Development of Movement 1

Question 1

What was the expected structure and speed of movement 1 in 1750?

Answer 1

Sonata form:
-Exposition (with two main themes, first in tonic, second in dominant)
-Development
-Recapitulation (two themes return in tonic)

Fast

Question 2

how was Stamitz different to the expected movement 1?

Answer 2

sonata form but themes are reversed in the recapitulation - showing sonata form as we know it was not yet settled

Question 3

how was Mozart different to the expected movement 1?

Answer 3

it is in sonata form but the second subject is in the relative major accompanied by tremolo strings as opposed to the expected dominant

Question 4

what is unexpected about the first movement of Beethoven 3?

Answer 4

it is much longer than the usual, there is a new theme in the development in the distant Em and in 3/4

Question 5

what changes are made to the typical movement 1 structure in Beethoven 9?

Answer 5

-triple fugue
-complex sonata form:
-multiple second subject themes
-second subject reappears in a minor key
-coda

Question 6

how does Farrenc alter the typical movement 1?

Answer 6

-variant of sonata form
-in the development, themes are both fragmented and elongated
-abrupt return to recapitulation
-slow introduction

Question 7

describe what’s weird about the Liszt symphony

Answer 7

-opens with a melody including all 12 chromatic notes
-sonata form but with 5 themes
-programmatic to represent different emotions

Question 8

outline the Smetana movement 1 features

Answer 8

-doesn’t follow a set structure and instead more programmatic as it’s a narrative following the river from it’s source to the sea, using increasing/decreasing textures to do so
-there are different themes throughout representing things like a hunt, a country wedding, white water rapids and a ‘castle’ theme

Question 9

what is unusual about the first movement of the Tchaikovsky?

Answer 9

-lengthy slow introduction with dark clarinets
-the second subject contains four distinct themes

Question 10

what is unusual about the Dvorak movement 1?

Answer 10

-it’s in sonata form but has a slow introduction that introduces themes
-the exposition is based on three themes
-the main theme appears throughout the symphony

Question 11

how is the Mahler unusual?

Answer 11

-its a funeral march feel due to the slow speed, minor key and march-like rhythms
-new theme in development

Question 12

How is Haydn 104 different than a typical movement 1?

Answer 12

-monothematic
-slow introduction

Question 13

How is Mendelssohn 4 different to the typical movement 1?

Answer 13

-3rd theme in the development
-false recapitulation (2 developments?)
-long coda