Listening Example- Mozart- Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K. 550.docx

SOUND
 Woodwind- flute, oboes, clarinets, bassoons
 Brass- horns
 Strings- violins, violas, cellos, bass
FORM
 Four movements
o Molto allegro
o Andante
o Menuetto (allegretto)
o Finale: allegro assai
 Sonata form- has three main sections to it. Exposition, development, and recapitulation.
 Exposition- material is exposed and presented for the first time
 Development- the material from the exposition is transformed
 Recapitulation- the material from the exposition is recapped so it is repeated in a shorter
and different form
HARMONY
 G minor (two flats)
 Dynamic marking p
 Dark intense mood
 B flat major
 Uses longer notes
 More lyrical and relaxed mood
RHYTHM
 4/4-time signature
 Falling phrases
 Starts fast then slows down several times
 lively
MELODY
 Two main melodies
 Known as the first and second subject
 The second subject is the dominate/relative minor and is different than the first
 The first subject is in the tonic key
 Two subjects are connected by a transition or bridge passage