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This musical style was born as a form of rupture against the strict rules of baroque music characterized by their horizontal structure where several melodies overlapped at the same time. -
refers to the art produced in antiquity or to later art inspired by that of antiquity.
Classicism is traditionally characterized by harmony, clarity, restraint, universality... -
Mozart was born in 1756 in Austria -
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer, conductor, pianist and piano teacher. His musical legacy spans chronologically from Classicism to the beginnings of Romanticism.
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Due to several policies that the English government established to the english colonies in america lead to their desire of independence since they thought they weren't treated fairly.
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The leaders of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia and signed the declaration of independence -
In the late 18th century France was on the brink of bankruptcy due to its involvement in the American Revolution and King Louis XVI's extravagant spending. This led to a people's revolt against the inequalities of French society, the corruption of royal officials, and despair owing to widespread economic hardship.
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He was born in 1797 and died 1828. Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs (lieder) and chamber music.
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It was composed between 1802 and 1803. I was on of the most famous among Beethoven's compositions -
What looked as a popular revolution was truthly a coup d'état lead by Fernando VII against the government of Godoy and his own father Carlos IV -
The classicism ended with the death of Beethoven in 1827, of Schubert in 1828, and Hector Berlioz and Niccoló Paganini kicked off the Romantic Era in 1830.