Classical Music

(1730–1820)

Classical Music

Overlaps with Baroque and Romantic Eras

Begins in Italy

Some people believe the new style has it’s origins in “comic opera”

The change in instrumental music came a little later

Classical music will usually have a very boring title

What did it sound like

Classical music was very organized.

Very structured.

Involved having a balanced pattern of music from one form to another.

Simpler, more “natural” melody

Styles featured in the Classical Era

Opera

Symphony (“Classical Symphony”)

Overture

Sonata

Concerto

Famous Classical Composers

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Niccolò Piccinni (1728–1800)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Also considered a Romantic Era composer