(c. 2nd half of 18th and 1st half of 19th centuries)

COMPOSERS

C.P.E. Bach (the "herald" of the period)
Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven (all Austrian)
Salieri, Bocherini, Clementi (all Italian)
and Gluck (German)
 

FORM

ternary form, minuet & trio form, episodical form,
sonata form, modified sonata form, scherzo
rondo, sonata rondo

sonata
symphony
chamber music
(trios, quartets, quintets,
sextets and octets)
rondo
sonata rondo
concerto
opera
(add trio, quartet, double quartet, sextet, octet)
lieder

DEVICES

rhythmic extension:
a. extended cadence - repeating final chord
 b. repetition of entire cadence
c. postponing final cadence by interruption or delay
d. repeating bars in middle of a phrase by sequence
e. doubling the length of notes

rhythmic contraction:
a. overlapping of parts (stretto) -
also found in the fugue of the baroque period
b. shortening the length of notes

coda
codetta
cadenza
Alberti bass (ostinato)

INSTRUMENTS

establishment of the symphony orchetra -
introduction of clarinets, trombones. tuba, cymbals, snare drum, bass drum

embedded track: 9th Symphony (Beethoven) finale

INDEX