tUNIT THREE: Rococo and Early Classical

Important Composers of the era: (Follow the links for their biographies)

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-87) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) Giovanni Pergolesi (1710-1736)

There are few in Unit 3 but wait ‘till Unit 4!

1. Giovanni Pergolesi La serva padrona: Recitative and Aria: Ah quanto mi sta male/Son imbrogliato io Maddalena Bonifaccio, soprano; Siegmund

2. Christoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice: Act II, Scene 1 (excerpt)

3. Giovanni Battista Sammartini Symphony in F Major, No. 32: First Movement

4. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata in A Major: Second Movement  

5. Johann Christian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord or Piano and Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 7, No. 5: First Movement

6. Johann Joachim Quantz: Sonata in D major for transverse flute and basso continuo, QV 1:42