piano sonata by W A Mozart

Question 0

forces, including timbre

Answer 0

61 keys on mozarts piano and he uses all of them
no sustain pedals
dynamic range only from p to f= narrow range of dynamics due to soft tone and wooden frame
alberti bass

Question 1

describe the stylistic…ETC 10marker

Answer 1

frequent p.c/ use of V7 and I
cadential 6-4 
functional harmony and tonality / modulations to related keys 
ornamentation 
melodic chromaticism 
alberti bass 
piano writing mainly medium-to-high range 
mel dom hom 
periodic phrasing/ balanced phrasing 
sonata form
diminished 7th chord

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

sonata from /ABA
three sections exposition/development/ recapitulation
exposition ends with a codetta
repeat of exposition
coda

Question 3

tonality

Answer 3

functional 
B-flat major / dominant 
lots of cadences/ perfect cadences/ V-I
modulations to related keys 
minor keys in development 
Fminor 
Cminor 
Gminor
dominant pedal 
Bb major recapitulation 
2nd subject in tonic in recapitulation

Question 4

harmony

Answer 4

functional 
regular cadences 
perfect cadences 
imperfect cadences
cadential 6/4= Ic- V-I 
appoggiatura chords 
diminished seventh chord 
augmented 6 chords
circle of 5ths
dom pedal 
tonic pedal 
suspensions

Question 5

melody

Answer 5

use of ornamentation; trill b.58 and turn b.62
balanced phrases eg 2nd subject 8+8 bars
based on scales and arpeggios
some chromaticism in melody
chromatic appoggiaturas b.27 and diatonic b.28
mainly conjunct with occasional large leaps eg; minor 7th b.25
2 main subjects

Question 6

texture

Answer 6

mel dom hom
2-part textures- right hand melody with left hand broken chords
alberti bass eg in development ( fminor)
occasionally monophonic during scalic melodic passages
occasionally full chords are used such as 6-note chords at beginning of 2nd subject b.23
dominant pedal end exposition

Question 7

rhythm and metre

Answer 7

common time = simple quadruple
anacrusis eg into b.1
syncopation b.25 amd b.29
continuous semiquavers often used eg b.91-92
some dotted rhythms eg. start of the development

Question 8

performance context

Answer 8

1783 _classical
for on pleasure
for students.
‘sonata’ comes from the word sonare meaning to sound
3/4 movements with first movement sin sonata form
an instrumental piece for piano or a single line instrument ie flute, with piano accomp
Mozart born Austria 27th january 1756
Composed in 1783 published a year later in venice
amateur market published for teaching
K.333 position of piece in mozarts works
died 1791