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THE CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPOSERS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
WHO IS MOZART?
He was baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
He was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era.
He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral music.
Here is a list of the popular compositions of Mozart:
Eine kleine Nachtmusik Rondo Alla Turca The Requiem Don Giovann Piano Fantasie in D minor
JOSEPH HAYDN
WHO IS HAYDN?
(Franz) Joseph Haydn
was born in Rohrau, Austria. He was a prominent and prolific composer of the Classical Period.
Some compositions of Haydn includes:
Twenty Variations in G Major
Fantasia (Capriccio) in C major
Variations (5) in D major
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH
WHO IS BACH?
He was a composer of the Classical era, the eleventh surviving child and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach.
He was born in Leipzig, Germany.
COMPOSITION OF BACH
March "vom ersten Bataillon Garde-Regiments in Hannover„
March in E flat major String Quintet in B flat major
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
symphony definition. An extended musical composition for orchestra in several movements, typically four.
con·cer·tan·te means denoting a piece of music containing one or more solo parts, typically of less prominence or weight than in a concerto.
cham·ber mu·sic means instrumental music played by a small ensemble, with one player to a part, the most important form being the string quartet which developed in the 18th century.
Opera (English plural: operas; Italian plural: opere) is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text (called a libretto) and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting.
Choral music is necessarily polyphonal-i.e., consisting of two or more autonomous vocal lines. It has a long history in European church music.