MUL 2010 Lecture 25: Chapter 25 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no.40 in G Minor, K.550, first movement
4 Apr 2018
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Chapter 25 wolfgang amadeus mozart symphony no. 40 in g minor, k. 550, first movement. Conflict( the juxtaposition and transformation of those melodies) Resolution (the restoration of these melodies in their more-or-less original form) First movement of this symphony around sonata form. Act 1: the exposition- exposes us to all the movement"s thematic ideas. Contrast of mode b/w minor mode (the tonic) and major mode (the new key area) Act 2: the development- in which the thematic ideas are most intensively developed, both thematically and harmonically. Act 3: the recapitulation- in which all the themes presented in the exposition return, all in the tonic key. The theme presented in the new key area in the exposition are repeated in the recapitulation in the tonic. Coda- tail a section at the end of a musical work or movement that stands outside any formal structure and brings the whole to a close. Modulation- to move to a different key area.
