During the Classical period, many changes were occurring across Europe and America, including the French Revolution, Industrialization, and the rise of slavery. Music began to reflect these societal changes. Chamber music was often performed in the homes of the upper classes and used string instruments, woodwinds, and piano or harpsichord. Operas were commonly written and performed in Italian and German, while sonatas like Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata became popular forms of classical music. Spirituals also emerged as a musical style for the common people.

1. THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
World of change

2. CHANGES
 Many changes were occurring all over the modern
world.
 French Revolution
 Industrialism
 American Revolution
 Rise of Slavery
 Blend of society-agrarian meets industrialization
 Music also reflected these changes

3. PURPOSE
 Entertainment
 Class vs. commoners
 The common man’s musical style
 Homophony-one melody with accompaniment
 Orchestra
 sonata

4. INSTRUMENTS
 Piano- prevalent
 Strings
 Violin
 Viola
 Cello

5. VOICE
 Operas
 Chamber music
 Beggar’s Opera
 Sprituals

6. CHAMBER MUSIC
 Chamber music was often played in the homes of
the upper classes. The strings, woodwind and
piano or harpsichord would be the main instruments
played.

7. MOZART: EIN KLEINE NACHTMUSIK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iZKaPzi
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8. BEGGAR’S OPERA-1728
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICZvaMaZNHI&f
eature=related
 The Beggar’s Opera was a satirical look at the
formal opera. It debuted in France and ran for a
very long time. It was a comical look at European’s
fascination with Italian Opera.

9. OPERA
 Italian and German were the two most common
languages that Opera was performed in. Vienna,
the birthplace of formal classical music was also the
center of Classical music as a whole. Italian was a
primary language as was German, so operas were
written in these two languages.
 Listen to Pavarotti as Pagliace
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUe2OnXIBEg

10. SONATAS
 Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is one of the more
popular sonata’s of this time period because
Beethoven wrote so many of them.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVeaIHWWck

11. CONCERT HALLS

12. SPIRITUALS
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ejJPp8wdU