Clarinet concerto

Question 1

Harmony
(5 points)

Answer 1

• Overall key is A major. This makes it joyous and uplifting and balances and reflects 1st movement
• Mostly tonic and dominant harmony. This balances out dissonance and unusual chords (aug 6th and dim 7th)
• Frequent perfect and imperfect cadences (5 cadential 6/4 patterns). This creates balanced, symmetrical phrases
• Modulations to different keys like dominant E and dominant minor E minor. contrasts and balances with repeating reversion to A major
• pedal notes in 1st episode to underpin harmony