Sturm Und Drang

• STURM UND DRANG:

  • “ storm and stress ”​
  • artistic mvt popular in Germany late 1760s/ early 1780s​
  • Influences of the mvt found in certain works written around this period by Haydn and Mozart, both had interest in this mvt
• • Music written in the sturm und drang style is meant to portray difficult or depressing sentiments​
  • Ft. extremes of emotions intending to shock audience​
  • Obviously written in minor key to characterise these emotions​Other key features include:​
  • Other key features inc:​
  • Unpredictable, disjunct melodies W large leaps​
  • Rapidly changing tempos + dynamics​
  • Use rhythmic devices inc syncopation + hemiola​
• Examples:

  • Haydn 26 [1768]
  • Mozart 40 [1788]