Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - 1st movement of Symphony no. 40 in G minor

Question 1

Mozart’s piece being studied

Answer 1

1st movement of Symphony no. 40 in G minor

Question 2

Mozart’s full name

Answer 2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Question 3

Mozart’s nationality

Answer 3

Austrian

Question 4

Mozart’s date of birth/death

Answer 4

(1756-1791)

Question 5

Period of Mozart

Answer 5

Classical

Question 6

some key features of classical

Answer 6

elegant melodies
diatonic harmony
piano replaces harpsichord
Melody-dominated textures (melody accompaniment)

Question 7

what are symphonies?

Answer 7

have four movements
are for orchestras
1st movement is usually fast and in sonata form

Question 8

First subject (Mozart)

Answer 8

tonic key : G minor
agitated melody that features repetitions
sequences
melodies begin with anacrusis

Question 9

Second subject (Mozart)

Answer 9

relative major key : B flat major
descending semitones
more graceful than 1st subject
use of chromatic scale - melancholy

Question 10

Rhythm and metre of Mozart

Answer 10

4/4 time
8 bar phrases
anacrusis (upbeats) in 1st subject
2nd subject has greater rhythmic variety 
syncopation from flute (bar 58)

Question 11

harmony of Mozart

Answer 11

diatonic
modulations
diminished 7th chord in bar 63

Question 12

Identify the diminished 7th chord in Mozart bar 63

Answer 12

E - G - Bb - Db

Question 13

tonality of Mozart

Answer 13

First Subject: G minor
Second Subject: B flat major
In the Recapitulation, the Second Subject comes back in the TONIC key (G minor)

Question 14

Dynamics of Mozart

Answer 14

crescendos 
few accents (emphasis on a note) sf and mfp

Question 15

texture of Mozart

Answer 15

Melody + accompaniment
Octave doubling
Contrapuntal melody
1st subject played against counter melody

Question 16

structure of Mozart

Answer 16

sonata form (development of binary form)
||: A :||: B :|| (B is longer)
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
ends with coda

Question 17

A section of Mozart (sonata form)

Answer 17

A section = exposition
1st subject (tonic key) — Bridge (modulates) — 2nd subject (related key)
ends with codetta
repeats

Question 18

B section of Mozart (sonata form)

Answer 18

B section = development and recapitulation
development (plays/modulates subjects) — 1st subject (tonic) — Bridge (no modulation) — 2nd subject (tonic)
ends with coda

Question 19

In Mozart, what is unusual about the development?

Answer 19

Only based on 1st subject

Question 20

differences of Mozart’s orchestra compared to normal classical orchestra

Answer 20

no percussion
fewer flutes
smaller orchestra
no trumpets