Mozart listening example a string quartet a composition

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Mozart listening example a string quartet (a composition for two violins, viola and cello)

Mozart listening example a string quartet (a composition for two violins, viola and cello) the Quartet in E-flat Major, K 428 (one of the 6 “Haydn” quartets) 1 st movement – sonata form, starts with the exposition:

“mysterious” theme, in octaves 4 -bar phrase 3 -bar phrase full texture & harmony

“mysterious” theme, in octaves 4 -bar phrase 3 -bar phrase full texture & harmony “turn” 4 -bar phrase repeated note & scale fragment

simple scale under lots of ornaments this one sticks around

simple scale under lots of ornaments this one sticks around

“turn” returns with repeats fragment of repeated note idea?

“turn” returns with repeats fragment of repeated note idea?

cadence in second theme key 2 nd theme unexpectedly harmonically ambiguous 15 th time

cadence in second theme key 2 nd theme unexpectedly harmonically ambiguous 15 th time we’ve heard this

lots of ½ steps in this closing theme

lots of ½ steps in this closing theme

exposition repeats or goes on?

exposition repeats or goes on?

repeat of the exposition 4 -bar phrase 3 -bar phrase full texture & harmony

repeat of the exposition 4 -bar phrase 3 -bar phrase full texture & harmony 4 -bar phrase repeated note & scale fragment

simple scale under lots of ornaments this one sticks around

simple scale under lots of ornaments this one sticks around

fragment of repeated note idea?

fragment of repeated note idea?

cadence in second theme key 2 nd theme unexpectedly harmonically ambiguous 30 th time

cadence in second theme key 2 nd theme unexpectedly harmonically ambiguous 30 th time we’ve heard this

lots of ½ steps in this closing theme

lots of ½ steps in this closing theme

this time, we’ll go on to the. . .

this time, we’ll go on to the. . .

development section opening idea in new key a bit of canon main focus –

development section opening idea in new key a bit of canon main focus – shifting harmony

previous ideas combined

previous ideas combined

fragment of repeated note idea in longer notes?

fragment of repeated note idea in longer notes?

recapitulation different

recapitulation different

different

different

different

different

rarely repeated these days

rarely repeated these days

nd 2 movement

nd 2 movement

rd 3 movement

rd 3 movement

4 th movement

4 th movement