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Mozart
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- 1When was he born and where?Born 1756 in Salzburg, Austria
- 2How many symphonies did he write and what other pieces?41 and wrote piano concertos, masses and string quartets
- 3Is there just one fixed mood?No, unlike Handel
- 4What do the sonata form do?Makes the movement balanced and structured
- 5features of classical music?1. Balanced and elegant melodies, shorter than Baroque
2. Melody and accompaniment texture
3. Piano
4. Development of string quartet, symphony, sonata and concerto - 6Time signature4
4 - 7TonalityG minor- a key Mozart associated with sadness
- 8TempoMolto Allegro
- 9DynamicsBegins P but lots of dynamic contrast including use of SFZ and ACCENTS
- 10Pitch1. Violins play 1st Subject in OCTAVES
2. Limited pitch range
3. 2nd Subject moves CHROMATICALLY - 11Rhythm1. Scale passages and RISING SEQUENCES
2. 1st subject- CROTCHET AND QUAVER RHYTHM
3. 2nd subject- SLOWER, LEGATO RHYTHM - 12HARMONY1st subject- G minor
2nd subject-Bb flat major (relative major) in exposition but G minor in RECAPITULATION
A variety of keys are explored in the DEVELOPMENT section - 13TextureMainly HOMOPHONIC - melody and accompaniment- texture
POLYPHONIC in DEVELOPMENT - 14Musical featuresPEDAL NOTES are used in DEVELOPMENT
- 15What happens in the development section?Based on the opening of the first subject, texture becomes more POLYPHONIC, explores different keys very QUICKLY, PEDAL NOTES, themes are PASSED BETWEEN INSTRUMENTS
- 16What happens in the recapitulation section?Not a direct repeat of exposition- starts off in G minor as expected, the linking bridge passage is longer, 2nd subject in G minor now too, lots of scale passages and RISING SEQUENCES, ends with a CODETTA
- 17InstrumentationWritten for a traditional classical orchestra minus trumpets and timpani
- 18What does a classical orchestra consist of?1st and 2nd violins
Violas
Cellos
Double Basses
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
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- GCSE Music FlashCards sobre Mozart, criado por Gretta Mildred em 03-06-2015.
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