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THE CLASSICAL ERA1750 -1820
Dayton, Charlie, Shannon, JOHN, Jordan, CJ,
ARCHITECTURE OF THE CL ASS ICAL ERA
What distinguishes the classical architecture from any other
era is that the designs were very elegant and symmetrical right
down to the base.
Another separation from the other era’s was the use of plants
and animals in the carvings.
Modern influences on classical architecture include the United
States capital buildings, the pantheon in Rome, the Parthenon
in Greece, and some architecture found in Williamsburg.
INVENT IONS OF THE CL ASS ICAL ERA
1760 - Industrial Revolution begins
1763 - Watts invents the first steam powered engine
1769 - Watt's steam engine patented
1771 - First edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica
1775 - Electric battery invented by Volta
1788 - Steamboat invented by John Fitch
1796 - First vaccination
1821 - Electric motor and generator invented by Faraday
IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF THE CLASSICAL ERA
Important people and events of the classical era include:
1732 – The birth of George Washington
1752 – Benjamin proves that lightning is electricity
1760 – George III crowned king of England
1770 – James Cook discovered east coast of Australia
These people contributed to how the society would later
function with these discoveries
POLITICS OF THE CLASSICAL ERA
POLITICS IN AMERICA
1754 - 1763 French and Indian war was waged
1760 - Industrial revolution began
1775 - 1783 American revolution
1776 - American declaration of independents
1789 - George Washington was elected first President
1791 - Bill Of Rights
1799 - Great Revival in America
1803 - Louisiana Purchase
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The impact of the revolution left the French financially prostrate.
The British were left with a booming society thanks to the return
of American business.
The Americans were not so lucky though. The cost of the war left
America in a national debt of $114 million by the states and $37
million by the government.
Benefits to the Americans were the guaranteed rights to their
freedom and the creation of a more perfect union for a strong
central democracy.
ART AND MUS IC OF THE CL ASS ICAL ERA
Classical art had the following traits:
Sharp
Simple
Calm
Elegant
Orderly
This style of art also applies to the music of the era. Music was soft, clean, and
elegant. Classical music focused on the clarity of the music while regarding melodic
expression and instrumental color.
An example can be heard here.
POPUL AR INSTRUMENTS OF THE DAY
The standard orchestra was really established in the
Classical period, so orchestral instruments
(violins, flutes, trumpets etc.) were by far the most
common.
Harpsichords were popular for the first half,
overtaken by pianos in the later years of the period.
Some instruments from the Baroque were still
popular.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
• Born – January 27, 1756• Born in Salzburg but spent most of his
time living in Vienna, Austria• Mozart showed prestigious ability early in
life• At the age of five he began composing
music and performing for European royalty. At 17, he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg.
• He later left Salzburg in search of better opportunities
• Choosing to stay in Vienna, where his most famous writings were written.
FAMILY BACKGROUND
His father Leopold (1719–1787) was from
Augsburg. He was deputy Kapellmeister to the
court orchestra of the Archbishop of Salzburg, a
minor composer, and an experienced teacher. In
the year of Mozart's birth, his father published a
violin textbook, Versuch einer gründlichen
Violinschule, which achieved success
CHILDHOOD
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna
Maria Pertl Mozart at 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg, capital of
the sovereign Archbishopric of Salzburg, in what is now Austria
but, at the time, was part of the Holy Roman Empire. His only
sibling to survive past birth was Maria Anna (1751–1829),
called "Nannerl". Wolfgang was baptized the day after his birth
at St. Rupert's Cathedral. The baptismal record gives his name
in Latinized form as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus
Theophilus Mozart. He generally called himself "Wolfgang
Amadè Mozart"[4] as an adult, but there were many variants.
JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID
He was born on 30 August 1748 he was a
French painter who influenced many others
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIM
was an influential French painter in the
Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent
painter of the era. In the 1780s his cerebral brand of
history painting marked a change in taste away from
Rococo frivolity toward a classical austerity and
severity, heightened feeling chiming with the moral
climate of the final years of the Ancien Régime.
SOURCES
Classical Architecture
Classical Music
More Classical Music
Classical Period
Timpani Drums
Haydn
Mozart
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