Transcript IB Music SL
IB Music SL Classical Music Concerto and Sonata The Classical Concerto The Movements of the Concerto Three movements: fast-slow-fast Cadenza The Classical Concerto First movement Ritornello and sonataallegro form First-movement concerto form Sonata-allegro with double exposition Key change in the second exposition The Classical Concerto Second movement slow and lyrical Andante, Adagio or Largo Third movement Allegro molto or Presto Rondo form or sonata-allegro Mozart: Piano Concerto in G major, K. 453 Barbara von Ployer I: Allegro, concerto form Exposition – Orchestral exposition – Piano soloist exposition, with new theme – Orchestral tutti Development Recapitulation with cadenza Coda Mozart: Piano Concerto in G major, K. 453 II: Lyrical Andante Also features a double exposition III: Allegretto in 2/2 Theme and variations form Presto coda closes the work Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, III Considered one of his finest works for solo instrument and orchestra Written for an experimental trumpet with keys Keys allowed instrument to play all notes of the scale Work first performed in 1800, then lost until 1929 Now a standard piece in the trumpet repertory Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, III Compact three-movement form – I: Allegro Flaunts keyed trumpet's capabilities with melodic and virtuosic passages – II: A-B-A form 6/8 meter, pastoral in mood Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, III – III: Sonata-rondo Unexpected turns of harmony and dynamic contrasts Combines elements of both sonata-allegro and rondo form Brilliant display piece for the trumpet Famous Women Virtuosos of the Eighteenth Century Noble and upper-middleclass women Music teachers and professional performers – Maria Anna Mozart “Nannerl” – Maria Theresa von Paradis – Barbara von Ployer The Classical Sonata Solo instrument or duo The Movements of the Sonata Three or four contrasting movements Fast-slow-moderate-fast Mozart: Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331, III Unusual form I: Theme and variations on a Czech folk song – A major II: Minuet and trio – A major Mozart: Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331, III III: Rondo “alla turca” (A-B-C-B-A-B-B) A minor/major Evokes percussive sound of Turkish Janissary (military) band brassy quick-time march coda concludes the work Janissary music “Turkish” vogue Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 The Abduction from the Seraglio Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight) Title given after Beethoven's death Composed in 1801 while he was enamored of his young student – The work is dedicated to her Countess Giuletta Guicciardi – She was once thought to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved” 1994 film Immortal Beloved inspired by this story Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight) Breaks with conventional formal molds Retains the three-movement format I: Adagio sostenuto – Modified song form: the piano melodies "sing” – "Dreamy" tone, in C-sharp minor II: Allegretto – Scherzo-trio form, D-flat major – Frequent use of syncopation – A movement of respite Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight) III: Presto agitato – Sonata-allegro form in C-sharp minor – Tension-filled with contrasting themes and restless motion Remains one of the most beloved works of the Classical repertory