attention to form. When discussing the Classical Era, three composers always tend to be mentioned: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (Only early Beethoven tends to classicistic writing). Through their works and music, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven all eloquently exemplify trends of the Classical Era through the use of Sonata form, three other forms common to the time period (Concerto, Theme and Variations, and Rondo), and their use…
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