Mozart- Symphony In G Minor - 1st Movement Flashcards
Harmony: based on chords….
1,2,4,5,6
Harmony: 1st subject is in the tonic…
G minor
Harmony: 2nd subject is in the relative major….
Bb major
Harmony: travels to unrelated keys in the development section including…
F# Minor, E minor and A Minor
The texture is mainly…
Homophonic
Texture: in the development section the texture gets more….
Contrapuntal
Texture: there is imitation and dialogue between…
Strings and the woodwind
Texture: parts are often doubled with the ….. to create…..
Oboes and bassoons to creat harmonic filling
Is the harmony chromatic or diatonic?
Diatonic with some uses of chromaticism. Eg diminished 7ths
Structure: it is in …. form
Sonata
What is sonata form?
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
Structure: the 2 contrasting subjects in the exposition are connected by…
A bridge which allows modulation to occur
The exposition ends with a …
Codetta which is repeated
The piece ends with a…
Coda
Mozart uses … dynamics
Terraced
Instruments: unlike his later symphonies, Mozart has no…
Timpani or trumpets
What instruments does Mozart use?
Strings
7 woodwind: 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 oboes
2 Norns
Melody: the 1st subject is based off…
A repeated short motif
Melody: the 2nd section is based off
A descending chromatic scale
Date and period:
1788
Classical
Rhythm: metre
4/4
Harmony: the recapitulation returns to the key of…
G minor
Harmony and Tonality (7)
Largely diatomic but occasional chromatic harmony like diminished 7ths
Based on chords 1,2,4,5 & 6
Perfect cadences are used to reinforce the key
Travels to unrelated key signatures including F# Minor, Eminor and Aminor
1st subject is in the tonic G minor
2nd subject is in the slating major Bb major
Recapitulation returns to G minor
Structure (4)
In sonata form: exposition/ development/ recapitulation
There are 2 contrasting subjects introduced in the exposition with are connected by a bridge with allows the modulation to occur
The exposition ends with a Codetta and is repeated
The piece ends with a coda
Texture (3)
Mainly homophonic with contrapuntal episodes in the development section
Imitation and dialogue between the woodwind strings like in the 2nd subject
Parts are often doubled with the oboes and bassoons providing harmonic filling
Melody (3)
Balanced phrases often lasting 8 bars
Made up of a 4 bar question and a 4 bar answer called periodic phrasing
1st and 2nd melodies contrast:
-1st based around a repeated short motif
-2nd based on a defending chromatic scale
Melody: The 4 bar question and 4 bar answer is called…
Periodic phrasing
