Haydn

Question 1

Section 1 bars 1-11

Key points

Answer 1

Bassoons play staccato
Strings play pizzicato
2 phrases (repeat 1&2) 1st phrase has a short modulation to D major before returning to G major.

Question 2

Section 2 bars 11-23 (Repeat 1.49-2.23)

Key points

Answer 2

Begins with dotted rhythm and terraced dynamics
Ticking passed onto strings playing arco
Melody rises to high D before descending 2 octaves and slower chromatic phrase returns tonality to G major
Oboe plays an inverted pedal note in bar 16
Bars 20-23 form a balancing 4 bar phrase
Brief modulation to D major then back to tonic

Question 3

Return of section 1 bars 24-34 (Repeat 2.23-2.45)

Answer 3

Melody doubled on flute
Viola chords added to accompaniment 
Oboes and bassoons play staccato
Dynamics drop to pp
Melodic & harmonic changes bars 29-33

Question 4

2nd return of section 1 - dramatic minor section - bars 34-62

Answer 4

Music changes to tonic minor - G minor
Clarinets, brass & timpani enter for the first time
Dynamics change from piano to forte
Melody based on 3rd bar of main theme
Modulation to Bb minor (relative major of G minor)
Woodwind play dotted rhythm and 1st violins introduce new tune
Key goes to G minor then to G major
Antiphonal phrases

Question 5

3rd return of section 1 bars 63-72

Answer 5

Pianissimo
Flutes & bassoons play ticking
Single bar of oboe
Omission of lower strings

Question 6

Penultimate return of section 1 bars 111-120

Answer 6

Bassoons & strings play ticking joined by everything else
New sextuplet variation on accompaniment
Overall variation of melody

Question 7

Final return of section 2

Answer 7

Added decoration

Question 8

Final return of section 1

Answer 8

Added decoration
Timpani emphasise triplet rhythm
Dynamics and instrumentation are reduced

Question 9

Coda

Answer 9

3 bars of G major
Ticking accompaniment
Ends with detached chords

Question 10

Antiphonal phrases give a sense of…

Answer 10

texture

Question 11

Omission of lower strings adds…

Answer 11

lighter texture

Question 12

Ending with detached chords is an element of…

Answer 12

harmony

Question 13

The extra phrase inserted into phrase 2 section 1 gives an element of…

Answer 13

balance

Question 14

The chromatic notes in bars 20-23 gives an element of…

Answer 14

balance

Question 15

Transposing instruments

Answer 15

Written music differs from the pitch that sounds. Use the term ‘written in C sounds…’