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Jean-Philippe Rameau Born
Tried to establish a rational foundation for harmonic practice. -
Fredrick the Great Born
Very gifted at flute. -
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Empfindsamkeit Style
Simple and expressive of "natural" feeling. -
"Treatise on Harmony"
The first thoughts on music theory created by Jean-Philippe Rameau. -
Classical Style Created
Began in Italian opera. -
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The Rococo Style
Derived from the French word "rocaille" meaning "scroll." -
Franz Joseph Haydn Born
Credited as the primary mover within the new classic style. -
Franz Joseph Haydn Born
One of the most original and inventive composers. -
Invention of the Symphony
Invented by Giovanni Battista Sammartini in Milan, Italy. -
Antonio Salieri Born
One of the successful court composers in Vienna. -
String Quartet Genre Invented
Invented by Franz Xaver Richter. -
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Classical Style
Used melodies you could sing, and had clear cut question and answer phrases. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Born
Mozart was a child prodigy. -
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Industrial Revolution
Made mass production possible. -
Period: to
Tour Through Austrian-Hungarian Countries
His father took him on tour through Germany, France, England, Holland, and Italy. -
Jean-Philippe Rameau Death
Had the beginning ideas of music theory. -
Period: to
The American Rovolution
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First Patented Version of Piano
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"Idomeneo" Composed by Mozart
Commissioned to compose and produce for Munich. -
Mozart Married Constanze Weber
He was 26 and she was 20. He actually wanted to marry her sister. -
Mozart Bought His First Piano
Still in his old apartment in Salzburg. -
Piano Concerto in G Major K. 453
Mozart wrote this for a student of his. -
Fredrick the Great Death
Composed at least 100 sonatas and 4 symphonies. -
Period: to
The French Revolution
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Death
Body was dumped in a mass grave, so nobody knows where his body is located now. -
Haydn's Later Orchestra
Made up of strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion. -
"String Quartet in C Major Op. 76, No. 3" by Haydn
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Franz Joseph Haydn Death
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Franz Joseph Haydn Death
Mozart thought highly of Haydn.