Music appreciation 105
An Introduction to Music – Travel – Culture
Emily Smith
Unit 3 Chapter 4 part 2
Classical Composers
Austria Franz Joseph Haydn 1732-1809
Father of the Classical Period
Sometimes called:
“Pappa Haydn”
“Father of the Symphony”
“Father of the String Quartet”
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3WyzQgd2ZI
Franz Joseph Haydn 1732-1809
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN_qFNlGCfs
Haydn – “Emperor” String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3
Haydn – German National Anthem
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2IaFaJrmno
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpFaWJQHwbA
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major – Wynton Marsalis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOLy6JxEDLw
Haydn – Symphony No. 94 in G Major 2nd Movement “Surprise”
Austria Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Child prodigy – composing and concertizing at age 4 and 5
Considered “Greatest natural genius” of all composers
Studied some with Haydn
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6hVlTa7v3c
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=neDnpgZPPvY
Mozart – Requiem in D minor – Lacrimosa
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVDBcmgzbAQ
Evanescence – Lacrymosa
Mozart – The Magic Flute: Queen of the Night Aria – Diana Dramau
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuBeBjqKSGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPbxIT9W1AY
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik 1st Movement – “A Little Night Music”
Germany Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Studied composition with Haydn
First composer to use vocals in a symphony
He is considered “The Bridge to Romanticism”
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuFrrzUo1ao
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=obwyxYmSJ3g
Beethoven – Missa Solemnis: Kyrie
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, 4th movement
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDsx7XA-W54
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrcOcKYQX3c
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 “Pathetique” – Daniel Barenboim