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Beginning
The classical period started in the second half of the 18th century. This musical style was born as a form of rupture against the strict rules of baroque music characterized by their horizontal structure where several melodies overlapped at the same time. -
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What remarkable developments in music happened during the classical period?
During the period of roughly 1750 to 1810 there were major changes in Western music. The sonata form, one of the most durable forms in music history, was established. The structure of string quartets and symphonies was worked out. And, by the end of the period, music was being freed from the shackles of strict adherence to the relationships between structure and key signatures (primarily by Beethoven). -
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Cultural music
Music evolved within the broader culture of the time, called the Age of Enlightenment, which shared some characteristics with the Renaissance, most obviously its return to the ancient world of Greece and Rome for cultural inspiration. -
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Scientific Mozart music
Specifically, patients who listened to Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata demonstrated decreased heart rates and improved oxygen saturation, leading to quicker post-stress recovery. Classical music sounds pleasing to the ear, which in turn improves cognition in the brain. -
Industrial revolution
1760 Industrial revolution began. -
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American revolution
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the military conflict of the American Revolution.The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the military conflict of the American Revolution. -
Painting
"El Juramento de los Horacios" (1784) - Jacques-Louis David (France): A neoclassical painting depicting three Roman brothers swearing allegiance before a battle. -
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1789 George Washington was elected First President. -
Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus' (1818)
It tells the dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the secret of life. In the grip of his obsession he constructs a being from dead body parts, and animates this creature. The results, for Victor and for his family, are catastrophic. -
End
The classical period ended around 1830, around the death of Beethoven.