Mozart - symphony 40

Question 1

name 3 instruments that play the three note motif at the start of the extract

Answer 1

Violins
Clarinet
flute

Question 2

what musical device is heard in the horn and bassoon part in the first subject

Answer 2

pedal

Question 3

a sonata form has three main sections what are they

Answer 3

exposistion
development
recapictulation

Question 4

what is the structure of the piece

Answer 4

sonata form
no intro
codeta

Question 5

what is the texture of the codeta

Answer 5

homophonic

Question 6

what key is the first subject in

Answer 6

G minor

Question 7

describe the melody of the piece

Answer 7

chromatic in the second subject
stepwise
desending sequences
the development has a 3 note motif

Question 8

describe the dynamics

Answer 8

first subject is fast and lively
piano
forte in bars 28-44
legato

Question 9

what is the tonic note of the piece

Answer 9

G minor

Question 10

when does the music modulate

Answer 10

during the bridge

Question 11

what does the development avoid

Answer 11

tonic and dominant notes

Question 12

describe the harmony

Answer 12

chord 5 is used
perfect cadence in b flat
triad in b flat major in violins
semitones

Question 13

what notes are used in the development

Answer 13

E minor, A minor, D minor, G minor, C major, f major, b flat major,

Question 14

describe the instrumentation

Answer 14

small orchestra- violas,violins,horns,bass,clarinet…..

Question 15

describe the rhythm

Answer 15

first subject- fast, liveley
quavers and crotchets
second subject has longer note values

Question 16

what genre is the piece

Answer 16

classical

Question 17

when was the piece written/composed

Answer 17

1788