此時期將音樂語言轉化為一種高度邏輯化與形式化的聽覺系統。
美學基礎與社會載體:受啟蒙運動 (Enlightenment) 影響,音樂追求理性、對稱與結構的透明度。公共音樂會與歌劇院的興起,標誌著音樂載體從私人贊助轉向大眾市場。
要素演變:大小調調性系統 (Tonality) 徹底取代了教會調式,成為組織旋律與和聲的基礎。奏鳴曲式 (Sonata Form) 等嚴謹結構的確立,為長篇音樂作品提供了聽覺上的「地圖」,讓聽眾能透過記憶與重複來預期音樂的走向。
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Quartet in A minor
Christoph Willibald Gluck: Melody for violin and piano (from Orpheus and Eurydice), Dance of the blessed spirits (from Orpheus and Eurydice)
Jan Václav Stamic: Symphony in A major
Jiří Antonín Benda: Symphony in B-flat major
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet concerto in E-flat major, Symphony no. 94 "Surprise", Cello concerto in C major, Quartet in C major "Emperor", Quartet in D minor "Quinten", Symphony no. 104 in D major "London"
Josef Mysliveček: Il Bellerofonte
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Violin concerto in G major
Luigi Boccherini: Minuet
Antonio Salieri: Sinfonia Veneziana
Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonata op. 25 no. 5
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The Marriage of Figaro
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)
Rondo alla Turca
Don Giovanni
Clarinet concerto in A major
Violin concerto in G major
Symphony no. 40 in G minor
Divertimento in D major
Piano Sonata no. 16 in C major "Sonata facile"
Piano concerto no. 23 in A major
The Magic Flute
Symphony no. 41 in C major
Quintet for clarinet and strings
Symphony no. 39 in E-flat major
Requiem
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Symphony no. 5 in C minor
Für Elise
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica"
Symphony no. 6 in F major "Pastoral"
Violin sonata no. 5 in F major "Spring"
Piano concerto no. 5 in E-flat major "Emperor"
Piano sonata no. 8 in C minor "Pathétique"
Triple concerto for piano, violin and cello in C major
Romance for violin and orchestra in F major
Piano sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor "Moonlight"
String quartet no. 16 in F major
Violin concerto in D major
Symphony no. 7 in A major
Symphony no. 9 in D minor (with Ode to Joy)