Classical period

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  • Music: Classical Period
    • Composers
      • Wolfgang  Amadeus Mozart
      • Giovanni Battista Viotti
      • Muzio Clementi
      • Luigi Boccherini
      • Michael Haydn
    • Melody
      • Built on scales and arpeggios
      • simple and repetitive
      • short and clearly defined phrases with 2 or more contrasting themes
      • built on motifs
      • melodies tended to be shorter than baroque
    • 1730 - 1820
    • Texture
      • varied dynamic range
      • use of scales, arpeggios,and chords
      • mostly homophonic
    • harmony
      • functional, very simple
      • harmonised with triadic harmony
      • use of primary chords
    • instruments
      • Violin
      • Viola
      • Horn
      • Trumpet
      • violoncellos
      • Piano
      • double basses
      • flute
      • oboe
      • clarinet
      • bassoons
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