Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Movement 3 Minuet and
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Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Movement 3: Minuet and Trio
Mozart • Mozart was a CLASSICAL period composer (b. 1756, d. 1791) • Date of composition for EKN: 1787 • EKN is actually called ‘Serenade No. 13 in G’, but is better known by its nickname, which means ‘a little night music’ • Contains 4 movements in total
Listening with scores
Overview Instrumentation / timbre / sonority Tempo Dynamics Composed for 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass. Often performed by string orchestra. Allegretto (fairly quick). Ranging from piano (p) to forte (f). Rhythm Texture Melody and pitch Simple rhythms, including many quavers. Shortest note value is… Longest note value is… Triple metre (3/4 time signature). Homophonic / melody and accompaniment. Mainly conjunct and within quite a narrow range. Tonality Minuet: G major Trio: D major Harmony Often diatonic but some chromatic notes.
Structure • Minuet – trio – minuet (with no repeats this time!) • Minuet is itself BINARY (with each section repeated) • Trio is itself BINARY (with each section repeated) • The music is organised into regular, 4 -bar phrases
Analysing the chords
Revision! • What period of music history does Mozart come from? • What year was EKN composed? • How many movements does EKN contain in total? • Which movement are you studying? • What is the instrumentation for this movement? • What is the tempo marking and what does this mean? • What key is the Minuet? What about the Trio? • What is the overall structure for the movement?
