Mozart Flashcards
Structure
Sonata form -
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Texture
Mostly homophonic
Melody in general
Statement and answer phrases
Scalic phrases
Melody - Development
Fragmented
Melody - Exposition
Charecterised by falling motif (first 3 notes)
Descending chromatic patterns
Melody - Recapitulation
Some variation
Perfect cadence to finish
Dynamics - Exposition
Quiet excepting passage in middle
Loud transition
2nd subject begins quiet and crescendos near end
Dynamics - Development
Starts and ends quietly
Loud middle
Dynamics - Recapitulation
Similar to exposition
Tonality
1st subject = G minor
2nd subject = Bb major
Development goes through many keys
Harmony
Diatomic - uses notes in the key
Chromatic chords
Perfect cadenced defining keys
Dominant 7th chords
Instrumentation
Classic Orchestra, no perscussion, no trumpets
Flute Oboe Clarinet Horn in Bb and G Violin Viola Double Bass Cello
Rhythm
Very fast
Rhythms are fairly simple, though some dotted rhythms and syncopation
4/4
What do the dotted rhythms and syncopation do?
Help to create momentum and interest
What period of music is this from?
Classical
