Mozart - Horn Concerto Bars Flashcards
Bar 1-9 - 0.00 - 0.08
-the rondo theme (theme a) is introduced by solo horn which is accompanied by detcahed strung chords
-first four bars modulate to the dominant and the next four bars return to the tonic
-after first 8 bars full orchestra joins (plays tutti)
-repeats first 8 bars at a louder dynamic level
Bar 17 - 0.16
the soloist returns with the second half of the rondo, a melody which has a mixture of triadic and scalic movement
Bar 24 - 0.24
-two bar phrase of parallel thirds in violins and violas, including a descending sequence
-dominant key via the relative minor
-horn has an inversion of the auxiliary note
Bar 28 - 0.28
-solo horn phrase is imitated by the first violins
-next four bars emphasise F major
- there is a descending sequence based on the inversions of the start of the piece which leads to the first episode
Bar 38 - 0.38
-the first episode is introduced by the solo horn in the dominant key
-sustained string chords
-violins imitate the five bar melody while the horn adds a countermelody
Bar 46 - 0.46
-full orchestra play detached chords in forte
-balanced phrasing between full orchestra and solo horn
-solo horn plays a rinsing arpeggio and falling scale
-after chords are heard again soloist uses repetition to reply
Bar 60 - 1.01
a sense of anticipation is created by :
-an eight bar dominant pedal in cellos, double basses and eventually violas
-an ascending sequence in the first violins imitated by the second violins
-descending chromatic scale and ascending sequence in the solo horn
Bar 68 - 1.09
sense of expectancy is resolved with the return of the rondo theme and the tonic key, the first part of theme (a) appears in both its solo and orchestral form
Bar 84 - 1.24
-three repeated notes announce theme c which begins in c minor
-first phrase ends with an imperfect cadence in c minor while the second modulates to the subdominant (Ab major)
Bar 99 - 1.41
similar to bar 24 expect it is transposed to Ab major and is developed in an ascending sequence
( bar 24 - -two bar phrase of parallel thirds in violins and violas, including a descending sequence
-dominant key via the relative minor
-horn has an inversion of the auxiliary note)
Bar 105 - 110 1.47-1.52
-quaver motif inverted in the solo part and then is used in an ascending sequence by the strings in octaves
-ends in a perfect cadence in G minor
-same cadence in orchestra and the with soloist, there is imitation between first violins and solo horn
Bar 114 - 1.56
-perfect cadences with a descending sequence which changes the key back to Eb major for the return of the rondo theme
Bar 121 - 2.03
reprise of theme a in the tonic key, eight bars solo and eight bars full orchestra
Bar 137 - 2.19
-the second phase of the rondo theme is reprised but it turns minor before modulating to the dominant
-triadic movement
Bar 147 - 2.30
-like bars 32-37 except leads to Eb major instead of Bb major to prepare for the return of the first episode
