Haydn Symphony 104 - Development

Question 1

What does the development begin with?

Answer 1

A V7b perfect cadence in B minor (bars 124-125)

Question 2

What keys does the piece move to at 128?

Answer 2

E minor (128) A minor (129) suggestion of B7 (F#, D#, A) at 130

Question 3

What chord do we hear at 131-132?

Answer 3

F#minor7 (IIb7 of E minor)

Question 4

What chord do we hear at 136?

Answer 4

Diminished 7th on A# (A#,C#,E,G)

Question 5

What is the key at 137?

Answer 5

B major

Question 6

What chord do we hear at 141?

Answer 6

G#7 (G#, B#, D#, F#)

Question 7

What chord do we hear at 143?

Answer 7

G#7 (same as 141) but with the 7th(F#) in the bass

Question 8

What melodic idea is the first section based on?

Answer 8

Repeated four note motif with descending appogiatura from bars 3 and 4 of the first subject

Question 9

What happens to the two bar motif at 128-130?

Answer 9

It is extended to three bars

Question 10

What do we hear at bars 131-133?

Answer 10

A variation of the repeated four note motif with descending appoggiatura imitated between lower stings and upper woodwind

Question 11

How is the two bar motif treated at bars 137-144?

Answer 11

Treated sequentially (B,A,G#,F#)

Question 12

What is the texture at 124-130?

Answer 12

Homophonic texture in strings alone

Question 13

What textural feature do we hear at 131-133?

Answer 13

Imitation between lower strings and upper woodwind

Question 14

What is the texture at 137-144?

Answer 14

Tutti

Question 15

What harmonic feature does section two have?

Answer 15

Descending circle of 5ths (150) D#m,G#m,C#,F#m,B,E

Question 16

What chord do we hear at 145?

Answer 16

C#minor first inversion (E in bass, descending C#minor triad in first violins)

Question 17

What melody does section two develop?

Answer 17

Closing theme from the exposition (103-106), repeated note motif continues to be explored in violas and bassoon

Question 18

What is the texture in section 2?

Answer 18

Homophonic

Question 19

What is the key at 155-156?

Answer 19

E major

Question 20

What is the key at 157-158

Answer 20

E minor

Question 21

What do we hear in the trumpets and clarinets at 155-158

Answer 21

Tonic E pedal

Question 22

What do we hear in the lower stings and bassoon at 155-158?

Answer 22

Dominant to tonic in lower strings and bassoon

Question 23

What does the harmony do at 159-165?

Answer 23

Moves down by step following notes of Eminor C/Bm/Am/G/F#m Em/D#dim C/B

Question 24

What happens to the harmonic rhythm at 163-164?

Answer 24

Quickens to every half bar

Question 25

What key are we in at 167-171?

Answer 25

Eminor

Question 26

What chord do we hear at 172?

Answer 26

Augmented 6th chord (G,E#,D)

Question 27

What do we hear in cellos and bases in 174-178?

Answer 27

F#dominant pedal

Question 28

What does the third section end with?

Answer 28

Perfect cadence in Bminor (178-179)

Question 29

What is the melody in section three based on?

Answer 29

Focuses on bars 3-4 of the first subject

Question 30

How is the repeated note motif different?

Answer 30

Rhythmically displaced by a beat, creates suspensions (as in b50 transition)

Question 31

What happens to the melody at b163-164?

Answer 31

Reduced to 2 note repetition divided between upper woodwind and 1st violins

Question 32

What happens to the melody at 166-167

Answer 32

Moves to lower stings and is imitated by clarinets and horns

Question 33

What is the texture like in section 3?

Answer 33

Mainly Homophonic with tutti at 172 with the first introduction of time I in development

Question 34

What textural feature do we hear at 166-169

Answer 34

Imitation

Question 35

What textural device do we hear at 174-178?

Answer 35

F# dominant pedal

Question 36

What key is the start of the fourth section in?

Answer 36

B minor (179)

Question 37

What do we hear at 185-192 in cellos bases horns trumpet and timpani?

Answer 37

Dominant A pedal

Question 38

What does the fourth section end in?

Answer 38

Perfect cadence V7-I in Dmajor 192-193

Question 39

What melodic idea is section four based on?

Answer 39

Bars 3-4 of first subject

Question 40

What melodic feature do we hear at bars 185-188

Answer 40

Rising chromatic scale in the flue and 1st violins

Question 41

What texture do we hear in section 4?

Answer 41

Tutti texture at 185 over the dominant A pedal

Question 42

What key does the exposition end in?

Answer 42

A major (the dominant)

Question 43

What are the bar numbers of the first section?

Answer 43

124-144

Question 44

What are the bar numbers of the second section?

Answer 44

145-154

Question 45

What are the bar numbers of the third section?

Answer 45

155-178

Question 46

What are the bar numbers of the fourth section?

Answer 46

179-192