Classical and Romantic

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Classical and Romantic
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Classical
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
Boccherini
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Coloratura
Term for high, florid, vocal singing involving
scales, runs and ornaments.
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Sonata Form
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The following slide will take you through Sonata
Form from beginning to end.
1. Exposition The statement of the subjects
(themes).
2. Development A modulating section developing
the themes.
3. Recapitulation A return to the first themes
from the exposition.
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Classical and Later Sonatas
Classical and later sonatas are works for either
solo piano or a solo instrument accompanied by
piano.
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Romantic
Chopin
Schumann
Brahms
Mendelssohn
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Leider Leider is simply the German word for
songs. A Leid is a song sung in German
accompanied by piano. They can be either
strophic or through composed in form. A
collection of Leider is known as a Song Cycle.
Frans Schubert
Hugo Wolf
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Late Romantic
Tchaikovsky
Mahler
Grieg
Max Bruch
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Leitmotif
A theme occurring throughout a work which
represents a person, an event or an idea etc.
The first composer to use leitmotiv extensively
was Wagner, in his operas.
Notable composers of Leitmotif
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The Valkyries Theme Richard Wagner
Peters Theme (Peter and the Wolf) Sergei
Prokofiev
Theme from Jaws John Williams
Hedwigs Theme (Harry Potter) John Williams
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Symphonic/Tone Poem
A piece for orchestra which tells a story, paints
a picture or maybe relates an experience from the
composers life.
Richard Strauss
Liszt
Smetena
Bax
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Harmonics The high eerie sounds produced on a
bowed string instrument by lightly touching the
string at certain points. On a guitar these
will sound bell-like.