Mozart Concerto K488 Movement 1

Question 1

What type of piece is Movement 1 taken from

Answer 1

Concerto - Piece composed for solo instrument accompanied by orchestra. Solo piano accompanied by orchestra referred to as tutti.

Question 2

What is the time signature of movement 1

Answer 2

4/4

Question 3

What key is this movement in?

Answer 3

A major

Question 4

What is the relative minor of this movement’s key

Answer 4

f# minor

Question 5

Why would Mozart have a double exposition in the piece.

Answer 5

Allows pianist to display heir virtuosity
Allowed for experimenting with keys
New theme is introduced and used as a basis for the development
influenced by Bach’s double exposition

Question 6

Give four points of interest on the 1st subjects

Answer 6

Homophonic- Melody with string accompaniment
Ends on a perfect cadence
Sequence bar 6
Pedal bass on cello and double bass

Question 7

Give Four points of interest on the 2nd subject

Answer 7

Built on a sequence- 6 note motif
Unusual as it is in A major as opposed to the dominant
Repeated Notes
Chromatic notes- d# 
Sequential

Question 8

What is the function of theme 1B

Answer 8

Serves as a link or transition theme which always appears between subject 1 and 2

Question 9

What is the function of theme 1D

Answer 9

Serves as a cadential theme- helps get piece to a pause or closed.(appears when section is closing)

Question 10

What is the function of theme 1E

Answer 10

It is a new theme used for development- unusual new idea added into the sonata form

Question 11

Give two features of theme 1E

Answer 11

Contrapuntal- piano plays series of scales between right and left hand creating polyphonic textures
Syncopation

Question 12

What keys does the music modulate to in the development section

Answer 12

Starts in E major

Modulates to A minor, C maj, A minor, D minor, A maj, F maj

Question 13

What themes are used/developed in the development section

Answer 13

Theme 1E

Question 14

When does the recap return and what does it entail melodically

Answer 14

Returns bar 198 - involves the repeat of themes with more ornamented and intricate melodies than the exposition

Question 15

What is a cadenza

Answer 15

A virtuoso passage for soloist

Question 16

What dos the term virtuoso mean

Answer 16

A highly skilled soloist who perform a cadenza and add their personality to music

Question 17

Give three musical features used in the cadenza

Answer 17

A pedal note on the dominant
Trill- signals orchestra they are to re-enter
Use of chromatic scales

Question 18

Explain coda

Answer 18

End section to a piece- tailpiece added onto end of piece

Question 19

Name the ending cadence of the movement

Answer 19

perfect cadence

Question 20

Name and describe six musical devices used in this movement to keep the melody line interesting

Answer 20

Tonality is removed from the normal which gives a unique melody
Inversion- Strings use at bar 178 to play fragments of theme 1E
Counterpoint- theme 1E
Antiphony- Theme 1C also in coda (dialogue between flute and violin)
Chromaticism- use of chromatic scales with occidentals
Ornamentation- Exquisite melodies especially in recap

Question 21

Name two instrumental techniques employed in this movement

Answer 21

Tremolo- theme 1D with Violin and cello

Trill- musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes ex: cadenza

Question 22

What form is this piece in explain in detail

Answer 22

Sonata form- common in Mozart’s era Traditionally has three main sections- exposition, development, recap
Exposition- there is a piano and orchestral exposition. Opening and goes through all subjects
Development- Composer displays different techniques
No theme is heard in full, introduced to theme 1 E development theme.
Recapitulation- Exposition themes repeats with subtle changes and ornamentation
There is a short cadenza showing skill of Klavier
Coda provides a suitable ending

Question 23

Outline the instruments involved in the unusual features double exposition in detail

Answer 23

Orchestral exposition is Bar 1-66
- Includes themes 1A,1B,1C,1D
Violins take melody for the most part
Four main themes are in A major

Piano exposition is Bar 67-148
Includes 1A,1B,1C,1D, and occurrence of theme 1E
Piano open with 1A melody
New theme melody introduced on the violins

Question 24

What instruments play the majority of melody for the orchestral exposition

Answer 24

Violins

Question 25

What instrument plays majority of melody for the piano exposition

Answer 25

Piano

Question 26

What is the difference between subject 1 theme A in the orchestral vs the piano exposition

Answer 26

Orchestral- melody on violins and then repeated on flute

Piano - solo piano with highly decorated melody. Accompaniment: LH alberti bass and strings are later added

Question 27

Explain Alberti bass

Answer 27

broken chord accompaniment figure played by (LH piano in this piece usually)

Question 28

What cadence ends theme A

Answer 28

Perfect

Question 29

What is the difference between second subject in orchestral vs piano exposition

Answer 29

A major tonality in orchestral in e major in piano exposition

Question 30

Who plays the melody for the 2nd subject theme 1C

Answer 30

Played on violins in orchestral and piano in piano exposition
Repeat is played by bassoon, flute and violins

Question 31

What keys are in the development section of the movement

Answer 31

E major, E minor, A minor,

Question 32

Describe a way the music played by the soloist contrasts with the accompaniment in the development section during imitation and canon

Answer 32

soloist plays long running semiquaver passages against the imitation in ww