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Chapter 12: The Symphony. Sonata Form. Key Terms. Sonata form Slow introduction (optional) Exposition Development Recapitulation Coda (optional). Key Terms. Exposition First theme Bridge (transition) Second Group Second theme Cadence (closing) theme. Key Terms. Development
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Chapter 12:The Symphony Sonata Form
Key Terms • Sonata form • Slow introduction (optional) • Exposition • Development • Recapitulation • Coda (optional)
Key Terms • Exposition • First theme • Bridge (transition) • Second Group • Second theme • Cadence (closing) theme
Key Terms • Development • Fragmentation • Retransition
Sonata Form • Most important new form of Classical era • Evolved from binary form • Dramatic new way of handling contrasts between keys (tonalities) and themes • Three large sections: • Exposition • Development • Recapitulation
Exposition (A) • Establishes conflict between two primary keys • Presents (exposes) main themes of movement • Main themes articulate tonal structure • We’ll use Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, 1st movement, as an example
Exposition (A) (1) • First theme • Stable theme in tonic key • Bridge • Unstable, modulates to new key
Exposition (A) (2) • Second Group • Second Theme • Stable theme in new key • Cadence Theme • Closing theme with repeated cadences
Development (B) (1) • Unstable section heightens tension • Modulates to many different keys • Develops themes • Takes themes from Exposition, breaks them up, & extends, recombines, & reorchestrates them
Development (B) (2) • Retransition • Final passage that prepares for return of first key
Recapitulation (A’) • Resolves tension created in Exposition and heightened in Development • Returns to original key • Presents Exposition themes in same order, but with Second Group in original key, thus Recapitulation is more stable than Exposition
Optional Sections • Slow Introduction • Slow tempo section added before the Exposition • Often in minor key and very unstable • Builds tension that is resolved by First Theme of Exposition • (No slow introduction in Mozart’s Symphony No. 40)
Optional Sections • Coda • Concluding section that follows Recapitulation • May be short or long • Usually very stable, with repeated cadences and big ending
Sonata Form Example: Mozart • Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, I
Sonata Form Example: Haydn • Haydn, Symphony No. 95 in C Minor, I