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    traditionally in sonata form. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a composition for an instrumental soloist‚ with piano accompaniment‚ in several movements with one or more in sonata form. Sonata form is a piece of music in three sections‚ in ABA form‚ which are exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation. 3. What is a coda? A coda is pieces at the end of a musical piece that are extended past the recapitulation. 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe

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    CONCERTO A concerto (from the Italian: concerto‚ plural concerti or‚ often‚ the anglicised form concertos) is a musical composition usually composed in three parts or movements‚ in which (usually) one solo instrument (for instance‚ a piano‚ violin‚ cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra. The etymology is uncertain‚ but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words conserere (meaning to tie‚ to join‚ to weave) and certamen (competition‚ fight): the idea

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    Programme Notes

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    term ‘Loure’ originally was a form of French bagpipe music but later the meaning changed to a slow dance accompanied by the bagpipe. Bach did not have any bagpipe accompaniment to his partita. It is in six four meter with double dotted rhythms leaning heavily on the strong beats‚ 1 and 3. It is typically gentle while the triple-stopping gives it grandness. The Gavotte en Rondeau is a gavotte in rondo form. Gavottes have a full upbeat‚ which is typical of this dance form. Mansbridge ’s tempo was approximately

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    were associated with vocal music‚ such as operas. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a large-scale composition that is played. 3. What is a coda? The coda will use music from the movement‚ but it typically does not add anything to the "argument" of the piece 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe each part. Exposition: The exposition is the first part of the sonata form‚ and it is where the composer will bring in‚ or "expose‚" all

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    mistake‚ however‚ Haydn and Beethoven were not carbon copies of one another. When comparing compositions of the two composers‚ namely Haydn’s symphony No. 95 in C minor and Beethoven’s symphony No. 5‚ the two composers differ in various areas‚ including form‚ theme‚ tonality‚ orchestral structure‚ and the overall effect their work had on the audience. The only way to truly understand the similarities of these two legendary composers is to delve into their music‚ comparing them movement-by-movement of the

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    Mozart K.333 Analysis

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    Mozart’s K 333 Sonata in B-flat Major was composed in November 1783. It was written in Vienna while Mozart was there for a period. He wrote this in his "early phase" while he was in Vienna. This sonata was not really written into a group of sonatas‚ but could be grouped with the other nine sonatas that were written in this early phase in Vienna. All of these ten sonatas were written and published between 1783 and 1785 in Vienna. However‚ these sonatas were not written as a group (Kirby 101). My

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    influenced many composers. The Classical-Romantic era is recognized by its four movements. The first movement is long and is recorded in sonata-allegro form. The second movement is slow and includes lyrics and is also sonata-allegro form. The third movement is dancelike and in turn slow and is a minuet and trio. The last movement‚ the fourth‚ is spirited and is a rondo form. 1 The movie starts of in Vienna‚ Austria sometime in the early 1800’s. An old and perhaps emotionally disturbed Antonio Salieri attempts

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    As well as this‚ the horns are marked "in D" and this shows it was in the classical period as the horns did not yet have valves‚ so would have been played a minor 7th lower than printed. In addition‚ the symphony is written in sonata form; exposition bars 1-44‚ development bars 45-79‚ and recapitulation bars 80 onwards. This structure is one of the main musical structures of the classical period. Also‚ the texture of the piece is mainly "melody-dominated-homophony" which is also

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    Most instrumental music of the Classical period pursued a three- or four-movement form with a first movement in sonata form‚ which expands on binary form. Some general music characteristics of a new classical style that are going to be discussed in this assignment are in terms of melody‚ harmony and also the form. Melody: The focus on melody in classical style was directed to a more linear structure‚ in contrast to the frequent sequential expansion of the early style. In addition‚ periodicity was

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    I chose to analyze Beethoven’s Piano Sonata number 15. Sonata number 15 is opus/work number 28. There are 4 movements in the work‚ but I chose to analyze the first movement. Beethoven was born on December 16‚ 1770 into a family of musicians ("Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Beethoven" pars. 1-2). Beethoven began writing music at a young age ("Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Beethoven" par. 4). He composed his first original Sonata in 1797 ("Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List -

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