THE CLASSICAL ERA1750 -1820

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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