Vanessa Cadman

Practice Exam Question on 1st movement from Sinfonia

Concertante in E-flat major K.364 by Mozart
Musical features: such as (but not limited to) harmony, melody, rhythm, instrumentation
Structural features: such as (but not limited to) form, phrases, motifs, texture
Contextual features: such as (but not limited to) style, time, culture, geography, history.
Homophonic, melody whit chordal accompaniment, Alberti bass
Elements of symphony and concerto
Phrases are balanced
Introduction
Mozart was an Austrian composer who wrote during the Classical Period (1750-1825), he was born
is Salzburg but later moved to Vienna. The title of the piece suggests that it is both a symphony
and a concerto, so it will have both elements. Symphonies typically consist of a fast section, then
slow, then medium and ends in a fast. Whereas concertos have the exposition - where the main
ideas are stated, development - where the musical ideas are developed and then the
recapitulation, where the exposition is restated in the tonic key. Music during the classical era was
usually performed by orchestras.
Section A 0:00 - 0:12
This is the introduction of the piece
Major key
Oboes, horn, violin and viola solos, violin I and Violin II and 2 violas are used in this section
Homophonic texture
Consonance
Suspension is used
Clearly defined musical phrases
Section B 0:13 - 0:46
Quite fast
Major key
Melody is in the violin and viola
Tutti parts with everyone playing at the same time, together
Homophonic texture
Rhythm is regular
Simple melody
Alberti bass
All instruments in tutti section, except for the melody violin and viola
Section C 0:47 - 1:50
Slows down
Homophonic
Big use of dynamics, crescendos, diminuendos
Steady beat
Diatonic harmonies
Melody moves from violin to viola and keeps on moving between the two
Trills are used
Phrases are balances
Section D 1:50
Speeds up
All instruments used in this section
Melody in violin and viola
Lyrical melodies with clear phrases and cadences
Good use of dynamics for dramatic effect

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Legato and staccato notes
Clear melody over accompaniment