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About the show
A student-produced radio show exploring the **Classical era** of Western music — the period of balance, clarity, and innovation that followed the Baroque. The five hosts trace how composers like Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven moved music from dense polyphonic complexity toward the clear melodic lines, structured forms, and emotional expressiveness that came to define the Classical period (~1750–1820).
Featured pieces
- **Symphony No. 40 in G minor** — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- **Symphony No. 104 in D major (“London Symphony”)** — Joseph Haydn
- **Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)** — Ludwig van Beethoven (excerpt)
- **Symphony No. 3 in E♭ major (“Eroica”)** — Ludwig van Beethoven
What the show covers
- The defining qualities of Classical music — homophonic texture, sonata form, melodic clarity
- Profiles of the three central composers: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
- The contrast between Baroque and Classical: from complexity to clarity
- Sonata-allegro form and how Mozart and Haydn perfected it
- The string quartet as both an ensemble and a compositional form
- Beethoven as a “bridge” composer — rooted in Classical, pointing toward Romantic
- Music’s role in Classical-era society and the rise of the public concert
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