The Joke Haydn

Question 1

Forces

Answer 1

• string quartet (2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello (SATB))

- four movement format (fast, slow, minuet, finally)

Question 2

Harmony

Answer 2

• Pedals resolve in a perfect cadence in Eb major in bars 58 beat 2 to 59 beat 1
• Faster harmonic after pedals resolve in bars 58-59 beat 1

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

• The piece is in rhondo form but has contrasting sections called episodes
• The refrain gets shorter each time it’s heard and the 2nd episode is in the tonic key
• the refrain is in binary form

Question 4

Texture

Answer 4

• Dominant pedal notes (Ab Major in bars 36-47 modulation)
• Largely 4 part harmony
• Homophonic, melody dominated homophony

Question 5

Tonality

Answer 5

• Refrain 1 is in Eb major, I (tonic) bars 0-36

- Episode 1 Ab (36-47) -> f (48-53) -> Eb (54-70)

Question 6

Melody

Answer 6

Melody is chopped into two bar phrases by silences