Mozart and classical music

Mozart and Classical Music

Operas where split into two sections: Recitative and Aria.

Aria: Which is the syllabic part.

Recitative:Sad and melismatic

• Classical music is simple, super functional and has 4 bar, regular phrasing.
• They have to modulate to the dominant, the relative major or minor.
• The piano comes in and replaces the harpsichord as the harpsichord is not as versatile as the piano.
• Brass instruments with valves were invented and there were clarinets, bassoons and oboes.
• As result orchestras grew larger because of the more instruments that were being introduced.
• The harmony is in melody dominated homophony.
• More dynamics started to come in, such as crescendos and diminuendos.
• They had sections of contrast and variety.