Mozart - Magic Flute No. 4

Question 1

Structure and Tonality

Answer 1

Recitative and aria
Recitative - 10-bar intro, 10-bar section with voice (moves from Bb to Gm), accomp. twice refers back to the introduction
Aria - unusual for not ending in the same key as it started in
2 parts - larghetto: 3/4 Gm, binary structure; allegro moderato in common time, Bb major
Purcell - ‘Thy Hand Belinda’ and ‘When I am Laid in Earth’

Question 2

Harmony

Answer 2

Functional 
Diatonic
Inverted imperfect cadences used
Neapolitan 6th (19) on the words 'deeply troubled' - also in Clara Schumann's piano trio, common device
Some interrupted cadences
Diminished 7th chords

Question 3

Sonority

Answer 3

2 oboes
2 bassoons
2 horns
Strings
Coloratura Sopranos - top F

Question 4

Texture

Answer 4

Homophonic
Mel-dom hom
Occasionally homorhythmic

Question 5

Dynamics

Answer 5

Mostly f or p

Rare in vocal parts, much more common in orchestra

Question 6

Tempo, Rhythm and Metre

Answer 6

Allegro maestoso
Free tempo recitative
3/4 and Common
Off-beat quavers in introduction
Diversity of note values in the aria