Features of Mozart Classical music
- Created by: Lepeterson
- Created on: 30-04-18 08:58
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- Features of Mozart classical music
- Sonority and timbre
- Piano came in and replaced the Harpsichord
- Alberti bass was used in the piano
- Orchestra increased in size, as more instruments were introduced like the Oboe
- Piano came in and replaced the Harpsichord
- Harmony
- perfect cadences
- chords in root position
- clear chords such as chords I, IV and V
- Functional harmony
- Tonality
- They modulate to related and clear keys like:
- The relative major
- The relative minor
- The dominant
- They modulate to related and clear keys like:
- Texture
- Mostly homophonic
- melody- dominated homophony
- Tempo, rhythm and metre
- even pulse
- melody
- Not much ornamentation
- This is because this would have obstructed from the clarity of the melody line.
- More contrasting dynamics
- This shows contrasting moods
- Not much ornamentation
- Structure
- Variety and balance
- clear, even phrases
- The recitative and aria section where introduced.
- Sonority and timbre
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