The germination of classicism took place in Italy in the Baroque era. Later, due to the emergence of Haydn (the father of symphony), Mozart (music prodigy) and Beethoven (music saint) in Vienna, classical music was formed and developed.
Therefore, the "classical school" in music actually refers to the "Vienna classical school". Classical art, which first occurred in the field of literature and art, aims at restoring the classical art of Greece and Rome, pays attention to the symmetry and coordination in form, and mainly focuses on the pursuit of objective beauty. Classical works generally have regular rhythm changes.
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Early classical schools:
1. Three schools of music
New music in the form of main melody, which rose in Italy after the Renaissance, flourished in Germany and Austria with the background of aristocratic society. There were three main schools of music in its early days.
the second is the Mannheim school centered on Johann Stamitz (1717-1757). The third is the early Vienna music school centered on Wagenzar and Munn.
2, characterized by instrumental music
In classical music, although opera is also an important part, on the whole, classical music is characterized by instrumental music, especially in the form of sonatas and symphonies. The chamber music and symphonies of Mannheim School not only had an impact on Vienna School, but also had a direct impact on young Beethoven in Bonn.
3. Sonata form
Sonata form is a very representative form in classical music. That is, there is a contrast between the first and second themes in the presentation part, a development part in the middle, and then a reproduction part with two themes repeated.
Mannheim School had already formed a fairly complete form at that time. Mannheim Music School also added minuet movement to the symphony form, and woodwind instruments also adopted double-tube arrangement in their symphony orchestration. Mozart added clarinet to his symphony, and he learned it after hearing their band play in Mannheim.
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