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CLASSICISM - Coggle Diagram
CLASSICISM
Main aspects
Balanced
Plain
Regular
Progressive
Simple
Equality
Clarity
Definition
Artistic Period
Mid 18th to early 19th cent
Composers turned into liberal artists
Music becam availible to a wider audience
Age of Enlightement
Composers
Austria
Haydn
Mozart
Italy
Boccherini
Clementi
Germany
Gluck
Beethoven
Spain
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
Vicente Martín y Soler
Characteristics
Melody: balanced and symetrical
Rhythm: regular and simple
Harmony: simpler and clearer
Timbre: orchestra increased in range
Dynamic: more dynamics
Formal perfection
Historical Context
American and French revolutions
Industrial Revolution
Age of Enlightement
Monarchies started couenter-revolution
Filosophy and Science incrased in prominence
Classical Music
Then they started to become liberal
Composers used to work for upper class
Instrumental Genre
Sonata form developed and became the most important form.
Used to build up the first movement of most large-scale works,
Became more important
Vocal Genre
Opera continued growing
Adressed to the popular classes
Day-a-day themes
Shorter duration