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2. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Unit XI Classical Chamber Music “No other form of music can delight our senses with such exquisite beauty of sound, or display so clearly to our intelligence the intricacies and adventures of its design.” —Sir William Henry Hadow

3. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition 31. Eighteenth-Century Chamber Music Style Chamber music String quartets Trios Quintets Serenades Divertimentos Beethoven: String Quartet in C Beethoven: Serenade in D Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A

4. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition The String Quartet First violin, second violin, viola, cello Beethoven: String Quartet in F

5. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Common String Quartet Structure 1st movementFastSonata-allegro 2nd movementSlow A-B-A or Theme & Variations 3rd movement Moderate dance Minuet & Trio 4th movementFastSonata-allegro or Rondo TempoForm

6. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 Classical Era 1725-1825 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 “Though it be long, the work is complete and finished in my mind. I take out of the bag of my memory what has previously been collected into it. For this reason the committing to paper is done quickly enough.” —W.A. Mozart

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8. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition The Enjoyment of Music 10 th Shorter Edition

9. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition 32. Mozart and Chamber Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Austrian composer, pianist, violinist Father was a musician Child prodigy Patronage system Archbishop of Salzburg Freelance musician at age 25

10. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Salzburg, Austria Classical Era 1725-1825

11. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer-violinist to the archbishop of Salzburg Organized concert tours for children Wolfgang and sister, Nannerl Leopold Mozart

12. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 Child Prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Classical Era 1725-1825

13. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Viennese Years Moves to Vienna at age 25 Establishes freelance career Struggles financially Marries Constanza Weber Contributes to all genres Librettist Loreanzo da Ponte Requiem Mass, left unfinished Died at 35 Rheumatic fever, heart disease, trichinosis

14. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Opera Opera buffa –The Marriage of Figaro –Don Giovanni Opera seria –Idomeneo Singspiel –The Magic Flute Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I, “Ah! del padre in periglio”

15. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Mozart’s Music Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, I Title Catalog Number Movement Ludwig Köchel’s Catalog

16. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Mozart’s Music Social Music: divertimentos and serenades Chamber Music Piano Works Symphonies Symphony No. 40 in G, K. 550, I Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467, II

17. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 “A Little Night Music”

18. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 (Theme I) Tempo Meter Rocket Theme Symmetrical Phrases Key Signature Dynamic marking

19. The Enjoyment of Music 10 th, Shorter Edition Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 (Listening Guide) II: Romanza, Andante (walking pace), in C major Rondo-like structure III: Allegretto, in G major Minuet and trio form IV: Allegro in G major Sonata-rondo form (hybrid form) Listening Guide PDF

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