LESSON NO.

10

SONATA AND BEETHOVEN

OBJECTIVES :

• Explain sonata and its movements.

• Listen and compare the sections osf sonata-allegro form .
• Appreciate the life and works of the famous composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven by listening and
describing the musical style in the composition .

GUIDED QUESTIONS :

1. Write the musical style of the classical period based on its :

a. dynamics c. melody e. texture
b. rhythm d. harmony
2. Compare the three movements of a sonata
3 . What are the three main sections of a sonata-allegro form ?
4. Listen to the composition of Beethoven , the Symphony no. 5 in minor C
5. Describe the characteristics of this composition according to its rhythm , melody , texture , dynamics and
other expressive elements of music

SUMMARY OF THE LESSON :

• THE WELL-KNOWN COMPOSERS OF

THE CLASSICAL PERIOD : THREE MAIN SECTIONS
Exposition – themes are presented
-Ludwig Van Bethoven Development – themes are treated
- Franz Joseph Haydn Recapitulation – themes return both in the tonic key
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .
• CODA – concluding section of 3 main
• Refine , Elegant and Graceful – classical section .
music can be described.
• Homophonic • Ludwig Van Beethoven
– there is a distinct with accompanying - Composers of the Millenium
harmony that move in the same rhythmic - Suffers into a hearing disorder
pattern . - Presented a musical genius with a highest level .
• Instrumental composition - Last Classicist and first Romanticists.
– folklike - Second child of John Van Beethoven
• Balance
– is observed in the similarity of length of the • John Van Beethoven
two phrases. -a court musician and a tenor singer .
• Crescendo and Decrescendo
- composers expressed their emotions with the • Momentum
use of gradual dynamic change . – created with a tiny rhythmic ideas of
• Epitaph Beethoven.
– example a classical piece by a classical • Greater tension
composers. – called for a large musical framework .
• Sonata
– came from latin word “ sonare “ w/c means a
large and extended instrumental work for a solo
instrument with a piano accompaniment.

THREE MOVEMENTS OF CLASSICAL

PERIOD :

Allegro – fast movement

Adagio – slow movement
Rondo – featuring main theme w/c returns
several times between other themes.
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SUBMITTED BY :

SORIANO , ALLAN O.

IV- 1 (AQUAMARINE )
SUBMITTED BY :

MRS. MARYANN ABAIGAR