The first movement is allegro molto e con brio. It is allegro which explains it’s lively tempo. This movement has an orchestral sound just as the second movement does. The second movement, largo, con gran espressione meaning slow with great expression played in C major. This movement has brief dramatic pauses of silence as James Reel wrote in a depiction article on this movement “these pauses provide the melody with an aura of grandeur.” Now the Allegro third movement contains the friendly melodies a minuet has but also includes characteristics of a scherzo such as, the range of its tone and also containing a rumbling trio in e-flat minor. In the last movement, rondo: poco-allegretto e grazioso is not the typical rondo form. It begins as a …show more content…
Classical music style took place between the years 1750 to about 1820. This style of music focuses on formal styles, induces classical traditions, requires complete attention from its listeners, and demands detailed criticism. As published in The New World Encyclopedia the writers explained, “Classical music is considered primarily a written musical tradition, preserved in music notation, as opposed to being transmitted orally, by rote, or in recordings of particular performances.” Classical music had a clear tune in contrast to the music composed throughout the Baroque era’s music, which consisted of different tunes merging together. Since the Baroque era came before the classical period you would think it would’ve influenced classical composers to continue with the same sound but instead decided to make their own. Baroque music is more know to be heavy as classical music has a much lighter sound to it. What’s most interesting about classical compositions is the how the different sounds are used to express the mood in a piece. Music made during the classical period usually contained one melody that all instruments played together; this made any song sound much more powerful. Each instrument would contribute its own range to a piece as whole. Classical concerts usually take place in more of a serious atmosphere and the audience is silent to prevent any distractions to the performer and to any of the audience members. One of the greatest known composers in the classical era is Ludwig Beethoven. Although he did begin his career with classical music he ended it with romanticism, he was known for having long, complex compositions that were more pianistic than