3/7Music and the Human Experience with Professor KattariExtra credit: add 5 classical songs and movie autobiography report due March 31Beethoven – recognize 3- stage development- Situate his revolutionary spirit within cultural/historical context- Understand his influence on Romantic cultureBeethoven background- Did not come from nobility but from a family of musicians- Moved to Vienna in 1792 to work with Haydno He learned the rules from Haydn but not inspiration from Haydn At first imitated Haydn/Mozart Traditional 4 Classical genreso Supported by rich/middle-class patrons in Vienna Patrons, concerts, publishing, lessons, etc.- Starts to break norm especially with sonataso Sonata in C minor, 1798 I. “Grave – Allegro II. “Adagio” III. Rondo:Allegro (in-class example – “Pathetique”)- Music is darker and more dynamic (In-class example (quasi una fantasia) known as the “moonlight sonata”)- I. Adagio sostenuto II. Allegretto III. Presto agitato2nd Musical Period (1802-1812) “Heroic Period”- Individual style (sounds like Beethoven)o Evokes conflict, triumph over adversity, heroic themes- Emotionally expressiveo Dramatic contrasto Larger orchestra – timbral and dynamic way- Revolutionary expansion of Classical Styleo Longer workso Movements increase in length over time which is reverse of Haydno Unites all movements through small common rhythmic and melodic motiveso Modified expected forms and tempos- Why was Beethoven the transition and so popularo Started losing hearing at 26o The heiligenstadt Testamento Aftermath of French Revolutiono Industrial revolution expanded capabilities of instruments- Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica” Heroic)o Dedicated to Napoleon but then replaced as a celebration to the memory of Napoleon when he was a hero. - Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1804-8)o Weird music video of a heroic orange butterflyo What does this borrow from Classical rules? Number and tempo of movementso Where does it break from Classical rules? Motive sets mood but not meter, tempo, or key No break between 3rd and 4th