The Clock Symphony Movement 2 Flashcards
What instrument was becoming more popular?
The clarinet.
What type of orchestra was this written for?
A later classical orchestra.
How were the brass instruments different back then?
They were natural.
How would you change the key on the brass instruments?
Different crooks were added.
What are the three transposing instruments in the movement and in what key are they?
- Clarinets in A.
- Trumpets in C.
- Horns in G.
How many movements does the Clock symphony have?
What is this typical of?
Four.
A symphony.
Compared to the speed of the first movement, what movement is it?
The slow movement.
What key (within the whole symphony) is this movement in?
The subdominant.
G major.
What is the feature in the second movement that makes Symphony No. 101 known as the Clock Symphony?
A ‘ticking pattern that continues through most of the movement.
What note value is each ‘tick’?
A quaver beat.
What occasionally happens to the ‘tick’?
It will stop for a few bard but always comes back again.
How many notes does the ticking usually occur between (not always!)?
2, sometimes a different pattern is played.
Usually the ticking is played by the bassoons, second violins, cellos and double basses. In what bar does the flute take over, accompanied by the bassoon?
63 and again in 86.
When the strings have the ticking, how is it played.
Pizzicato.
When the woodwind have the ticking, and the strings are playing con arco, how are the marked?
Staccato.
What is the tonic key of the movement?
The tonic.
G major.
What key is the first section of the movement in?
The tonic.
G major.
With a couple od modulations.
What is the second section of the movement in?
The relative minor.
G minor.
What is the third section of the movement in? (Returns to)
The tonic.
G major.
Within the return (third section), what modulations does it include?
Eb major - an unrelated key.
What speed mark is this movement given?
What does this mean?
Andante.
It is quite slow and steady throughout.
How does Hayden create a sense of balance.
4 things.
What are these typical of?
- Dynamics.
- Phrasing.
- Sequences.
- Harmony.
The Classical period.
How many reoccuring themes does this piece have?
2.
The two main themes of the movement are repeated, with variations each time.
What could 3 variations be?
- Different instruments.
- Different key.
- Extra notes used to decorate the melody.
What are 5 things that are similar in the first and the second main reoccuring themes.
- Dotted rhythms.
- Double dotted rhythms.
- Acciaccaturas.
- Descending demisemiquaver runs.
- Staccato notes.
