Empfindsamkeit movement
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The Empfindsamkeit movement was an 18th-century German musical style emphasizing heightened expressivity, sensitivity, and emotional nuance, particularly in keyboard and chamber music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century musical movement
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German musical style ⓘ musical style ⓘ |
| aimedAt | direct communication of feeling ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
Berlin
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Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Empfindsamer Stil
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sensitive style ⓘ style of sensibility ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
abrupt harmonic shifts
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chromatic harmony ⓘ emotional nuance ⓘ emotional sensitivity ⓘ expressive ornamentation ⓘ frequent dynamic changes ⓘ heightened expressivity ⓘ intimate character ⓘ irregular phrases ⓘ speech-like melodic writing ⓘ subjective expression ⓘ sudden contrasts of mood ⓘ use of silence and rests for expression ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition from Baroque to Classical period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Classical era music
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early Romantic music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque music
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German Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Rococo aesthetics NERFINISHED ⓘ literary Empfindsamkeit movement ⓘ |
| notableComposer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Christian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Gottfried Müthel NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Joachim Quantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Schobert NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Friedemann Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Galant style
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Sturm und Drang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| typicalGenre |
chamber music
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character piece ⓘ fantasia ⓘ keyboard music ⓘ sonata ⓘ |
| typicalInstrument |
clavichord
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fortepiano ⓘ harpsichord ⓘ string instruments ⓘ voice ⓘ |
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