Important People in Music - Unit 4

All of Units 1-3 and Unit 4 up to:

4.4.4 - Due 10/24

4.5.2 - Due Wednesday 10/25

Quarter ends November 6

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​Objectives:

• Recognize important events in Bach's life.

• Describe musical examples, including the Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 and The Art of the Fugue.

• Trace Mozart's musical development, from his start as a child prodigy to his maturity as an accomplished composer in Vienna.

• Describe Symphony no. 40 using specific vocabulary.

• Summarize the three periods in Beethoven's life.

• Discover the workings of the Pathetique Sonata.

• Explore the life of a composer of your choice. In your opinion, who could join Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart as a key composer?

​Bach, Mozart, Beethoven

Musical titans all. But what made them so brilliant? Why has their music endured? Each man represents the musical life of an entire era. Bach dwarfed other composers in his mastery of the Baroque style. Mozart added depth to the Classical era, with symphonies and operas that were full of feeling and mature in structure. And, in Beethoven, the world saw the stirrings of the

romantic soul. His music builds a bridge from the refined tastes of Classical composers to the anguished humanity of the Romantics.

​Terms:

Piano reduction - a full score reduced to one piano part for ease of reading.

Muse - An inspiration for creative thought, historically personified as a woman or goddess

Requiem - A religious musical composition performed in a Roman Catholic Church service in honor of someone who has just passed away. A mass for the dead.

Musical commissions - Contracts for composition of musical pieces, usually for money.

Scherzo - A dance-like movement, most commonly in ¾ time. Beethoven replaced traditional minuets in third movements of symphonies and sonatas with the scherzo

Heiligenstadt Testament - A letter that Beethoven wrote to his brothers admitting his despair at his rapidly advancing hearing loss

4.4.1 Study - pages 4 on

• From earliest to most recent

• Bach lands his first job as an organist in Arnstadt.

• Bach moves to Mühlhausen, writes one cantata per week.

• Bach works for the Duke of Weimar as leader of his orchestra.

• Bach is employed in the service of Prince Leopold in Cöthen.

• Bach becomes Cantor for St. Thomas School in Leipzig.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

At the astonishing age of four, he could learn an entire piece of music in a half-hour. At five, he began composing. At nine, he wrote his first symphony. At 11, his first oratorio. And, at 12, his first opera, La Finta Simplice. By the time he died, still young at 35, his musical output totaled more than 600 works.

Met J.C Bach (Bach's youngest son - influenced

Handel

Haydn - devoted to his music, especially the symphonies

Despite his genius in all things musical, Mozart is sometimes regarded as a child who never grew up. He could never seem to hold a steady job

Ludwig van Beethoven

The applause was deafening. Instantly, the audience rose to its feet, cheering the choir and soloists, the orchestra, and especially the maestro, Beethoven. Everyone agreed — the symphony premiere was a smash hit.

Suddenly, the solo soprano looked at the maestro and saw that he did not understand. Gently, she took his arm and turned him around so that he could see the adoring crowd. He smiled.

Poor Beethoven could not hear the performance of his most glorious work, Symphony No. 9. For many years, he'd been ashamed of his hearing loss, and tried to hide it as best he could.

All of Units 1-3 and Unit 4 up to:

4.4.4 - Due 10/24

4.5.2 - Due Wednesday 10/25

Quarter ends November 6

Not sure when districts are pulling grades

so be SURE to be caught up!!

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​In the chat - which of the composers we studied is your favorite and why?

​Exit ticket

​Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn