Classical era composers. Violists. First Viennese School.


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Sheet music suggestions

[details ←] Praeludium and Allegro [arrangement] (No. 4 of Five Classic Manuscripts) - full score Percussion, Violin,
[details ←] Praeludium and Allegro [arrangement] (No. 4 of Five Classic Manuscripts) - set of parts Percussion, Violin,
[details ←] Piano Adventures Background Accompaniments for General MIDI, Primer Level Piano,
[details ←] Eleven Viennese Dances, WoO 17 ’Moedlinger Taenze’ (Riemann) [attributed work] - full score
[details ←] Praeludium and Allegro [arrangement] (No. 4 of Five Classic Manuscripts) - solo part Percussion, Violin,
[details ←] Eleven Viennese Dances, WoO 17 ’Moedlinger Taenze’ (Riemann) [attributed work] - set of parts
[details ←] Viennese Sonatinas (6) Piano,
[details ←] New Studies in Technique (Etudes de Mecanisme Piano,
[details ←] 3 Tenors (Karaoke CD) voice solo,
[details ←] Notturno (Evocasione) Piano, Saxophone, , sax, saxophone, , alto saxophone,
[details ←] A Living Legacy
[details ←] The Night Before Christmas (for Narration and Band) ,concert band,

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The classical era in music, the transition from baroque to romantic music, lasted from around 1750 till 1800. In this period the symphony as a seperate work of art was developed. Another characteristic is the so-called sonata form, a way to structure music. The term classical for this music refers to the ancient Roman and Greek cultures, that were idealised in that era.

Composers who also play the viola and as such performed their own or other composer's compositions.

The three great classical composers, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, are commonly referred to as the First Viennese School. They never really worked together as a group, though especially Mozart and Haydn knew each other well, and have most certainly influenced each other. For example, Mozart dedicated some string quartets to Haydn, because he valued Haydn's string quartets so much. In general they valued each other very much as composers, and as persons. For Beethoven, who was the "youngest" of the three, the other two were his big examples, especially Mozart. Beethoven was also the most romantic of the classical composers.

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