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	Classical Era (music) II - Andamooka Reader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The best-known composers of the Classical Era are Joseph Haydn
		Thus, the Classical Period is often presented as one that begins with a transition dating as early as 1720/30 or as late as 1750, and reaches a peak sometime between 1770 and 1781 in the music of Haydn and Mozart.
		Classical sonata structure, dependent first and foremost on harmonic movement, was the predominant form in most first movements of symphonies, sonatas, chamber works, and to a lesser extent in some movements within the mass (religious service) form, and according to Charles Rosen, in some parts of Mozart's operas.
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	Classical
		From the Classical era arose the symphony, the modern solo concerto, and piano trios.
		Beethoven is known for helping along the transition from the Baroque era to the Classical era, he is also seen as the father of modern music, thus causing him to be an essential composer of the era.
		Another defining characteristic of the Classical era was the use of chromatic scales in compositions; it was used for expressive effect.
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	Classical music era Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Although the term classical music is used as a blanket term meaning all kinds of music in a certain tradition, it can also mean this particular era within that tradition.
		The last classical composers are generally taken to be Ludwig van Beethoven, who after writing in a classical style in his early works, pushed its conventions and forms into new territory, and Franz Schubert, who served as a bridge between the Classical and Romantic Era.
		Classical music itself is distinguished by the use of dynamic contrast to accent suspension and return to the tonic.
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	What is Classical music era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Although the term classical music is used as a blanket term meaning all kinds of music in a certain tradition, it can also occasionally mean this particular era within that tradition.
		One might truly say that he was the father of the sonata form — which, in its classical incarnation, relied on dramatic contrast, tension of melody against harmony, rhythm, and required the audience to follow a dramatic curve over a larger span of time than was previously necessary.
		For some this marks the beginning of the "mature" classical style, where the period of reaction against the complexity of the late Baroque begins to be replaced with a period of integration of elements of both Baroque and classical styles.
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	The Classical Era
		Although the Classical Era lasted for only 70 years, there was a substantial change in the music that was being produced.
		Classical music placed a greater stress on clarity with regard to melodic expression and instrumental color.
		This form continued to change and evolve throughout the classical period, and it is important to note that the classical sonata was very different from the sonatas written by Baroque composers.
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	Joseph Haydn and the Classical Era
		The Classical Era was the final historical period of the "patronage system" in which musicians worked as servants to powerful noblemen.
		Classical Period music was the "swan song" of autocratic powers among most European nobles, and it was the era that gave birth to the great democracies of the New World.
		Classicism is based on the artistic principles of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, emphasizing and idealizing beauty, clarity, simplicity, and balance.
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	Frequently Asked Questions about Classical and Historical Fencing
		Classical fencing is the final development of European swordsmanship, which came into its full form during the last half of the 19th century.
		Classical fencing is a martial art and is taught with constant reference to the realities of an encounter with sharp blades.
		Because the techniques of classical fencing evolved from the traditions of the dueling ground, the focus of the training is to enable the fencer to survive in an actual combative situation on the terrain.
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	Articles - Classical music era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		One might truly say that he was the father of the sonata form â“ which, in its Classical flowering, relied on dramatic contrast, tension of melody against harmony and rhythm, and required the audience to follow a dramatic curve over a larger span of time than was previously necessary.
		Among this generation of "Classical Romantics" Franz Schubert, Carl Maria von Weber, and John Field are among the most prominent, along with the young Felix Mendelssohn.
		Their sense of form was strongly influenced by the Classical style, and they were not yet "learned" (imitating rules which were codified by others), but directly responding to works by Beethoven, Mozart, Clementi, and others, as they encountered them.
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	The Music of the Romantic Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Romantic era produced many more composers whose name and music are still familiar and popular today: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Chopin, Wagner, and Verdi are perhaps the most well-known, but there are plenty of others who may also be familiar, including Strauss, Schumann, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Puccini, and Mahler.
		Early Classical composers, for example, were determined to get away from what they considered the excesses of the Baroque style.
		Classical composers lived on the patronage of the aristocracy; their audience was generally small, upper-class, and knowledgeable about music.
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	ipedia.com: Classical music era Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The classical period in Western music occurred in the second half of the 18th century.
		The classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods.
		One might truly say that he was the father of the sonata form - which, in its classical incarnation, relied on dramatic contrast, tension of melody against harmony, rhythm and involving the audience in the playing out of the dramatic structure of a work the cardinal virtues of the new style.
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	Chapter 7 - The Classical Era: 1750 - 1800
		The Classical era in music is often identified as being from the years 1750-1800 (more often classified by historians as spanning between 1800-1827), but its origins can be traced to the early part of the century
		Classicism refers to the aesthetic attitudes and principles manifested in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome and characterized by emphasis on form, simplicity, proportion, and restraint - this influence is clearly seen in the architecture of the time - the American White House is an excellent example
		The Classical era was under the influence of the Age of Enlightenment (aka the Age of Reason)
	www.harford.edu /faculty/kkramer/CLAS.HTM (6604 words)

	Classical Era
		The age as a whole is sometimes called the Augustan age, or the classical or neoclassical period.
		The first of these is now a literary classic, but in spite of the penetrating characterization and vitality of both works, they initially attained popularity only among artisans, merchants, and the poor.
		The developed classicism and literary conservatism associated with Johnson fought a rear-guard action against the cult of sentiment and feeling associated in various ways with the harbingers of the coming age of romanticism.
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	CHAPTER 13 -- THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1740 -- 1825) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Classical composers found the polyphony of the previous era muddy, and the element of a prominent melody became very important in the era's musical style.
		Three of the outstanding composers of the Classical period are Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, and Beethoven, whose music is the peak of the Classical period and the foundation of Romanticism.
		He was blessed with an unusually long life for someone of the era, as well as the good fortune of being employed for nearly thirty some years by the Esterhazy family, one of the richest musical patrons of the era.
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	Karachi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By this time Karachi was a city with railroads, churches, paved streets, courts and many commercial centres as well as a magnificent harbour built by the British.
		Many of the buildings were built in classical British colonial style, contrasting significantly with the "Mughal Gothic" of Lahore.
		Buildings of historical importance such as Wazir Mansion and the Khaliqdina Hall, and beautiful colonial buildings such as the KMC building, the Hindu Gymkhana, the Frere Hall, Denso Hall and the Empress Market are also tourist attractions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karachi (2486 words)

	Classical Era on NCPM.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Classical Era began during the period known as...
		The Pianoforte in the Classical Era charts the progress of this revolution in musical aesthetics and experience...
		Era (1850 - 1920 C.E.) Semi Classical The Baroque Era (1600-1750 C.E.) The Classical Era (1750-1820 C.E...
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	The Classical Era and Early History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Rome a city covering seven hills, later made its inhabitants the masters of an empire extending to the Tigris and Euphrates in the east, the Rhine and Danube in the north and the Sahara in the south.
		Rome is well known in history for the administration of an empire, the maintenance of peace through law and justice, its military strategy and for its transmission of the classical Greek heritage to the west.
		From this early era, come many of the rules and values that still shape the world today.
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	The History of Music
		Homophony - music where the melody and accompaniment are clearly distinct - was the main style during the classical era; new genres were discovered that completed the transformation from the Baroque era to the Classical.
		The foundation of the Classical sonatas is conflict - for instance between two themes of contrasting character.
		All of the main instrumental forms of the Classical era, the quartet, symphony,and concerto, were based on the dramatic structure of the sonata.
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	List of classical music composers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is an alphabetical list of classical music composers sorted by eras.
		Not all composers fit neatly into one and only one category: some, such as Monteverdi, wrote in the style of more than one era.
		See the list of 20th century classical composers, 20th century classical music, and the list of 21st century classical composers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_classical_music_composers (148 words)

	Classical music era : Classical Era (Music) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The last classical composer is generally taken to be Ludwig van Beethoven, who after writing in a classical style in his early works, pushed its conventions and forms into new territory.
		Classical music was written specifically for the sake of music; there is no grand design or emotion built into it.
		Forms pioneered in the classical period include the symphony ; the concerto also saw considerable development.
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	World Civilizations Online Chapter 11 -- Chapter 11 Outline
		After 600 C.E., the classical stage of civilization came to an end to be replaced by the postclassical world.
		The decline of the classical civilizations of Asia, Africa, and Europe unleashed expansive forces that would carry civilization to new regions of the world.
		The fall of the classical civilizations coincided with the rise of religions.
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	The Classical Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Classical Music: The music that is mainly written for concerts, operas, religious services, as well as ballets, using instruments or voices.
		Music from the Classical period was more serious, elegant, and predictable than many of the previous forms that could be found in the Baroque period.
		The Classical Era has been referred to as "powdered wig" music because it was music meant for the cultured.
	gpss.wrdsb.edu.on.ca /academics/music/classic/classic.htm (210 words)

	The Classical Era
		One of the composers of the classical era was Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787).
		From the beginning of his life, Beethoven constantly expanded his style and ideals and his work is known to form a bridge between the classical and Romantic periods.
		He based much of his music on the Classical forms and style of the 18th century such as the symphony, sonata, and string quartet.
	www.derbyps.org /music/Facts/classical_era.htm (574 words)

	Classical Era (music) - Andamooka Reader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Although many composers lived and worked during the Classical Period, the three major figures are Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).
		All made use of sonata form, the hallmark of the classical period.
		Classical sonata structure, dependent first and foremost on harmonic movement, was the predominant form in a vast majority of first movements of symphonies, sonatas, and chamber works.
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	Sequencing Music of the Classical Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		While the synthesizer and computer are known to have a profound effect on the creation and performance of modern music, they can also be useful tools in the study of classical repertoire.
		All it takes is the correct translation of the stylistic and technical elements of classical music into the modern languages of sequencing and sound synthesis.
		Sequencing Music of the Classical Era was written to assist the student, guided by a trained teacher, to explore the many facets of classical literature through the preparation of MIDI sequences.
	www.halpeterson.com /classical.html (346 words)

	Composer In The Classical Era on RLPS.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Nova Era was founded by Composer/Producer Andres Roca and Oboist Maria Luisa Coppelli.
		The Canadian trio Sanctuary is a classical ensemble that defies categorisation...
		was an Italian composer of the Baroque era.
	www.rlps.co.uk /classic/composer_in_the_classical_era.html (581 words)

	Classical era chamber music and the romantic composers
		Classical era chamber music and the composers; Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Schumann.
		Because chamber music emphasized a group expression rather than virtuoso soloists, its proponents were generally those composers who still aligned themselves with the more traditional style of the Classical period.
		His movements are particularly slow and beautiful, influenced by the Romantic style of the period.
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	Classical CD Guide -- Start Your Classical Music Collection :: Finding Classical Music CDs by Era
		The history of classical music is as rich and diverse as that of Western civilization.
		For each era, we have chosen the ten best pieces and recommended recordings for all of them.
		Classical (1750-1820): A lighter, more simple style than the Baroque.
	www.classicalcdguide.com /eras (298 words)

	SAGE Publications - Sociological Theory in the Classical Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		It skillfully demonstrates the contemporary relevance of classical theory, elucidates the complex interplay of empirical research and sociological theory, and makes crystal clear that good theory must always be more than idle speculation.
		Sociological Theory in the Classical Era is a highly-acclaimed new text which utilizes the unique and increasingly popular text/reader approach.
		Sociological Theory in the Classical Era is intended for use as the core text in upper-level Classical Sociological Theory courses, or in combined Classical/Contemporary Sociological Theory courses.
	www.sagepub.com /book.aspx?pid=10275 (657 words)

	Romantic Era Composers on RLPS.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Classical Era was a time when composers introduced a...
		Classical and Early Romantic era was the guitar's "Golden Age".
		Romantic era was another period of rapid evolution in music.
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	Learn About Music: History: Famous Composers: Classical Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		When people refer to classical music, they usually mean just serious music, but when musicians use the term classical music, they should mean music written btween 1750 and 1825.
		Another Classical form of music that evolved from the sonata is the concerto.
		In the Classical era, composers began to change the tempo or the dynamic level within a section.
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