Haydn Symphony No.104 - Movement I

Question 1

This symphony was Haydn’s last, written at the ___ of his career. It represents the culmination of years of experimentation and stylistic evolution.

Answer 1

end

Question 2

Haydn’s symphony premiered in this city during his second visit to England (hence its nickname).

Answer 2

London

Question 3

Haydn worked under the patronage of this family for almost 30 years, in which he perfected his approach to the symphony.

Answer 3

Esterházy family

Question 4

Haydn composed over [this number] of symphonies; during their composition, the genre evolved significantly, and his works trace these changes.

Answer 4

100

Question 5

What is the structure of Movement I?

Answer 5

Sonata Form

Question 6

What is the key of this movement?

Answer 6

D major

Question 7

Which instrument doesn’t have a solo role?

Answer 7

Clarinet

Question 8

What is the texture of the introduction?

Answer 8

Octaves

Question 9

What is the rhythm from the intro called and where is it from?

Answer 9

Double dotted rhythm from the French overtures

Question 10

What is the most common texture of this movement?

Answer 10

Melody+accompanyment/ Melody dominated/Homophonic

Question 11

What year was the work composed?

Answer 11

1795

Question 12

How does the reinstatement of the 2nd subject in the recap differ from the original in the exposition?

Answer 12

New material which focuses on the head part of the original motif-creates variety

Imitation

Question 13

What happens in the exposition?

Answer 13

The composer exposes their ideas through ‘subjects/themes’ 1 and 2.

Question 14

What key is the 1st Subject in?

Answer 14

D major

Question 15

What key is the 2nd Subject in?

Answer 15

Subject 2 = Subject 1 in A major

Question 16

What happens during the development?

Answer 16

The composer develops the main themes.

Question 17

How does Haydn develop the ideas from the exposition?

Answer 17

Uses Figure Y and X from 1st Subject through sequential and imitative movement

Use of the circle of fifths to modulate

Question 18

What happens in the recapitulation?

Answer 18

This is where the composer usually returns to the 1st and 2nd subject (exposed in the exposition)

In the Recapitulation section of sonata form, we would NORMALLY expect to let the transition passage lead to subject 2 for the first time in the tonic key.

Question 19

True or false: 2nd Subject = 1st Subject in A major

Answer 19

True

Question 20

How does Haydn change the recapitulation from it’s USUAL structure?

Answer 20

His decision was to continue in development mode, as he varies the thematic material in different ways - extending the passage before S2 to accommodate this.

Bars 50-64 of the Exposition have been omitted as they stood, and in its place we have an extended 25 bars which present a mix of ideas which reflect earlier motifs.

Question 21

Why does he need to do this?

Answer 21

Because he employed monothematicism - Subject 2 is the same theme as Subject 1 and so therefore has already been heard in the tonic key

How can he continue to provide interest at this point, so as not to repeat the same material in exactly the same way?

In order to provide the appropriate balance within the sonata form structure… he needs something to balance out the corresponding section of the exposition. If he brought the movement to an early conclusion, it would be too short!

Question 22

What is a coda?

Answer 22

Rounds off’ the movement, heard in f and played tutti in grandiose and energetic fashion

Question 23

What key is the coda in?

Answer 23

D major