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The Classical period in Western music occurred from about 1730 through 1820, despite considerable overlap at both ends with preceding and following periods, as is true for all musical eras. Although the term classical music is used as a blanket term meaning all kinds of music in this tradition, it can also occasionally mean this particular era within that tradition.
The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. Among its composers were Muzio Clementi, Johann Ladislaus Dussek and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, though probably the best known composers from this period are Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn and Franz Schubert (as they all worked in Vienna, Austria, this period is often referred to as "Viennese Classic"). Beethoven is also listed as either a Romantic composer or a composer who was part of the transition to the Romantic.
History of the Classical period
The Classical style as part of a larger artistic change
In the middle of the 18th century, Europe began to move to a new style in architecture, literature, and the arts generally, known as Classicism. While still tightly linked to the court culture and absolutism, with its formality and emphasis on order and hierarchy, the new style was also a cleaner style, one that favored clearer divisions between parts, brighter contrasts and colors, and simplicity rather than complexity. The remarkable development of ideas in "natural philosophy" had established itself in the public consciousness, with Newton's physics taken as a paradigm: structures should be well-founded in axioms, and articulated and orderly. This taste for structural clarity worked its way into the world of music as well, moving away from the layered polyphony of the Baroque period, and towards a style where a melody over a subordinate harmony – a combination called homophony – was preferred. This meant that playing of chords, even if they interrupted the melodic smoothness of a single part, became a much more prevalent feature of music, and this in turn made the tonal structure of works more audible. (See also counterpoint and harmony.) More on [ Classical period (music) ]
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l_aurigemma (Lauren Aurigemma) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:43:54 -0000
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@alancfrancis I didn't like the Baroque cycle at all personally, so I'm possibly in your camp!
jennielees (Jennie Lees) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:29:15 -0000
@alancfrancis I didn't like the Baroque cycle at all personally, so I'm possibly in your camp!
Tomorrow's deal of the day is for Boston Baroque's New Year's Eve concert. Only $15!
artsboston (Stephanie Janes) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:06:37 -0000
Tomorrow's deal of the day is for Boston Baroque's New Year's Eve concert. Only $15!
Os jogos que mais me interessam no PS2 são os mais sinistros: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZde4vNinuQ&feature=related Baroque
Megamiun (Gabryel Monteiro) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:33:04 -0000
Os jogos que mais me interessam no PS2 são os mais sinistros: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZde4vNinuQ&feature=related Baroque
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Megamiun (Gabryel Monteiro) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:24:24 -0000
Mais um RPG de PS2 pra lista MUST PLAY: http://www.rpgonline.com.br/games.asp?id=909 Baroque
J'ai adoré Le K Baroque à Bordeaux. Bonne carte et ambiance tamisée, le petit plus = le changement de décor http://dismoiou.fr/p/8hrxy2
ilo2 (ilo2) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:23:47 -0000
J'ai adoré Le K Baroque à Bordeaux. Bonne carte et ambiance tamisée, le petit plus = le changement de décor http://dismoiou.fr/p/8hrxy2
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Baroque Composers and Musicians - Historical context; biographies. Italy, Germany, England, France, Spain.
Baroque Flute Teachers International Yellow Pages - A self-maintaining, worldwide database of baroque flute teachers.
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Baroque Music - Humorous introduction: styles, dates, musicians.
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Baroque Music UK - Directory resource for baroque music with a particular bias towards the UK, includes articles and new editions.
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Baroque Music.com - [fan site] Brief introduction to the music, major composers, woodwind instruments; a few MIDI samples.
Music of the Augustan Age: Historical Background - Baroque Music in Dresden
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Society for Seventeenth-Century Music - Studies and performs of seventeenth-century music and related arts: includes an online journal, calendar of events, and membership information.
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The Baroque Cantata - Devoted to the baroque cantata repertoire (17th century and 18th century), with articles and editions within the genre.
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The Porpora Project - An investigation into the life and music of Baroque composer Nicola Porpora.
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The Scarlatti Project - Researching and recordings of the vocal and keyboard music of the Italian composer Alessandro Scarlatti.
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Vibrato in Baroque Vocal Music - Article discussing approaches to historical performance practice.
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