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- 1The Elements of Music
- Prelude Listening to Music Today
- Ch. 1 Melody: Musical Line
- Ch. 2 Rhythm and Meter: Musical Time
- Ch. 3 Harmony: Musical Space
- Ch. 4 Musical Texture
- Ch. 5 Musical Form
- Ch. 6 Musical Expression: Tempo and Dynamics
- 2Musical Instruments and Ensembles
- Ch. 7 Voices and Musical Instrument Families
- Ch. 8 Western Musical Instruments
- Ch. 9 Musical Ensembles
- Ch. 10 Style and Function of Music in Society
- 3The Middle Ages
- Ch. 11 The Culture of the Middle Ages
- Ch. 12 Sacred Music in the Middle Ages
- Ch. 13 Secular Music in the Middle Ages
- 4The Renaissance
- Ch. 14 The Renaissance Spirit
- Ch. 15 Renaissance Sacred Music
- Ch. 16 Renaissance Secular Music
- Transition I From Renaissance to Baroque
- 5The Organization of Musical Sounds
- Ch. 17 Musical Systems
- Ch. 18 The Major-Minor System
- 6The Baroque and the Arts
- Ch. 19 The Baroque Spirit
- Ch. 20 Main Currents in Baroque Music
- 7Vocal Music of the Baroque
- Ch. 21 Baroque Opera
- Ch. 22 Barbara Strozzi and the Italian Cantata
- Ch. 23 Bach and the Sacred Cantata
- Ch. 24 Handel and the Oratorio
- 8Instrumental Music of the Baroque
- Ch. 25 The Baroque Sonata and Concerto
- Ch. 26 The Baroque Suite
- Ch. 27 Other Baroque Instrumental Forms
- Transition II To the Age of Enlightenment
- 9Expanded Elements of Form
- Ch. 28 The Development of Musical Ideas
- Ch. 29 Classical Forms
- 10The Classical Spirit
- Ch. 30 Classicism in the Arts
- Ch. 31 Classicism in Music
- 11Classical Chamber Music
- Ch. 32 Eighteenth-Century Chamber Music Style
- Ch. 33 Mozart and Chamber Music
- 12The Classical Symphony
- Ch. 34 The Nature of the Symphony
- Ch. 35 Haydn and the Symphony
- Ch. 36 Beethoven and the Symphony in Transition
- 13The Eighteenth-Century Concerto and Sonata
- Ch. 37 The Classical Concerto
- Ch. 38 The Classical Sonata
- 14Choral Music and Opera in the Classical Era
- Ch. 39 Sacred Choral Music
- Ch. 40 Classical Opera
- Transition III From Classicism to Romanticism
- 15The Romantic Movement
- Ch. 41 The Spirit of Romanticism
- Ch. 42 Romanticism in Music
- 16Nineteenth-Century Art Song
- Ch. 43 The Romantic Song
- Ch. 44 Schubert and the Lied
- Ch. 45 Robert Schumann and the Song Cycle
- 17The Nineteenth-Century Piano Piece
- Ch. 46 The Piano and Its Literature
- Ch. 47 Chopin and Piano Music
- Ch. 48 Liszt and the Rise of the Performer/Composer
- Ch. 49 Clara Schumann: Pianist and Composer
- Ch. 50 Louis Gottschalk and Piano Music in America
- 18Romantic Program Music
- Ch. 51 The Nature of Program Music
- Ch. 52 Berlioz and the Program Symphony
- Ch. 53 Musical Nationalism
- 19Absolute Forms in the Nineteenth Century
- Ch. 54 The Romantic Symphony
- Ch. 55 Brahms and the Late Romantic Symphony
- Ch. 56 Dvorak as a Symphonist
- Ch. 57 The Romantic Concerto
- Ch. 58 Felix Mendelssohn and the Concerto
- Ch. 59 Amy Beach and Classical Composition in America
- 20Choral and Dramatic Music in the Nineteenth Century
- Ch. 60 Romantic Choral Music
- Ch. 61 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and the Romantic Part Song
- Ch. 62 Romantic Opera
- Ch. 63 Verdi and Italian Opera
- Ch. 64 Wagner and the Music Drama
- Ch. 65 Exoticism in Opera
- Ch. 66 Puccini and Late Romantic Opera
- Ch. 67 Tchaikovsky and the Ballet
- 21The Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Eras
- Transition IV The Post-Romantic Era
- Ch. 68 Debussy and Impressionism
- Ch. 69 Ravel and Post-Impressionism
- 22The Early Twentieth Century
- Ch. 70 Main Currents in Early-Twentieth-Century Music
- Ch. 71 New Elements of Musical Style
- Ch. 72 Stravinsky and the Revitalization of Rhythm
- Ch. 73 Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School
- Ch. 74 Berg and Early-Twentieth-Century Opera
- Ch. 75 Webern and Serial Technique
- 23Twentieth-Century Nationalism
- Ch. 76 Bela Bartok and the European Tradition
- Ch. 77 American Traditions: The Music of Charles Ives and William Grant Still
- Ch. 78 Nationalism in the Americas: Aaron Copland and Silvestre Revueltas
- 24Popular Styles
- Ch. 79 Ragtime, Blues, and Early Jazz
- Ch. 80 The Swing Era and Beyond
- Ch. 81 Musical Theater
- Ch. 82 Rock and the Global Scene
- 25The New Music
- Ch. 83 New Directions
- Ch. 84 The New Virtuosity of the Modern Age
- Ch. 85 Contemporary Composers Look to World Music
- Ch. 86 Music for Films
- Ch. 87 Technology and Music
- Ch. 88 Some Current Trends
Chapter 33: Mozart and Chamber Music
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"People make a mistake who think that my art has come easily to me. Nobody has devoted so much time and thought to composition as I. There is not a famous master whose music I have not studied over and over." Key Points
- The Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy who started to write music before the age of five.
- Although he lived only thirty-five years, Mozart made significant contributions to nearly all musical genres, including the symphony, sonata, concerto, chamber music, sacred music, and various types of opera (buffa, or comic; seria, or serious; and Singspiel, or with spoken dialogue).
- Mozart's music is notable for its lyrical melodies, colorful orchestration, and dramatic content.
- One of Mozart's best-known works is Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), a serenade for strings.
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