THE CLASSICAL PERIODWorld of change

CHANGES

Many changes were occurring all over the modern world.

French Revolution Industrialism American Revolution Rise of Slavery Blend of society-agrarian meets

industrialization Music also reflected these changes

PURPOSE

Entertainment Class vs. commoners The common man’s musical style Homophony-one melody with

accompaniment Orchestra sonata

INSTRUMENTS

Piano- prevalent Strings

Violin Viola Cello

VOICE

Operas Chamber music Beggar’s Opera Sprituals

CHAMBER MUSIC

Chamber music was often played in the homes of the upper classes. The strings, woodwind and piano or harpsichord would be the main instruments played.

MOZART: EIN KLEINE NACHTMUSIK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iZKaPzixCg

BEGGAR’S OPERA-1728

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICZvaMaZNHI&feature=related

The Beggar’s Opera was a satirical look at the formal opera. It debuted in France and ran for a very long time. It was a comical look at European’s fascination with Italian Opera.

OPERA

Italian and German were the two most common languages that Opera was performed in. Vienna, the birthplace of formal classical music was also the center of Classical music as a whole. Italian was a primary language as was German, so operas were written in these two languages.

Listen to Pavarotti as Pagliace http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=sUe2OnXIBEg

SONATAS

Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is one of the more popular sonata’s of this time period because Beethoven wrote so many of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

CONCERT HALLS

SPIRITUALS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ejJPp8wdU