Music Journal #4 -The Classical Period

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1. When was the classical period?
2. What are the two meanings of "classical" music?
3. Describe the classical style.
4. Name the three most important composers of this era.
5. Write a 1-2 page report on one of the three composers named above.
6. How did Beethoven's music differ from Haydn and Mozart's music.
7. What new instruments were added to the orchestra during the Baroque period?
8. Write three paragraphs about another composer in the Classical Period.
9. Listen to five hours of music from the classical period. (You can borrow CD's from the library, listen to a classical station in your area or online, listen to individual pieces at sites that tell about specific composers, borrow CD's from a friend or relative…be creative!)
10. Record the names of the composers you listened to and the names of the pieces they wrote.

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