Beethoven Music Vs Classical Music Essay

There are many characteristic that both the Romantic and Classical eras share but there are some differences in between the style of music played in both of them. For example the use of Sonata Allegro form is used more in all Classical Instrumental music from concerti to Sonatas to Symphonies to the chamber music. The most common compositional forms during this time were instrumental Sonatas, Concerti and symphonies. Mozart composed a large amount of Operas yet all 3 major Classical composers Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven made a huge amount of chamber music. The use of the piano concerto took place in this time especially with the works of Mozart. The style used is best defined as music with a delicate sound and thin textures. This sound is closely associated with Mozart. Haydn sometimes uses musical jokes to play around with the audience. His music is fairly clean in texture as well. For Beethoven, listen for the use of counterpoint as a dramatic tool but also for a thicker texture. His music is suspenseful and one can hear the tension build up. Beethoven used a lot more emotion in

The second movement is slow - typically an adagio or andante, the third movement is a scherzo or minuet and trio while the final movement is a Rondo, sometimes theme and variations. The symphonic structure was also used in the Classical time. More significant works were composed including the 9 Beethoven, the 100 plus Haydn and the 40 some Mozart Symphonies. Yet Romantic Symphonies are thicker in texture because the orchestration calls for more instruments but also the use of more brass instruments. Classical symphonies are usually strings, basson, flute, oboe, french horn, trumpet and