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• Sonata is a musical composition composed of multi-movement for solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble.
• He has famous compositions that include: 32 piano sonatas, 21 set of variations, 9 symphonis, 5 concertos for piano, 16 string quartets and choral music.
• 1st Movement: Allegro-Fast movement.
• 2nd Movement: Andante-Slow movement.
• 3rd Movement: Minuet-It is in three-four time and in a moderate or fast tempo.
• Sonata Allegro Form is the most important musical structure developed during the classical era, consisting of three distinct sections: Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation.
• 1st Movement: Fast: Sonata-allegro form with expositions of the orchestra and then by the soloist.
• 2nd Movement: Slow: Has more ornamentation than the first movement.
• Classical Opera is an art form that musicians and singers perform a dramatic theatrical setting.
• The two distinct styles of Opera are: The Opera Seria (Serious opera) and The Opera Buffa (comic Opera).
• Classical Era, also called "Age of Reason", is a period in European history from the end of the Baroque Period to the beginning of the Romantic Period.
• Classicism is a style in architecture, literature and the arts that emerged in the middle of the 18th Century, Europe.
• The Greatest Composers during the Period were Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791).
• Franz Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732 in Rohrau, Austria and died on May 31, 1809 in Vienna.
• Ludwig Van Beethoven is the predominant composer who bridged the late Classical era and the early Romantic era.
• Joseph Haydn was named "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet".
• Ludwig Van Beethoven started going deaf, when he was around 30 years old (1796).
• Joseph Haydn's life was described as a "rags-to-riches" story, with his music leading him to rise in his social status.
• Joseph Haydn composed more than 100 symphonies and improved them into long forms for a large orchestra.
• Joseph Haydn was hired by rich patrons and eventually became a musical director for the Esterhazy for 30 years.
• Ludwig Van Beethoven died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created more than 700 compositions.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is widely recognized as one of the great composers in the history of Western music and considered as the most AMAZING GENIUS in music history.