Classical Music

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• The commonalities and differences of Classical Music can be traced through its functions, roles of musicians in society, and its performance practice.
• Contrasting themes in a movement are a characteristic of classical pieces.
• Classical music sounds balanced and symmetrical.
• Mood changes steadily or drastically in classical pieces.
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• Unlike Baroque era, classical music is homophonic yet flexible and can shift smoothly from one texture to another.
• The end of basso continuo was gradually abandoned and became obsolete as classical composers wrote music for amateurs who preferred more control on the accompaniment.
• Classical pieces have a flexible rhythm with unexpected pauses, syncopations, and frequent shift from long to shorter notes.
• Classical music has a gradual dynamic change (crescendo and decrescendo).
• Classical music may begin with a homophonic structure but progress with a polyphonic texture.
• Classical pieces are characterized by striking contrasts in a single theme.
• The melody in classical music is most tuneful and has easy song recall.
• The shift from one pattern to another in classical music is either slow or sudden.
• The musicians of the Classical period had the freedom to appear before the public as independent performers who no longer needed recognition from the aristocracy or the favor of rulers and officials.
• Classical music can be summarized as music noted for its different kinds of form and resources, and for its simple emotions.
• Simplifying the texture created a musical detail that is more important, and also produced characteristic rhythms for each genre.
• This makes classical pieces easy to remember and allows present day musicians to learn the pieces without the complexity that characterized Baroque era.
• The sudden change in style, as compared with Baroque period, was mainly due to the changes in the economic conditions and social structures of the time where the middle class, especially the musicians, finally had the chance to be noticed without needing the favor from the aristocrats.
• The Classical era was marked by revolution and political inequity, including the French Revolutions and Napoleonic Wars.
• The wars and revolutions of the Classical period in music had an impact on the field of music, as the middle class gained power and attention, leading to the emergence and spread of public concerts and the liberation of musicians as artists.
• Music historians refer to the term “classical music” as the specific style and period in music history following the baroque era and before romantic, specifically around 1750 - 1825.
• While Baroque period presented a single emotion, classical compositions had variations on the mood.
• The musicians finally had the freedom to appear before the public as independent performers who no longer need recognition from the aristocracy or the favor of rulers and officials.
• The term “classical music” may refer to Greek or Roman styles.
• There was flexibility in the rhythmic patterns compared to Baroque pieces with only a few but repeated all throughout.
• The term “classical music” denotes “art music”, as borrowed by music historians from art history.
• The political unrest led to changes in the political and economic power from the aristocracy and church to the middle class, as evidenced by Napoleon Bonaparte, a military leader with no birthright to the throne, crowning himself an emperor upon overthrowing the French Directory.
• The Classical era was marked by revolution and political inequity, including the French Revolutions and Napoleonic Wars.
• Dynamics plays a great role in presenting the commercial and artistic aspects of music.
• With the middle-class gaining power and attention, the classical period of music saw the emergence and spread of public concerts and the liberation of musicians as artists.
• Classical composers amused their audience with pieces that offer contrasts of mood and theme.
• Bach’s pieces leaned towards polyphonic texture while Handel preferred a contrast between polyphonic and homophonic styles in baroque music.
• Organ and harpsichord were the most commonly used keyboard instruments in baroque music because it suits the kind of dynamics of baroque compositions.
• Most tuneful and has easy song recall.