Mozart: Horn Concerto Third Movement

Question 1

General information on band

Answer 1

1756-1791.
Fanfare-like nature.
Rondos a la chasse.

Question 2

Instrumentation

Answer 2

Solo horn.
Violins.
Violas.
Cellos.
Double basses.

Question 3

Melody

Answer 3

Rondo theme -theme a- introduced by solo horn accompanied by detached string chords.
The first episode -theme b- is presented by the solo horn in the dominant key over sustained string chords.
Three repeated notes announce theme C which begins in C minor.
0.38- violins imitate the five-bar melody while the horn adds a countermelody.

Question 4

Harmony and tonality

Answer 4

Eb major.
3.43- brief coda based on alternating tonic and dominant harmonies over a tonic pedal point providing an example of repetition.
1.47- quaver motif inverted in the solo part and then used in an ascending sequence by strings in octaves. Ends in a perfect cadence in G minor

Question 5

Time signature

Answer 5

6/8