Quiz 3: Similarities/Differences

Question 1

Haydn’s Six Quartets and Beethoven’s String Quartet in C# Minor

Answer 1

• (S) Haydn’s quartet contains Rondo form (in finale’s of Movements 2, 3, and 4), and Beethoven’s does as well in Movement 2 (although it can also be analyzed as a sonata.
• (D) Haydn uses sonata form in the first movement (typical), whereas Beethoven uses it in the final movement (unusual).
• (D) Haydn’s piece has four movements (which was the standard), whereas Beethoven’s contains seven movements (which was unusual for the time period)

Question 2

Mozart’s Piano Sonata in F Major and Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in C minor

Answer 2

• (D) Mozart follows the rules of the standard sonata form, whereas Beethoven’s sonata is much more unusual. An example of this is Beethoven’s containing a slow intro, a cadenza in the beginning, dotted rhythms, and so on.
• (S) Both pieces contain stylistic contrast. Both has very frequents stylistic shifts, and Beethoven’s more so contains great harmonic variety.
• (D) Beethoven’s piece contains a much more dramatic introduction, beginning slowly.

Question 3

Sammartini’s Symphony in F Major OR _________ and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3

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Question 4

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