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- 31: Joseph Haydn
- ... the classical period. He is often called the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, and he founded what is known as the Viennese classical school, which consisted of himself, his friend, Wolfgang Mozart, and his pupil, Ludwig van Beethoven. During his lifetime, he produced a mind-boggling amount of music. He lived from the end of the baroque period to the beginning of the romantic period, and presided ... for The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour from the Cross, upon a request from the priest of the cathedral in Cadiz. During his lifetime, Haydn became friends with a great contemporary of his, namely, Mozart. They most likely met each other in 1781, and remained friends until Mozart's death in 1791. Haydn recognized the immense talent of the younger virtuoso, and gave his advice and criticism to Mozart, who valued Haydn's opinion higher than any other's. The two confided ...
- 32: Baroque And Classical Music
- ... Aside from a total of 104 symphonies, Haydn wrote several wonderful works for large choir with orchestra. Four works are The Creation, The Seasons. Mass in the Time of War, The Return of Tobias. II Mozart was a true child of the classic age. His full name (Johannes Chrysostamos Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) can attest to that. Mozart had a very talented sister. Her name was Maria Anna, and she played the piano. In their youth they traveled together. Two Italian composers who influenced Mozart a great deal were Martini and Thomas ...
- 33: Pythagorean Philosophy And Its Influence On Musical Instrume
- ... astounding compositions, and would have failed to establish himself as one of the two greatest musicians of all time. Speaking of the greatest musicians of all time, perhaps another name comes to mind, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. "Mozart is clearly the greatest musician who ever lived." (Ferrara, 1991). Mozart composed within the arena of his own mind. When he spoke to musicians in his orchestra, he spoke in relationship terms of thirds, fourths and fifths, and many others. Within deep analysis of Mozart' ...
- 34: Pythagorean Philosophy and its influence on Musical Instrumentation and Composition
- ... astounding compositions, and would have failed to establish himself as one of the two greatest musicians of all time. Speaking of the greatest musicians of all time, perhaps another name comes to mind, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. "Mozart is clearly the greatest musician who ever lived." (Ferrara, 1991). Mozart composed within the arena of his own mind. When he spoke to musicians in his orchestra, he spoke in relationship terms of thirds, fourths and fifths, and many others. Within deep analysis of Mozart' ...
- 35: Ludwig Van Beethoven The Incessant Sound Of A Fallen Tree
- ... the youth. Johaan Beethoven, Ludwigs drunkard father, had become aware that his son possessed musical talent. Though apparently not particularly moved to enrich the young childs life, Johaan saw Ludwig as a potential Mozart style child prodigy of which could be capitalized on for financial gain. It is ironic that the same greed over Mozarts success inspired the creation of one genius, Ludwig Beethoven, yet aided in the demise of another, Wolfgang A. Mozart himself. It was this greed that enticed a drunken Johaan to pull young Ludwig from his bed in the middle of the night and then force hours of practice on the violin with abusive ...
- 36: Franz Joseph Haydn
- ... Franz Joseph Haydn was a great composer of the Classical era. Known as the Father of Symphony and the inventor of string quartets, the examples and styles that Haydn set forth were relied upon by Mozart and Beethoven in creating their own respective masterpieces. Born in a small town just inside Austrian borders, Haydn did not have much of a chance to be anything other than a wheelwright like his father ... string quartet having brought equality to the four instruments in that quartet that had never really been used in that style before. His greatest works of these include a set of 6 he played for Mozart who was so impressed that he dedicated his "six sons" to Haydn. His best was the "Emperor Quartet" which was used as the Austrian National Anthem. Haydn also was the co-founder of the Sturm ... minor, one of his first sonatas where the sonata form was gradually developed. He wrote a total of 49 in his life time. In the second quarter of the eighteenth century, well before Haydn and Mozart, the classical style began to emerge in works by a large number of composers scattered throughout Europe. Although it is impossible to interpret the music of these pioneers as establishing a unified style, their ...
- 37: Franz Joseph Haydn
- ... Franz Joseph Haydn was a great composer of the Classical era. Known as the Father of Symphony and the inventor of string quartets, the examples and styles that Haydn set forth were relied upon by Mozart and Beethoven in creating their own respective masterpieces. Born in a small town just inside Austrian borders, Haydn did not have much of a chance to be anything other than a wheelwright like his father ... string quartet having brought equality to the four instruments in that quartet that had never really been used in that style before. His greatest works of these include a set of 6 he played for Mozart who was so impressed that he dedicated his six sons to Haydn. His best was the Emperor Quartet which was used as the Austrian National Anthem. Haydn also was the co-founder of the Sturm ... minor, one of his first sonatas where the sonata form was gradually developed. He wrote a total of 49 in his life time. In the second quarter of the eighteenth century, well before Haydn and Mozart, the classical style began to emerge in works by a large number of composers scattered throughout Europe. Although it is impossible to interpret the music of these pioneers as establishing a unified style, their ...
- 38: Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 to 1827)
- ... the young age of four. Beethoven soon held a prestigious position as assistant organist in the Electoral Chapel, were he first started his organ lessons. An interesting story from his childhood is his meeting with Mozart. In early April, 1787, while visiting Vienna, Beethoven supposedly had a few lessons from Mozart. In one of those meetings, Beethoven played a well-rehearsed piece at the piano for Mozart, at the end of which Mozart praised it coldly and politely. When Beethoven heard this, he asked him to give him a theme on which he then improvised so astonishingly well that Mozart ran ...
- 39: The Classical Period
- The Classical Period Getting it's name from art history, the classic period in music extends from 1740 to 1810 and includes the music of Haydn, Mozart, the first period of Beethoven, and Bach's sons. The classical period of music coordinated harmony, melody, rhythm, and orchestration more effectively then earlier periods of music. During the classical era the social function of ... best known for the symphony, a form of a large orchestral ensemble. The symphonic pieces generally had three movements, the sonata, the minuet, and the finale. Building of the achievements of earlier composers, Haydn, and Mozart brought the symphony to it's peak in the last 20 years of the 18th century. Haydn excelled in rhythmic drive and development of theme-based music. Mozart also added to the symphony by contrasting memorable lyric themes in very full sounding orchestral settings. To satisfy the middle-class amateur, classic composers supplied a ton of new chamber music for all imaginable ...
- 40: Ludwig van Beethoven
- ... how he felt when he wrote his music. Also, there will be a description of all his symphonies. On December 16 or 17, 1770, (date uncertain) at 515 (now 20) Bonngasse Bonn, Germany Beethoven, like Mozart, was born into a small family (Comptons, 1). He took his first lessons on March 26, 1778, (Schmit, 10). In 1787, he went to Vienna to study with Mozart, but he went back to Bonn due to the nature of his mother's sickness (Schmit, 15). This would be the composers last visit to Bonn. After his mother's death on July 17, 1787 ... on a previous composer (Tames, 16). The third symphony, originally called Bonaparte, was named after Napoleon Bonaparte. Later, Beethoven changed the name to "Sinfonia Eroica" (Schmit, 36). Two times as long as any one of Mozart's or Hayden's symphonies, the third symphony challenged the idea of what a symphony is. The fourth Symphony was written in 1807. This symphony shows Beethoven as a good humored person (Schmit, 39). ...
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