Mozart Clarinet Concerto Detailed Flashcards
Section A- Melody
-Main Themes feature balanced Phrases
(conjunct with chromatic moments and sequences)
-Solo Clarinet passages
Much use of conjunct and triadic moments
Wide melodic range to demonstrate the skill of the clarinet
Section A Harmony
-Diatonic harmony
Main theme ends with a perfect cadence
-Tonic pedle played by violas, cellos and double
basses
Section A Texture
-Melody and accompaniment
-Occasional use of parallel thirds
Section A Tempo, Metre and Rhythms
-Anacrusis
-Semiquavers
-Some syncopation
Section A Dynamics and Articulation
-When strings play the main theme each 4 bar phrase starts [p] cresendos to [f] and then ends [p]
-Quaver movements often marked as stecatto, while semiquavers are slurred or legato
Section A Tonality
-A -> A major (passing modulation to E major)
-A2 -> A major to F minor
-A3-> A major (passing modulation to E major)
Section B Melody
-First part features conjunct, triadic, ascending/descending arpeggios, acciacaturas and some chromaticism
-Conveys wider melodic to show the skill of the clarinetist
Section B Harmony
-Mainly diatonic with some uses of chromatic harmony (Such as diminishes 1st and augmented 6th chords with lower string instruments played in dominant and tonic pedle notes)
-Ends on a dominant chord to prepare for the return of A
Section B Texture
-Melody and accompaniment
-Starts lighter than Section A
-Variety with subtle polyphony (clarinet melody imitated by violin)
Section B Dynamics
-Expressive
-Moments of harmonic tension emphasised by sfp
Section B Tonality
-B -> A major (passing modulation to E major), then E minor, F minor and A minor
-B2->A major then A minor
Section C Melody
-Main melody is mainly triadic with some conjunct movements on the end of each 4 bar phrase
-Features descending and ascending scalic features and some disjunct and angular loops
-Clarinet range is almost 3 octaves
Section C Harmony
-Mostly diatonic with some chromatic harmony
-Uses circle of fifths, harmonic progression
Section C Texture
-Contains antiphony chalumeau and strings
Section C Rhythms
Based on the rephrased crochets, quavers, providing contrast to proniment semiquaver of the main theme
-Includes anacrusis and mostly quaver movement
Section C Dynamics
-Section begins and mainly remains [p] with a short, abrupt moment of [f]
Section C Tonality
-F minor
Coda Melody
-Begins with clarinet playing ascending and descending arpedgio figures then mainly conjunct melody with some angular figures
-Ends with the clarinet concluding the movement with phrases which are mainly triadic
Coda Harmony
-Diatonic and functional
-Main theme had perfect, imperfect and interrupted cadences that us mainly triadic
-Movement ends with a figure based on a broken chord of A major
Coda Texture
-Occasional use of parallel thirds between clarinet and first violins
-Dialogue between instruments
