Movement 2 themes

Question 1

Theme A

Answer 1

Minor key
Motif X in bar 4
Rounded binary form
Tonic minor
Dotted rhythms

Question 2

Theme B2

Answer 2

Flute ornaments
Melody in oboes in two parts
Pedal with auxiliary notes

Question 3

Theme B1

Answer 3

Violin solo written for virtuoso
Homophonic string accompaniment
Trills, sextuplets and semiquavers in the solo violin part
Quieter in contrast to previous sections

Question 4

Theme A1

Answer 4

Addition of flute and oboe lines changes the tone slightly from original
Flute adds semiquaver motifs
Trills in the bassline instruments

Question 5

Theme B

Answer 5

Antiphonal texture
Major key
Fanfare style
Tonic major
Ornamentation
Rounded binary
Trill motif

Question 6

Theme A2

Answer 6

Played tutti
Doubled parts
Melody in octaves
Dramatic section
Motif X returns prominently
demisemiquavers
fanfare motifs borrowed from theme B
Added timpani

Question 7

Coda

Answer 7

Tonic pedal
Thinned texture followed by resurgence
2x perfect cadence to end
Largely brass/woodwind to conclude

Question 8

When was the symphony first performed

Answer 8

1795