Sonata form

prolific composer who wrote more than 500 concertos, 230 of them for violin and the others for instruments ranging from cello, bassoon, oboe and flute to viola d 'amore, recorder, and lute. He also wrote 46 operas and sacred choral music, as well as 90 sonatas and numerous chamber music works. Due to his use of programmatic material in some of his musical works, such as Four Seasons, he is seen today as a pioneer in the development of programmatic music. Vivaldi 's Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV 356

composers follow. Some Romantic compositions express a powerful individualism while others express the beauties and terrors of nature, but the most common theme is nationalism. Germany. German Romanticism is mainly represented by music rather than other forms of art because Germany is a country very rich in musical history. The three B’s of the greatest composers, Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, are all German. Although Bruch, whose name also begins with a B, is not as famous as them, his Violin Concerto No

subjects and settings were usually exotic and they all typically explored the depths of eternal human conflict. Overall, emotion, imagination, and mystery inspired Romantics. Furthermore, memorable melodies, richly expressive harmony, and broad expanded forms characterized Romantic music. The once Classical tradition became heavily influenced by emotional elements, reduced formalism, and the implementation of often non-musical

Music development occurs due to many reasons and when looking at composers in Vienna we can see a vast change from the development of music in a short amount of time. By looking at some of the most influential composers in Vienna at the time, such as Mozart and Beethoven, we can derive the development of music in Vienna between 1775-1825. When we analyse some of the composer’s music we can identify certain factors to understand the way music was developed, these are due to historical events that

The key of C minor, Beethoven’s Sturm und Drang (German for ‘Storm and Stress’) key which many of his most intensive and powerful pieces were written in (5th Symphony, Piano Concerto No.3, for instance). ‘Pathétique’ - one of his three piano sonatas written in the key of C minor, was composed during Beethoven’s early period, when he was 27 years old, and published in 1799. It is perhaps Beethoven’s earliest composition that has achieved widespread and enduring popularity. Dedicated to Prince Carl

Written in 1803, Beethoven’s 9th violin sonata probably represent one of the most demanding pieces written for piano and violin, and perfectly reflect Beethoven’s heroism of the middle period. Its unusual length, form, emotional and technical scope makes it a very challenging piece for both performers. First movement starts with slow introduction in violin part, followed with the same theme in piano part. For this period of time it was more usual that piano was opening the movement/s with the thematic

overture to set the scene and introduce prominent musical ideas from the opera was refreshing during his time. The slow introduction to this overture contained three chords that are heard again in the opera at significant points. The form of the Overture is the sonata form structure: a first section called exposition that presents 2 themes; a middle development section where the themes are varied and developed; and a final recapitulation section that re-states the main themes. The overture is in the

third movement. Usually the second theme of a sonata form is in one key, but Mendelssohn used three different keys. These changes of key make the music colorful and changeable. The whole piece uses lots of cadenza; the traditional concerto was

in class was Symphony No.9 in E Minor “From the New World”, composed by Antonin Dvorak. The piece was performed by the Vienna Philharmonic. The piece follows the standard form from the Classical era, featuring four movements. The first and last movements are in Sonata-Allegro form, while the second and third are in ternary form. The first movement begins with the lower strings playing rather softly, with the French horn and the winds coming in behind them. The minor tone of the piece, and the gradual

piú mosso. 02:06 It seems that the beginning of the piece is being repeated at this time. 02:14 A gradual crescendo is happening at this time. 02:40 The melody becomes softer again and also it’s becoming more relaxed. 02:46 There appears to be some form of overtone at this time. 03:03 A small decrescendo is happening and both the melody and pitch seem to becoming softer. 03:10 Music is at piano then gradually grows into a forte crescendo. 03:30 A gradual crescendo is happening, it seems that the melody