Classical period

Form

• A multi-movement composition for symphony orchestra.

• Based on order, symmetry, and balance

• A multi-movement composition for symphony orchestra.

Symphony

• the fourth or last movement of a symphony or string quartet that is fast in tempo and merry in mood.

• Based on order, symmetry, and balance

• A multi-movement composition for symphony orchestra.

• the most popular of all the chamber ensembles, it consists of two violins (each playing a different part), a viola, and a cello.

Minuet & Trio

• The third movement of a symphony or string quartet that is in A (Minuet) -B (Trio) -A(Minuet) form.

• means to joke.

• A French (Paris, France) concept that art should simply amuse and entertain.

Classical

• The third movement of a symphony or string quartet that is in A (Minuet) -B (Trio) -A(Minuet) form.

• a reflection (imitation) of Greek and Roman influence on music, architecture, painting, and sculpture.

• performed by a small number of musical instruments, such as a string quartet, a woodwind quintet, or a small brass ensemble, usually in a room (chamber)that is smaller than a full-sized concert hall.

• explores the colors and capabilities of the solo instrument, the virtuosity of the solo performer, and the effects achieved by combining a solo instrument with an orchestra.

Chamber Music

• he fourth or last movement of a symphony or string quartet that is fast in tempo and merry in mood.

• light, graceful music

• performed by a small number of musical instruments, such as a string quartet, a woodwind quintet, or a small brass ensemble, usually in a room (chamber)that is smaller than a full-sized concert hall.

• related to the spirit and culture of Vienna, Austria (the central location of "Classical" music).

Viennese Style

• related to the spirit and culture of Vienna, Austria (the central location of "Classical" music).

• means to joke.

• Based on order, symmetry, and balance

• A multi-movement composition for symphony orchestra.

Sonata-Allegro

• The third movement of a symphony or string quartet that is in A (Minuet) -B (Trio) -A(Minuet) form.

• a reflection (imitation) of Greek and Roman influence on music, architecture, painting, and sculpture.

• Sonata Form): the formal design of the first movement of a symphony that is sometimes called the first-movement form.

Style Galant

• A multi-movement composition for symphony orchestra.

• light, graceful music

• Sonata Form): the formal design of the first movement of a symphony that is sometimes called the first-movement form.

String Quartet

• the most popular of all the chamber ensembles, it consists of two violins (each playing a different part), a viola, and a cello.

• The fourth or last movement of a symphony or string quartet that is fast in tempo and merry in mood.

• a reflection (imitation) of Greek and Roman influence on music, architecture, painting, and sculpture

• The third movement of a symphony or string quartet that is in A (Minuet) -B (Trio) -A(Minuet) form.

The Solo Concerto

• explores the colors and capabilities of the solo instrument, the virtuosity of the solo performer, and the effects achieved by combining a solo instrument with an orchestra.

• Sonata Form): the formal design of the first movement of a symphony that is sometimes called the first-movement form.

• he fourth or last movement of a symphony or string quartet that is fast in tempo and merry in mood.

• related to the spirit and culture of Vienna, Austria (the central location of "Classical" music).