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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Classical Period
The Classical Symphony

Web Resources

The Symphony

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/g_symphony.html

A brief description of the history, development and structure of the symphony, with links to key composers and players, is provided at this site.

Evolution of Symphony

http://members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/symphony.html

This site contains a narrative description of the development of the symphony, with links to another essay on the classical orchestra.

A History of the Symphony

http://www.kdfc.com/classical/historysymphony.html

A brief description of the history of the symphony is provided at this site.

Questions



1

Describe the specific characteristics of a symphony.
2

What was the typical musical form employed in the third movement of Hayden and Mozart?
3

What are the typical characteristics of a concluding movement in Beethoven symphonies?








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