Classical Composers & Forms

Get facts about the Classical style period (1775-1870)

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Quizlet Flashcards on Classical Form here.

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Test your knowledge about the Classical period with these Kahoot games.

Kahoot game reviewing Classical Composers here.

Kahoot game reviewing Classical Forms here.

Learn more about the three main composers (Part 1)

For those who can read and are interested in digging a little deeper, read the following post by Classical Era Music: A Beginner's Guide.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

Franz Joseph Haydn

For those who like to read.

Listen to the standard Forms of Classical Music (Part 2)

1. Theme and Variations

Mozart's variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle." Performed by Alberto Lodoletti.

2. String Quartet

Haydn Op 76 No. 2, First Movement. Performed by Attacca Quartet.

3. Rondo

Beethoven's Fur Elise with a Ragtime twist. Performed by Daniel Mele.

Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca" from Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331. Performed by The Abaca String Band. (Originally for solo piano.)

4. Sonata

Mozart's Sonata for Two pianos in D Major, K 448. Performed by Anderson and Roe.

Beethoven, Adagio Cantabile, second movement from Sonata Pathétique No. 8, op. 13. Performed by Yundi.

Muzio Clementi's Sonatina, Op 36 No 1, Performed by Cory Hall.

5. Concerto

Mozart's Concerto No.13 in C Major. Performed by Mitsuko Uchida.

6. Opera

From Mozart's Magic Flute, "Queen of the Night.” Performed by Diana Damrau.

7. Requiem

Mozart's Requiem: "Lacrimosa." Performed by Ensemble Contraste

8. Symphony

Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise." Performed by Berlin Philharmonic.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Or titled here as "Beethoven's Wig."

Bonus videos (Part 3)

“I’m a Barbie Girl” in the style of SIX classical composers. Some composers are from the Classical period, and others are from the Romantic and 20th Century: Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, and Debussy.

Beethoven, according to Peanuts.

Hip Hop and Beethoven!

What does Beethoven's 5th look like on a bicycle?