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Classical

(Age of
Enlightenment)
1750-1820

Transition Period - Rococo


Charm
Delight
Entertain

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Treatise on Harmony

Characteristics (Musical
Ideas):
Balance
Symmetry
Form Emphasize
Absolute
Intellectual Climate
Lyric and Drama

Musical Terms:
Empfindsamkeit
Opera buffa
Ballad
Crossover
Singspiel
Absolute Music
Cadenza
Sturm und drang

Form of Music:
Sonata
Sonata-allegro
Theme and Variations
Minuet and Trio
Rounded Binary
Scherzo
Rondo

Type of Music
Solo
Instrumental Concerto
Chamber Music (e.g. Divermento, Serenade,
Quartet, Quintet)
Orchestra
Symphony
Opera

Joseph Haydn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig Van Beethoven

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