Overall Themes
Three Main Characteristics:
Rococo
Style gallant
Orchestra scoring was grander
at least one keyboard
winds were doubled/tripled
two orchestral members for each choral singer
Austria/Germany
(made significant changes)
Austria now had more musical influence than Germany
Genres shifted
this was due to reform mandates made by Emperor Joseph II of Austria and Colloredo of Salzburg
Music was now shorter
Portions of the Ordinary were in one movement
Solos were more syllabic and more music was written for ensembles