6th Entry

• 1785-1820, Classic period (music history)
• During the Classic period the large public concert became increasingly popular.
• The Classic sonata was divided into three of four parts, called movement
• First movement was fast (allegro), althought it might begin slowly. Theme was presented in this movement p.73
• Second movement was usually slow (adagio or andante)
• Third movement was generally a minuet (also allegro)
• Last movement was the fastest of all (allegro, assai or presto).
• If a sonata only has three movements , the minuet would be omitted.
• April 2,1800, Beethoven's first symphony was performed
• Eroica, Beethoven's third symphony.
• Beethoven spent 1802-1803 working on Eroica.
• Eroica v.s Nepoleon