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| prodigy | a child with exceptional talent |
| subject | a main melody in a fugue |
| motive | a short musical idea used as a basis for a piece |
| fugue | a composition with a suject repeated throughout; like a round |
| symphony | a multi-movement work for orchestra |
| episode | development section of the fugue |
| theme | a musical phrase which typically lasts between 8-16 measures |
| variation | a series of changes the main motive is altered by |
| requiem | a mass performed at a funeral; mass for the dead |
| 1750 - 1820 | time period for the Classical Period |
| simple, balanced, symmetrical | characteristics of music from the classical period |
| American Revolution; French Revolution; War of 1812; Napolean's conquests; rise of the middle class | 5 World Events during the Classical Period |
| patronage | system of music before the Classical Period |
| freelance | system of music during the Classical Period |
| Vienna | musical capitol of the world |
| Austria | country that Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven all lived in at one time |
| The Surprise Symphony | title of piece by Haydn that we studied |
| Kyrie from Requiem in D Minor | title of piece by Mozart that we studied |
| dynamics, rhythm, instrumentation, dynamics, mode, accompaniment, meter change | ways to create a variation |
| bass, tenor, alto, soprano | choral parts in order from lowest to highest |
| Beethoven | composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic periods |
| the f chord in the main theme; the dynamics start very quiet and are suddently interrupted by an extremely loud sound. | What was the surprise in the "Surprise Symphony" |
| Mozart | child prodigy who performed all over Europe |
| Haydn | cut off the ponytail of a classmate in the Vienna Boys Choir |
| piano replaced harpsichord; opera became popular; musicians became more independent | musical events during the Classical period |
