Mendelssohn 4: movement 1 Flashcards
what is the structure of this symphony?
sonata form
how can the tempo be described?
fast
how many development sections are there?
2
what happens when both subjects have been introduced?
there is a lot of fragmentation and repetition
what is the musical term for the stringing out of music ideas that is used here?
fortspinning
describe the texture
contrapuntal
what key is this in?
A major
what was this symphony inspired by?
a trip to italy
what takes place between parts in the exposition?
-dialogue
-the s1a melody is fragmented and passed around to low strings
which instrumental group lead S2 in the exposition?
woodwind
what does M use to help him modulate in the exposition?
chromaticism
which instrument leads subject two of the exposition?
S2
how can the harmony of the exposition be described?
fluid
what is introduced in the development?
a new theme
how can the texture of the development be described?
contrapuntal
what themes can be heard in the devlopment?
-fragments of S1A
-2nd development starts with an E minor version of subject 3
what is a strange feature of the development?
its has a false recapitulation
what is unusual about the recapitulation?
-unclear start (not V-I)
-evades cadences
how are previous themes used in the recapitulation?
S3 returns followed by S1 fragments used in dialouge
