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    The document discusses the music of the Classic period including the social structure of the expanding middle class and revolutions during that time. It outlines the major composers of the period - Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven - and the musical characteristics of clear and concise forms like sonata form, variation form, and minuet and trio. Finally, it lists the types of music from the period, including instrumental works for piano and chamber groups, orchestral symphonies and concertos, and vocal church music and opera.

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    The document discusses the music of the Classic period including the social structure of the expanding middle class and revolutions during that time. It outlines the major composers of the period - Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven - and the musical characteristics of clear and concise forms like sonata form, variation form, and minuet and trio. Finally, it lists the types of music from the period, including instrumental works for piano and chamber groups, orchestral symphonies and concertos, and vocal church music and opera.

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    Music of the Classic Period

    I. Social structure
    Expanding middle class
    Revolutions

    II. Major composers


    Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

    III. Musical Characteristics


    Clear and concise forms
    Sonata form
    Variation form
    Minuet and trio:
    Rondo
    IV. Types of Music:
    Instrumental Music
    Piano: Sonatas
    Variations
    Other
    Chamber Music
    String quartets
    Sonatas, trios, quintets
    Orchestral music
    Symphony
    Concerto
    Vocal Music
    Church
    Opera

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