantata To sing
• Vocal compositions with instrumental
  accompaniment.
• Aria emotional solo the show stopper
• Beethoven Ode to Joy (from the Ninth Symphony)

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Opera

• Opera To work
• Opera in musica
• Castrati
• Recitative recited

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Haydn

• Father of the Symphony
• Menuetto Allegretto from London Symphony

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Mozart

• Austrian, like Haydn and Beethoven
• Considered greatest composer that ever lived by
  many
• Died almost penniless

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Famous Mozart Works

• Minuet, from the 40th Symphony
• Turkish Rondo Last movement of another, longer
  sonata
• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik German for A little
  night music
• The Magic Flute A comic opera
• Requiem Last piece, written while he was dying

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Beeth

• German
• Early, Middle, and Late Periods of composing
• Started going deaf at age 28
• Single, never married

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Beethoven Works

• Moonlight Sonata Piano-based sonata (obviously)
• The Fifth Symphony Employs a full symphony
• Gloria in Excelcis Deo Cantata between full
  orchestra and choir
• Fur Elise piano