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Unit XIII The Eighteenth-Century Concerto and

Sonata

“Give me the best instrument in Europe, but listeners who understand nothing or do not wish to understand and who do not feel with me in what I am playing, and all my pleasure is spoilt.”

—W. A. Mozart

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37. The Classical Concerto

The Movements of the Concerto– I: fast– II: slow– III: fast

• Cadenza

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, III

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, I (cadenza)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, II (piano entrance)

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I. The First Movement

Closing Theme IITheme ICadenzaTrans.

& piano theme

Various themes Coda

Solo Exposition Development Recapitulation

A’ B A

Theme IITheme I Transition

Orchestral Exposition

A

• First-movement Concerto Form:• Sonata-allegro with a double exposition

Modulation to new key area

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II. The Second Movement

• Slow and lyrical

• Andante, Adagio, or Largo

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III. The Third Movement • Allegro molto or Presto• Sonata-allegro or Rondo form

A-B-A-B-A, or

A-B-A-C-A, or

A-B-A-C-A-B-A, etc.

Theme I

Closing

Theme IITheme I ClosingTrans.

Trans.

Theme II

Coda

Exposition Development RecapitulationA B A

Rondo

Sonata-allegro

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Mozart: Piano Concerto in G major, K. 453

Written for Barbara von Ployer

One of Mozart’s students

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Mozart: Piano Concerto in G major, K. 453 (Listening Guide)

I: Allegro, concerto form

• Exposition

Orchestral exposition

Piano soloist exposition, with new theme

Orchestral tutti

• Development

• Recapitulation with cadenza

• CodaListening Guide PDF

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Famous Women Virtuosos of the Eighteenth Century

• Noble and upper-middle-class women

• Music teachers and professional performers :

Maria Anna Mozart “Nannerl”

Maria Theresa von Paradis

Barbara von Ployer

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Janissary Music

• “Turkish” vogue

Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Sonata in A Major, K. 331

Mozart: The abduction from the Seraglio, Overture

Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens, “Turkish March”

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The Movements of the SonataThree or four contrasting movements

- Fast-slow-fast- Fast-slow-moderate-fast

Beethoven: Sonata No. 8

38. The Classical Sonata

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight)

(Listening Guide)• Title given after Beethoven's death• Dedicated to Countess Giuletta Guicciardi

– Once thought to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved”• 1994 film Immortal Beloved inspired by this

story

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight)

(Listening Guide)• 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 LISTENING GUIDE PDF

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight)

(Listening Guide)• 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

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