CLASSICAL PERIOD
1750-1820
FAMOUS COMPOSERS
Antonio Salieri (1714-1787)
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart (1756-1791)
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1787)
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Wolfgang AmadeusMozart (1756-1791)
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1787)
Styles of music during the Classical Era
- Graceful & Detailed Elaborations
- Light & Flowing Melodies
- Short & Simple Phrases
- Use of Dance Rhythms
- Variety & Contrast Were Used
- Increased Use of Crescendo, Decrescendo, & Sforzando
- Crescendo = To get louder
- Decrescendo = To get softer
- Sforzando = Sudden strong accent
- Frequent changes in mood
Fashions during the Classical Era
Important during this time period
Historical Events
1770: British discover Australia
1776: America signs Declaration of Independence
1789: Beginning of French Revolution
1799: End of the French Revolution
1803: Louisiana Purchase
1812: War of 1812
1820: End of the Industrial Revolution
Famous Poets & Authors:
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
William Blake (1757-1827)
Johann Goethe (1749-1832)
John Keats (1795-1821)
Sir Walter Scott (1749-1806)
Friedrich Von Schiller (1759-1805)
1770: British discover Australia
1776: America signs Declaration of Independence
1789: Beginning of French Revolution
1799: End of the French Revolution
1803: Louisiana Purchase
1812: War of 1812
1820: End of the Industrial Revolution
Famous Poets & Authors:
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
William Blake (1757-1827)
Johann Goethe (1749-1832)
John Keats (1795-1821)
Sir Walter Scott (1749-1806)
Friedrich Von Schiller (1759-1805)