AoS 1: Classical music and Mozart

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In which decade was this work written?
1780s
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In what type of place would it have been originally performed?
Large room of a stately home or a small concert hall
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Do most of the dynamics in the first movement change suddenly or gradually?
Suddenly
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Name two harmonic features that can be found in this movement.
1) Chromatic chords 2) Circle of 5ths progression 3) Pedal notes
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Why did Mozart use horns in two different keys?
The horns being in two different keys maximises the number of note they can play between them.
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Name the form of this movement. What are the three main sections of this form?
Sonata form. Exposition, development, recspitualtion
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This work was composed in the Classical period. Which one of the following is a common tye of phrase structure used in this period?
Question and answer
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To which key does the music modulate for the first appearance of the second subject, and what is its relationship with the tonic key of the work (G minor)
Bb major (relative major)
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Which two instrumental families share the start of the second subject?
Strings and Woodwind
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What does the performance marking 'div.' mean?
The players divide into two groups
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Name another composer from the Classical period.
Haydn or Beethoven
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Write out the short rhythm that characterises the first subject.
(Clue: it lasts for 2 beats)
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In what type of place would it have been originally performed?

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Large room of a stately home or a small concert hall

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Do most of the dynamics in the first movement change suddenly or gradually?

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Name two harmonic features that can be found in this movement.

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Why did Mozart use horns in two different keys?

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