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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University

The Classical Period
Composer, Patron and Public in the Classical Period

Web Resources

A Century of Music in Vienna

http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/schoenberg/Vienna1905.htm

A description of key figures and historic high points in the Vienna music scene from the Classical period into the 20th Century is provided here.

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

http://www.artaria.com/Composer/StGeorges.htm

A brief biography of the influential and flamboyant French composer from the Classical period is provided at this site. Another site on the artist can be found at this site: http://www.composers.net/database/s/Saint-Georges.html

Johann Christian Bach

http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2499/JCBach_Links.html

Links to information and time on Bach's son, who settled in London, are provided here.

Questions



1

How did the relationship of JC Bach to the middle class, church and aristocracy differ from that of his father?
2

Do you believe someone of the background and ethnicity of Chevalier de Saint Georges would have a similar stature historically if he were born 100 years earlier? Explain your answer.
3

Describe the benefits and disadvantages of being a composer in Vienna during the Classical period.