Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 1st Movment Flashcards
What is the home key of this piece?
E minor
What form does this piece have?
Sonata form.
What is unusual about the exposition of this piece?
The Soloist and Orchestra come in together.
What is interesting about the way the theme is played by the Violino Principale in the exposition?
It is played by a solo violin wholly on an E string, well above the stave.
Where can a diminished 7th be found in the first subject?
In the Vl.pr bars 41-42.
Where can a perfect cadence be found in the first subject in the exposition?
At 71⁴ -72¹
At what bar does the transition theme begin in the exposition?
72.
Where is there a diminished chord in the transition in the exposition.
91³ - 91⁴
In what key is the second subject in the exposition?
G major.
When does the second subject start in the exposition?
Bar 131
Who initially plays the second subject in the exposition?
The theme is initially played by the clarinet (and flute?)
Where is there a reminder of the first subject in the second subject in the exposition.
Bar 168 in the relative major (G).
What happens after the exposition?
There is a short codetta into the development.
At what bar does the development begin?
Bar 226
What themes are developed in the development?
Mainly subject one and also the transition theme,
What happens right at the end of the development?
There is a cadenza. This breaks classical tradition as the cadenza is usually found at the end of the Movment.
How is the cadenza played?
It is played rubato in bravura style.
What is the “purpose” of the cadenza?
It acts as a bridge to the recapitulation.
Where does the recapitulation begin?
Bar 335
In what key is the first subject in the recapitulation?
E minor.
What are the differences between the second subject in the exposition and the second subject in the development?
It is in the tonic major (E major)
The flute plays the melody initially
What happens after the recapitulation?
There is a small codetta in E minor to act as a bridge to the coda.
How does the piece end?
With a perfect cadence with a pedal note in the fagotti as a link to the second Movment.
