Beethoven's concerto in D-Maj

Beethoven's Concerto in D-Maj

• Written for solo Violinist Franz Clement for a charity concert
• Written after the Violin was greatly developed with a lengthened neck, increased sounding length of strings, more between notes and more practical higher notes, a modern bow made by Francois Tourte which was more balanced, curved inwards, with more hair and weight at the bottom.
• Written between the classical and Romantic period

Structure

Bars Key Section

1-88 D Expostion 1 (tutti)

89 - 224 D Exposition 2 (Solo)

224-364 A-C-Dm  Development

-Bm

365-510 D Recapitulation

510 D Cadenza

511-535 D  Coda

Musical Features

Exposition 1 (tutti)

• D-major
• Orchestra only
• main material laid out
• Strong timpani motif of 5 crotchets used throughout to create unity
• woodwind melody follows
• B.10 there is a strange D# creating suspense
• No perfect cadence ending on…