mvt 2

Question 1

stamitz 2

Answer 1

Loose rounded binary form

Andante with simple melody dominated homophony

Related key of G major

Oboes take leading role in B section

Hints of birdsong - Mannheim birdies (dotted melodic fragments in high violins)

Question 2

Mozart 25

Answer 2

Variant of sonata form

Lighter feel compared to other movements

Dialogue between muted violins and bassoons

Mannheim ‘Sighs’ at the start?

Prominent use of bassoons

Question 3

Haydn 104

Answer 3

Tripartite structure - A B A (with developments)

G major A section

G minor opening to B section - Sturm und Drang inspired

G major returning A section - lots of triplets and dotted rhythms and extended coda

Question 4

Beethoven 5

Answer 4

Double variation form - Ab major

Unexpected modulations including C major (tertiary modulation)

Question 5

beethoven 6

Answer 5

Sonata form;

A Siciliana in 12/8, the 2nd movement is subtitled ‘Scene by the brook’;

This idea is created by the repetitive semiquavers or broken chords

The 3rd theme is unusual; given to bassoon; not known as a solo instrument;

Woodwind birdsong; flute melody mimics a nightingale, the oboe a quail, and the clarinet a cuckoo.

Question 6

beethoven 9

Answer 6

Scherzo - Trio - Scherzo

Each Scherzo in sonata form

Each first subject in each scherzo is a 5 part fugue….!

Melodic use of timpani at start of movement

At the end, the Trio melody returns briefly - cut off - silence - humourous end with the aggressive Scherzo

Question 7

mendelssohn 4

Answer 7

Sonata form without a development or ABA1B1 - rotations of two musical ideas

Slow, solemn procession feel inspired by seeing religious procession in Naples

Question 8

Farrenc 3

Answer 8

Adagio cantabile

Opens with clarinet solo, brass and timpani accompaniment

Dramatic B section - Sturm und Drang

A variation on ternary form - A-B-A’

Question 9

Smetana Valtava

Answer 9

Hunt in the Woods - not ABA structure - programmatic

Dotted rhythms, more dramatic and fanfare-esque

River in passing - short section

Question 10

Dvorak 9

Answer 10

Harmony in introduction; E major, Bb major, E major, Db major, A major, F# minor to Db major!

Slow with famous cor anglais melody - from the Hovis bread adverts!

ABA’ with extended coda bringing back themes from previous movements (‘cyclical writing’)