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14 Cards in this Set
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When was is composed? |
1788 |
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What style of music is it? |
Classical |
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Key? |
G minor |
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Metre? |
4/4 |
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Structure? |
- Sonata form > Exposition - 1st Subject - Bridge passage - 2nd Subject - Codetta > Development > Recapitulation > Coda |
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Tempo? |
Molto Allegro (very fast) |
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Instrumentation? |
Classical Orchestra 1 Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 French Horns and Strings - No timpani - No trumpet - Only 1 flute |
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Melody? |
- Step/conjunct movement with some leaps - Instruments generally play their comfortable, middle ranges - Flute and 1st violin explore a higher range sometimes |
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First Subject |
- Scalic passages - Repetition and descending sequences in the first theme - Quaver-quaver-crotchet rhythm - Moves by step mainly, with one leap |
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Second Subject |
- Lyrical and smooth - Moves by step mainly, with a few leaps - Cantabile melody |
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Rhythm? |
- Simple rhythms - Some syncopation and dotted rhythms |
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Harmony and Tonality? |
- Diatonic throughout - 1st Subject in G minor - Bridge and 2nd Subject in B flat major - Development starts in F sharp major - Development moves through the circle of fifths |
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Texture? |
- Homophonic - Dialogue between strings and woodwinds - Octave doubling in violins |
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Dynamics? |
- Starts soft (p) - Accented notes - Ending is loud (f) |
