Mozart k333 Flashcards

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

Sonata form

what are the three main sections called?

A

Exposition

Development

Recapitulation

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

Exposition

what subsections are found in the exposition

A

first subject

transition

second subject

closing section

codetta

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

Development

broadly speaking, what happens?

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two episodes (1 based on 1st subject, 1 over alberti bass)

two dominant preparations (1 in Gm, 1 in Bb)

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

Recapitulation

what subsections do we find in the recapitulation

A

1st subject

transition

2nd subject

closing section

coda

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

how would you describe the 1st subject?

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gentle

begins with a descending scale

periodic phrasing

in the tonic

ends with a perfect cadence

accompaniment is broken chords

2-part homophonic texture

simple chords, mainly primary triads

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

transition (exposition)

what happens?

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begins as if continuing with first subject

builds in energy

releases that energy into a short pause

modulates to the dominant

ends with and imperfect cadence

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

second subject

how would you describe it?

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similar to the first

also has a descending scale at the beginning

accompaniment has fewer broken chords

in the dominant (F major)

avoids strong cadences except at the very end

ends with a strong perfect cadence in F major, with cadential trill.

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

closing section (exposition)

what happens - in general terms?

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a number of episodes

tends to be ‘modular’ (short sections repeated)

more virtuosic and dynamic - more semiquaver passagework

a lot of perfect cadences

last cadence has a long cadential trill

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

codetta

features?

A

loses energy

gets quieter

only 5 bars

ends with a ‘feminine cadence’ in the dominant (F major)

a tiny bit of imitation at the beginning.

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

development

1st episode

It begins in the style of the first subject. It starts in F major - in what key does it end?

A

F minor

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

development

episode 2 (the one woth the alberti bass)

tonality?

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unstable

hints at c-minor, Bb major and g-minor

ends with imperfect cadence in g-minor

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

1st subject — recapitulation

how does it differ from the exposition?

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It doesn’t

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

recapitulation

transition

how does it differ from the transition in the exposition?

A

longer

does not modulate

more chromatic

sequential

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

2nd subject

recapitulation

how is different from in the exposition?

A

in the tonic

some changes in register (octave shifts)

some slight changes in melody and accompaniment (e.g. the little chromatic scale)

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

closing section

recapitulation

how does it differ from in the exposition?

A

in the tonic

longer

some sequential development

some new material

some octave doubling in RH

some variation in the accompaniment figures

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

coda

how is it different from the codetta?

A

in the tonic

slight variation because top G was not available on Mozart’s piano

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

tonality

broadly, what happens?

A

Exposition

1st subject begins in tonic

transition modulates to dominant

2nds subject, closing section and codetta in dominant

Development

unstable, suggestions of F major, F minor, C minor, Bb major, G minor

Recapitulation

in tonic throughout

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

harmony

In waht way is the harmony typical of mi/late Classical style?

A

functional

diatonic

many primary triads

chords mostly in root position or first inversion

dissonances prepared and resolved correctly

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

harmony

apart from all the typical features you’d expect there are a few other things to note in the harmony

examples?

A

diminished 7th chords

german sixth

false relations

cycle of fifths

tonic minor ‘inflection’

20
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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

there are three types of melodic dissonance found in almost every phrase

which types?

A

appoggiaturas

passing notes

suspensions

21
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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

the melodies are full of passing notes, accented passing notes, suspesnsions, appogiaturas (both ‘ornamental’ and ‘proper’)

do you really know the difference?

A

well…do you?

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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

what happens texturally?

A

a lot of 2-part homophony (melody dominated)

characteristic broken chord accompaniment

one tiny bit of imitation in codetta/coda

23
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Mozart k333 - 1st movement

how was Mozart’s fortepiano different to the modern piano?

A

smaller range (5 octave f - f)

much quieter overall

sustain pedal operated with knee

no ‘una corda’ pedal

wooden frame

shorter strings