Lesson 4 (Feb. 7, 9, 14)

Lesson 3: Classical Era (1750-1820)

• Characteristics of music from this era

• Representative composers

  • Haydn

  • Mozart

  • Beethoven

• Musical genres from this era

  • Classical symphony

  • instrumental sonata

    • Piano Sonata

  • (Opera)

• Musical forms from this era (related to genres above)

  • Sonata-form (analysis)

  • organization of movements

  • symmetrical structure

  • theme and variations

  • dances