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Who were the big 3 of the classical era?
Unlike the Renaissance or Baroque eras, which included many important composers and trends, the choral music of the classical era was dominated by three composers: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).
Who did Beethoven study with?
Haydn
In Vienna, Beethoven dedicated himself wholeheartedly to musical study with the most eminent musicians of the age. He studied piano with Haydn, vocal composition with Antonio Salieri and counterpoint with Johann Albrechtsberger.
How will Mozart and Beethoven be remembered as Legends in classical music?
It was due to Hadyn’s techniques that Beethoven was able to compose music still after he was deaf. To conclude, Mozart and Beethoven will still be remembered as the legends in classical music. Not only did they have a unique style from other composers in that era, but they also had interesting lifestyles that bought out the best of their music.
How did Beethoven influence other musicians?
Beethoven obviously influenced an entirely new era of music (Romantic). But Bach possible influenced everyone that came after him, including Beethoven. Both Mozart and Beehoven, it is said, upon discovering Bach’s music, thought of them selves as failures (I paraphrase, and can’t find the source).
Is Bach the father of classical music?
Similarly, the whole of Western ‘classical’ music is a set of footnotes to Johann Sebastian Bach. Some are illustrious indeed, but no less subordinate. Listen carefully to Bach and you will hear everyone who follows him in the tonal tradition. He is the mould that sets the standard for Schubert and Stravinsky, Beethoven and Bartok.
How was Beethoven different from Bach and Brahms?
Certainly, Bach approached his art with a wonderment, and Brahms almost with a reluctance and servitude, but for Beethoven he, as the artist, was in supreme control. Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770 to Johann van Beethoven, a music teacher and singer in the chapel of the Archbishop of Cologne, and Maria Magdalena Keverich.