Viennese Classicism

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Viennese Classicism · In the second half of the eighteenth century, Vienna became the centre of a clear, balanced style. Joseph Haydn, in the service of the Esterházy family, developed the symphony and the string quartet; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came to Vienna in 1781 and Ludwig van Beethoven in 1792. They built their pieces in sonata form: two contrasting themes are presented, developed and return. Beethoven stretched that form to the stormy Fifth Symphony of 1808.

Listening

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  Symfonie nr. 40: Molto allegro (Concertgebouworkest, Nikolaus Harnoncourt) · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1788
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  Strijkkwartet op. 76 nr. 3 'Kaiser': Poco adagio cantabile (Amadeus Quartet) · Joseph Haydn, 1797
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  Symfonie nr. 5: Allegro con brio (Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber) · Ludwig van Beethoven, 1808

See also

• Franz Schubert
• Concerto and sonata
• German Baroque and Bach
• Symphonic rock
• March music and brass bands
• Bel canto and Italian opera
• Romanticism
• Verbunkos and Roma orchestras