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    1. The document provides information about Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, including its structure, instrumentation, and key musical elements of the Classical period. 2. The symphony is in sonata form and is written for a classical orchestra including strings, woodwinds, horns, and no trumpets or timpani. 3. The first movement exhibits characteristic Classical features like graceful melodies in regular phrases, homophonic and polyphonic textures, use of sonata form with two subjects, and modulation between keys of G minor and Bb major.

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    1. The document provides information about Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, including its structure, instrumentation, and key musical elements of the Classical period. 2. The symphony is in sonata form and is written for a classical orchestra including strings, woodwinds, horns, and no trumpets or timpani. 3. The first movement exhibits characteristic Classical features like graceful melodies in regular phrases, homophonic and polyphonic textures, use of sonata form with two subjects, and modulation between keys of G minor and Bb major.

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    1. The document provides information about Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, including its structure, instrumentation, and key musical elements of the Classical period. 2. The symphony is in sonata form and is written for a classical orchestra including strings, woodwinds, horns, and no trumpets or timpani. 3. The first movement exhibits characteristic Classical features like graceful melodies in regular phrases, homophonic and polyphonic textures, use of sonata form with two subjects, and modulation between keys of G minor and Bb major.

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    W.

    A Mozart

    1st movement from Symphony No.40 in G minor (1788)

    FACT SHEET

    GCSE Music: AoS1

    Classical Period

    Symphony

    A period of music from 1750 1830 where


    the focus was on clarity, order and
    balance.

    A large scale musical work written for a large orchestra


    containing strings, woodwind, brass and percussion
    instruments.

    Instrumentation

    Classical features
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    Graceful melodies written in regular


    phrases of 8 bars (4 question, 4
    answer).
    Mostly homophonic texture with
    some use of polyphonic texture.
    Pieces had a sense of balance with
    clear structures, for e.g sonata form.
    Use of major and minor keys with
    regular cadences.
    Lots of use of chords I, IV, V, II, VI.
    More varied dynamics than baroque.

    The piece is written for classical orchestra and the


    instruments Mozart as written for are as follows,
    String Family
    Violins (1st and 2nd)
    Violas
    Cellos
    Double Basses

    Woodwind
    Flute x 1
    Oboes x 2
    Clarinet x 2
    Bassoon x 2

    Brass
    French Horn x 2

    Common instruments that also feature in a Classical


    orchestra but DO NOT feature in this piece are trumpet
    (brass) and timpani (percussion).

    Sonata Form
    Can you recognise and describe these sections in detail?

    Exposition (1-100)

    Development (101-164)

    Opening section where all musical


    A section for the composer to
    material is heard for the first time. develop one or both ideas from the
    exposition.
    First Subject (1-20)
    It explores the themes in many
    Presented in the tonic key (G
    different ways and explores many
    minor)
    keys steering clear of the keys
    heard in the exposition.
    Bridge (20-44)
    Music modulates to a relative key
    Second subject (44-72)
    A contrasting theme in a relative
    key (Bb major)

    In the set work, Mozart bases it


    on the opening 3 notes of the 1st
    subject.

    Codetta (73-100)

    It becomes more chromatic and


    quickly passes through E minor,
    A minor, D minor, G minor, C
    major, F major and Bb major.

    Short section to bring the exposition


    to the end.

    (Notice each key goes up 4


    notes)

    Whole exposition section repeats.

    Recapitulation (164-299)
    Included to balance with the
    opening exposition.
    First subject
    Presented in the tonic key (G
    minor). Exact copy of 1st 20 bars.
    Bridge (184-227)
    Changed slightly as its purpose is
    no longer to modulate the music to
    another key. This time keeps the
    music in the tonic key of G minor.
    Second subject (227-260)
    Now stated in the tonic key (G
    minor)
    Coda (260-299)
    Similar to codetta but extended to
    end the piece. The last 6 bars are

    Information and key words


    There are examples of the following words in the piece. Make sure you know what they
    mean and know where they appear.
    Tempo Fast molto Allegro
    Time signature 4/4 time. 4 crotchet beats in a bar.
    Transposed instruments French horns are in Bb and G to make sure they can play the
    notes of the main keys. Clarinets are also in B flat.
    Tonality Piece is in the key of G minor however it modulates into Bb major (relative
    major) for the second subject in the exposition. The development section explores many
    different keys and the subjects are both in the tonic key of G minor in the recapitulation.
    Dynamics Lots of variety used
    p piano quiet

    mp mezzo piano quite quiet

    mf mezzo forte quite

    loud
    f forte loud

    sf sforzando strong sudden loud accent

    - crescendo gradually getting louder


    - dimunendo gradually getting quieter
    Articulation - How a note is played. There are different examples in the piece.
    Dot over a note = staccato meaning to play the notes short
    A curve over notes = legato meaning to play all the notes smoothly
    Octaves Lots of examples of different instruments playing the same thing in octaves for
    example the first and second violins at the beginning.
    Dominant pedal Repetition of the dominant note or a sustained long note to prepare for a
    key change (38-42).
    Pathetique - Meaning a melancholy mood. Using descending semitones to help create
    the mood in bars 43-44.
    Augmentation - Lengthening the original note values in bar 81-82 in violin 1.
    Diminished 7th chord Chromatic chord made up of minor 3rds .
    Dominant 7th chord Chord V with a 7th added at the top.
    Sequence A melody repeated up or down in pitch.
    Counter-melody - A second melody that plays at the same time as another melody.
    Modulate Moving to another key.
    Chromatically an idea that moves up or down in semitones (playing every note, both
    black and white).

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