The trio

Section A

The melody in the opening bars of the trio

Dynamics

The trio is marked sotto voce which translates to half-voice showing that the trio should be played more softly.

Melody

The melody begins with an anacrusis and is gentler than the minuet. It is mainly conjunct and uses legato. In bar 21 the first violin uses stepwise chromatic movement followed by a descending sequence.

Texture

There is a three-part melody and accompaniment texture led by the first violin. The other violin and viola support the melody by harmonising by a third. The cello plays staccato octave leaps using the root note of each chord.

Harmony and tonality

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