Music

Architecture Time Travel --> To the Classical Period!

When would that be? 

__ **Historical Themes** __
 * The Industrial Revolution -
 * New developments in the means of production led to increases in material goods and wealth


 * The political ideals of republican government -
 * Time of the American and French Revolutions

__** Neo-Classical Architecture - inspired by Ancient Greece and Rome ** __

What characteristics do you find in these buildings? Baroque was all about decoration, detail and awe-inspiring structures. What is Neo-Classical all about?

//Altes Museum//, Berlin, Germany

//The White House//

//The Lincoln Memorial//

//The U.S. Capitol Building//

//Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's home)//

//Second Bank Building,// Philadelphia

//Milwaukee County Courthouse//

//State Historical Society, Madison//

__**Musical Style** __


 * //Simpler textures - melody + accompaniment//
 * How is this different than the Baroque Era?


 * //Simpler melodies//
 * Classical melodies usually fall into even phrases, and often were organized into symmetrical "question and answer" structures.


 * //Simpler, rational forms//
 * Simple two- and three-part forms became the essential building blocks of all Classical forms

(Summaries from http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/clhist.html) = = =Think you've figured out the differences between the baroque and classical eras?= =Check your thoughts by reading and listening here -->= = = =[]=

**Composers** media type="file" key="01 Surprise Symphony.m4a" width="300" height="50" Symphony No. 94
 * **Haydn **

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 * **<span class="wiki_link_ext">Mozart **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Beethoven **