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Classics of the Classical
Dates:______________________________________________
“_______________________________________________________________”
3 Main Composers:
1.____________________________2._________________________3.__________________________
Instruments that were invented: 1._____________________2._________________________
Types of Compositions:
Sonata- literally means a piece _______________________
Symphony- ________________________________________scored almost always for
____________________.
Concerto- is a musical composition usually composed in______________________, in which (usually)
one_____________________________________ (for instance, a piano, violin, cello or flute) is
accompanied by an_______________________________.
Opera- is an art form in which________________________________ perform a dramatic work
combining______________________and________________________, usually in a theatrical setting.
Franz Joseph Haydn
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was an_____________________________composer
"Father of the______________________" and the "Father of the________________________"
Left home to study music at the age of____________and
never________________________________________________________________________.
Carried out a prank by_________________________________of a fellow choir member. This
caused him to be kicked out of the place that he lived leaving him homeless.
Many of his works were sold in music stores_____________________________________ but
later in life, his music became popular to where he made a profit.
Famous Works:
1.________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________
Ludwig von Beethoven
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German_____________________________and_______________________________.
Beethoven's first music teacher was his________________________. Tradition has it that
Johann van Beethoven was a harsh instructor, and that the child Beethoven,
“_________________________________________________________________________.”
Beethoven was_________________________on the posters for his first public performance.
Studied with the composer__________________________________________.
At age________________, he began to lose his_______________________.
He composed his entire____________________________completely__________________.
Some believe that Beethoven suffered from______________________________.
It is suggested that he died at the young age of_______________due to
significant____________________________ because of drinking too much.
Famous Works:
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
4.______________________________________________________________
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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he composed from the age of______________________and performed before European
royalty.
Worked with many other famous composers at a young age traveling to many places while
doing so. Many of his teachers felt that
they_____________________________________________________to teach Mozart.
Had a reputation for ________________________________________ and often had
confrontations with people he worked for. He acquired________________________ because he
managed his_______________________________.
He grew_________________________________but was persistent that he finished writing his
final piece, “The Requiem” which was_______________________________.
He died at age_______________________in which the cause is claimed to be unknown.
His work after his dead became widely popular and he is
considered_____________________________________________with the most advances in
music composition.
Famous Works:
1._____________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________________