Mozart Concerto K488 Movement 1 Flashcards
What type of piece is Movement 1 taken from
Concerto - Piece composed for solo instrument accompanied by orchestra. Solo piano accompanied by orchestra referred to as tutti.
What is the time signature of movement 1
4/4
What key is this movement in?
A major
What is the relative minor of this movement’s key
f# minor
Why would Mozart have a double exposition in the piece.
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
Give four points of interest on the 1st subjects
Homophonic- Melody with string accompaniment
Ends on a perfect cadence
Sequence bar 6
Pedal bass on cello and double bass
Give Four points of interest on the 2nd subject
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
What is the function of theme 1B
Serves as a link or transition theme which always appears between subject 1 and 2
What is the function of theme 1D
Serves as a cadential theme- helps get piece to a pause or closed.(appears when section is closing)
What is the function of theme 1E
It is a new theme used for development- unusual new idea added into the sonata form
Give two features of theme 1E
Contrapuntal- piano plays series of scales between right and left hand creating polyphonic textures
Syncopation
What keys does the music modulate to in the development section
Starts in E major
Modulates to A minor, C maj, A minor, D minor, A maj, F maj
What themes are used/developed in the development section
Theme 1E
When does the recap return and what does it entail melodically
Returns bar 198 - involves the repeat of themes with more ornamented and intricate melodies than the exposition
What is a cadenza
A virtuoso passage for soloist
What dos the term virtuoso mean
A highly skilled soloist who perform a cadenza and add their personality to music
Give three musical features used in the cadenza
A pedal note on the dominant
Trill- signals orchestra they are to re-enter
Use of chromatic scales
Explain coda
End section to a piece- tailpiece added onto end of piece
Name the ending cadence of the movement
perfect cadence
Name and describe six musical devices used in this movement to keep the melody line interesting
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
Name two instrumental techniques employed in this movement
Tremolo- theme 1D with Violin and cello
Trill- musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes ex: cadenza
What form is this piece in explain in detail
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
Outline the instruments involved in the unusual features double exposition in detail
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
What instruments play the majority of melody for the orchestral exposition
Violins
What instrument plays majority of melody for the piano exposition
Piano
What is the difference between subject 1 theme A in the orchestral vs the piano exposition
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
Explain Alberti bass
broken chord accompaniment figure played by (LH piano in this piece usually)
What cadence ends theme A
Perfect
What is the difference between second subject in orchestral vs piano exposition
A major tonality in orchestral in e major in piano exposition
Who plays the melody for the 2nd subject theme 1C
Played on violins in orchestral and piano in piano exposition
Repeat is played by bassoon, flute and violins
What keys are in the development section of the movement
E major, E minor, A minor,
Describe a way the music played by the soloist contrasts with the accompaniment in the development section during imitation and canon
soloist plays long running semiquaver passages against the imitation in ww
