1st Movement From Symphony No 40 In G Minor

Question 1

When

Answer 1

1788

Question 2

Composer

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W A Mozart

Question 3

Symphony

Answer 3

Large scale orchestral work with 3 or 4 movements

Question 4

Structure

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Sonata form
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation

Question 5

Exposition

Answer 5

Repeated for balance, familiarise listener with main themes

Question 6

Development

Answer 6

Develops the subjects

Question 7

Recapitulation

Answer 7

Bring back the developed ideas in the tonic key

Question 8

Tonality overall

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G minor

Question 9

1 subject tonality

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G minor

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2 subject tonality

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B flat major

Question 11

Development tonality

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F sharp minor

Circle of 5ths

Question 12

2 subject in recapitulation

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G minor

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Harmony

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Perfect and imperfect cadences
Ic V I cadence at end of 2 subject
Dominant pedal note of D at end of development section
Dom 7th chord pivots back to bar 1
Dim 7th chord

Question 14

Instrumentation

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Violin, viola, cello, double bass
1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
French horn in B flat, G

Clarinets added later

Question 15

Violins

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Play divisi at the start

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Main texture

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Melody dominated homophony

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Texture in instrumentation

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Violins play in octaves in 1 subject
Parts often doubled
Contrapuntal textures in development
Lower strings and bassoon, legato, upper strings, staccato
Imitation on codetta

Question 18

Tempo

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Molto Allegro

Does not change

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Dynamics throuout

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1 subject, piano, finishes forte
2 subject, piano with some crescendos
Development and coda, forte and piano sections alternate

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Periodic phrasing

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Phrases are of equal length

Question 21

1 subject

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3 note motif
Upward leap of a minor 6
Scalia descent
Diatonic
Anacrusis

Question 22

2 subject

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Longer note values
Descending scalic patterns
Chromatic
Lyrical

Question 23

Development

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Based on 3 note motif of 1 subject

Used in sequence

Question 24

Codetta

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Based on 3 note motif

Scalic flourishes

Question 25

Metre

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4/4

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1 subject rhythms

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Quaver quaver crotchet rhythms
Anacrusis
Dotted rhythms
Scalic quaver passages

Question 27

2 subject rhythms

Answer 27

Longer note values