Music composition roughly between 1750 and 1830 (post-Baroque and pre-Romantic) which covers the development of the classical symphony and concert. ... He states that the Classical period 2 was virtually unnoticed: its beginnings may be seen in a simplification of texture (in which a more chordal texture took the place of the luxuriant counterpoint of the late Baroque), a lightening of the tone almost to frivolity and triviality. ... Classical composers fas...

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Classical composers continued to use the same chords, harmonic progressions and cadences that were used by Baroque composers especially the rules of harmony that have governed Western music for centuries set up in the Baroque period. ... The close explanation of classical era is generally defined by when the modern sonata form became from the rounded two-part form of the Baroque period. ... The invention of a piano however replaced it and the woodwind section became a self-contained section, though some instruments were still used from the Baroque period. ... The Classical period was a perio...

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Both sacred and secular music has undergone many changes throughout history to adapt to people's interests and tastes. Sacred music can be defined simply as music for prayer and worship. Conversely, secular music is music for entertainment. Both sacred and secular music date back to the creation of ...

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The classical era between 1750 and 1820 was defined by the great composers who were famous during that period, and the names Mozart and Beethoven stand above all others in the pantheon of Western music. ... Musicians of the classical era were influenced by those of the baroque era. The classical period in music tends to be associated with the movement called the Age of Reason or the Enlightenment, which began earlier in the eighteenth century. ... It was during the classical period that the modern orchestra was founded. ... The period that followed the failure of the European Revolutions...

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(Schlosser) Beethoven's music is commonly divided into three periods: his early period in which his works show the influence of Mozart and Haydn; his middle period in which he developed a distinctive individual style sometimes referred to as his "heroic "period," and a late period in which his work became even more individuated and often referred to as unorthodox, sometimes characterized as "transcendent " and "sublime. His work seemed to "combine the baroque ideas of Handel and Bach with his icons Mozart and Haydn. ... After at tumultuous period of dealing with the loss of his hearing, ...

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The time period portrayed is the classical period. ... During the classical time period I can see how he was a bit of a wild man for the patronage system, almost a revolutionary. ... The main thing that I learned about the music from the classical period was that it was clear and simple. It was a much different from the Baroque era, in that the music was easy to understand and interpret. ...

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