A Complete Introduction to Musical Form

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Explains all the most important musical forms in Classical Music.

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This video looks at all the major structures in Classical Music, from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven onwards. It looks at what is a Sonata, what is a Symphony, what is a Movement, a String Quartet, Trio, Quintet, What is a Concerto, and then looks at the different forms for these movements, including Sonata Form, Minuet and Trio, Scherzo, Rondo Form, Theme and Variations or Variation Form, and the Fugue and Fugato. By the end of this video, you should have a solid understanding of how to approach a Symphony or Sonata.

While many people use classical music for studying, relaxing and relaxation, or sleeping, far fewer people actually enjoy listening actively. Due to the difficult state of music education, most people don't know how to follow a symphony, or how the best composers wrote and structured their works. While it has been proven that classical music can be beneficial to the mental development of babies and kids, I believe it has life enhancing qualities for all ages, and as an art form deserves to be shared, whether through outreach, or tutorials and lessons like these.

Classical music, at its best, can be richly emotional, and I believe that its emotion can be unlocked by anyone willing to follow these guides through. The principles that I will go through apply to all music, whether live in concert or on CD or Spotify, and whether you're listening to Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Brahms, Chopin, Wagner, Verdi, or Puccini, and whether listening to Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Orchestral, Choral, or Chamber music.

Many programs suggest that learning an instrument such as the piano, violin, guitar, cello, oboe, clarinet, or singing in a choir, is crucial for music appreciation. Well I think these skills, as well as learning to read sheet music and training your ear, can be extremely useful, I believe that almost anyone can learn to enjoy classical music with minimal training and music theory. Therefore, this short series will be very light on music theory, and will only use it when necessary to highlight certain forms such as sonata, rondo, and other typical forms.

While I originally got into classical music via movie scores and film composers such as Howard Shore, John Williams, and Hans Zimmer, I discovered this way of listening which has completely changed the way I approach and enjoy classical music. I hope through these videos I can share that with you.

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"A symphony is a sonata for orchestras" - as a non-academic appreciator of classical music, that sentence blew my mind...

martinmaguire-music
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"a scherzo, meaning joke, though they're rarely very funny" Haaaa haaaa, love it!

bid
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Your work is so important. Thank you for making great music more accessible

tzutzu
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I have enjoyed listening to classical music since childhood. I want to thank you for explaining aspects of music (sonata, symphony etc) and how they relate. You have given me an overall structure to understand classical music. Thank you.

draugami
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I started listening to classical music a few months ago. Your videos are exactly what was looking for to help me understand this beautiful complex music. Thank you so much!

TheOneStoneAngell
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Also, I can't wait for the fugue video! I love fugues!!!

citlalicervantes
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"wait, so it's all sonata?"
"always has been"

giocosovelasco
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Thank you very much for this amazing work! As a professional musician, I recommend to all my friends who want to introduce themselves to classical music this series. I really hope to see your channel growing up!

lucapop
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I would consider your YouTube channel as one of the greatest gifts of YouTube! Top notch content! Thank you

yassinbgt
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i've been in bands/orchestras since i was in 5th grade. really got into classical music around my sophomore year of high school— but i never _fully_ understood these aspects; just intuited them with context. seriously can't thank you enough for going over all this stuff so i can confidently put names to what i'm composing lmao

CameronBaba
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I’d love to see a video from you with examples from the musical literature...! Listening lists...! Or recommended repertoire to demonstrate all the musical forms. A listening guide...! A complete breakdown of something too...! 😊 Such a fantastic channel...!

laura_whittle
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I learned so much and I love classical music. Thank you

eliseobetancourt
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I can't believe I just discovered this channel! Really well done explanations. I'm looking forward to watching your other videos!

junfordream
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Sir, this educational work you are doing is immensely valuable and incredibly urgent. Thank you 😊 If I ever see you in real life, I will give you a suffocating hug.

fabricio_santana
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Wonderful! I am Brazilian and I've never seen a approach like that before. Thank you very much! Saudações Brazil!

arthurvictor
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This video changed dramatically the way i hear classical music

enricomontovanelli
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Thanks for your work. I'm more a fan of movie scores than Classical music, but I find all of your videos really engaging. They actually are helping me to appreciate Classical better.

By the way, I love the work that the Sherman Brothers did on Mary Poppins. Have you seen that film and if so, what do you think of the music?

eleoni
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I've been wanting to understand music better for a long time now. You've opened up the door to so much for me! Thank you for your hard work

jessicacarrotsyap
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Oh, thank you so much! It's the kind of videos I was looking for, I really appreciate your work. You have a new subscriber! Greetings from Mexico :D

hieroric
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Just loving this channel, just loving it! 🎉

laura_whittle