Test 2 Music

Question 1

Haydn: String Quartet In E-flat Major, Op. 33, No.2 (Joke), IV

Answer 1

funny pauses near the end
1781
6/8 (feels like duple meter tho)
Homophonic
IV --> Rondo form
String Quartet

Question 2

Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), II

Answer 2

30 sec of quiet, then fortissimo crashing chord (BOOM)
1792
slow, walking duple meter
largely Homophonic
II –> theme and variations
18th century string, wind, & percussion

Question 3

Mozart: Eine Kleine Nactmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, I and III

Answer 3

1787

marchlike; disjunct, ascending (rocket) theme; then graceful descending tune
Quick duple meter
Homophonic
I --> sonata-allegro w exp-dev-recap
String orchestra (SQ w/ double bass)

decisive minuet melody in regular phrases; conjunct and expressive trio
Homophonic
III –> minuet-trio

Question 4

Mozart: Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453, I

Answer 4

1784
unlike Eine Kleine Nactmusik, this one has solo piano

1784
lilting first theme; quiet and lyrical second theme; new, graceful piano theme in the second exposition
lively, marchlike rhythm and tempo
mostly homophonic
I –> 1st mvmt concerto form, with orchestral and solo expositions, then development, recapitulation, and coda
Solo piano and orchestra