Beethoven Violion Concerto Mvt 3 Analysis

The Violin Concerto Op.61: Third Movement (Rondo: Allegro) |

The third movement is built around the lively Rondo form (in which one main theme - the Refrain - is repeated in a cycle interspersed with different des) and also includes a number of classic Sonata features: the three-part symmetry, harmonic structure and the fact that the first episode - which returns as the third episode - acts as the 2nd theme of the Sonata. This varied form, known as the Rondo Sonata, can be found in some of Mozart's works; Beethoven went on to use it frequently in the last movements of the works of his second period. Section | Part in the
Forma Sonata | Tonality | Motif | Performer | Approach | Refrain | 1st

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1-4 | Soloist | The Refrain is introduced by the soloist, in low and high registers in sequence. The theme is repeated, forte, by the entire orchestra. | | | | | A' tutti bars
21-24 | Orchestra | | 1st Episode | 2nd

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Orchestra | The soloist embellishes the melody over a typical "corni da caccia" ("bugle") theme. | | | | | C retransition bars
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Orchestra | The second part of the episode gradually takes us back to the main key and Refrain, which the orchestra introduces by reworking fragments of the theme. | Refrain | C
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Orchestra | This contrasting Episode is lyrical and expressive; the counterpoint between the bassoon and solo violin is particularly melodic. | | | | D' | Soloist
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Orchestra | | Reconduction | |