The Classical Period | Music History Video Lesson

The Classical Period in Western Music History

In the second of our music history video series we take a good look at the Classical Period in Western Music History. Ranging from around 1750 to about 1820, this is the period that brought us some of the most notable and popular names in the craft, including three of the biggest - Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

The Classical Period was a time of structural focus in music; form was everything, and many of the musical structures we use today were solidified during this time. In this video you'll get an overview of the most important of these forms, and explore a wealth of other introductory information for the period. (And, yes, we'll also cover what the difference is between "classical" and "Classical!")

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 The Classical Period
01:36 Aesthetic Changes in the Classical Period
02:03 New Genres of the Classical Period
04:23 Common Forms of the Classical Period
07:05 Tonality
07:57 Classical Textures
08:23 Public Concerts
08:58 Major Composer and Musical Examples

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Written by Michelle Aichele
Narration and Script Editing by West Troiano
Video Editing by Nick Vaky

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Here is a list of some of the major composers of the Classical Period:

Thomas Arne (1710–1778), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805), Domenico Cimarosa (1749–1801), Muzio Clementi (1752–1832), Christoph Wilibald Gluck (1714–1787), François-Joseph Gossec (1734–1829), Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Antonio Rosetti (1750–1792), Antonio Salieri (1750–1825), and Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c. 1700 – c. 1775).

And here are some musical examples to help you explore the sound of the Classical style:

Musical Examples from this Period
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 50 in D Major
Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F# Minor, “Farewell”
Mozart: Piano Sonata No.10 in C Major, K. 330
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, “Jupiter,” K551
Mozart: Opera - “Papageno-Papagena” from The Magic Flute
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, “Eroica”, Op. 55
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, “Pathétique,” Op. 13

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Music -

Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525, Bamberger Symphoniker (Orchestra) - Joseph Keilberth, (Conductor), Telefunken, 1959

Haydn – String Quartets, Op. 74, Quartet in G minor ‘The Horseman,’ Hob.III:74 by Amadeo Modigliani Quartet

Mozart - Violin Sonata in G Major Boris Borgolotto

Mozart - Piano no. 10 in C Major, K 330 by Vadim Chaimovich

Beethoven - Piano Concerto no. 5 in Eb 'Emperor', Op. 73 - III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo - Peter Bradley-Fulgoni

Beethoven - Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 - III. Scherzo Allegro Paul Pitman

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