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Closing theme—insistent, repetitive, ends in D major:

etc.

œ . œ œ # œ œ œ

œ . œ . œ . œ . œ . œ

c ‰ J

‰ J

Repeat of exposition.

DEVELOPMENT

Short, begins in D major, manipulates theme 1 and closing theme; modulates, and prepares for

recapitulation in G major.

RECAPITULATION

Theme 1—in G major.

Theme 2—in G major.

Closing theme—in G major.

Coda—extends closing, in G major.

Second Movement: Romanza, Andante; sectional rondo form, duple meter,

C major

Gentle, lyrical melodies in slow tempo.

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:

Rondo-like structure, with opening section (A) recurring.

A and B sections in rounded binary form

A section—lyrical, serene melody in 2 parts, each repeated ( ] a }{ b a } ):

œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ

C œ

‰ œ

‰ œ .

etc.

Andante

J ‰

First violin with faster movement at beginning of second part of A:

œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ nœ nœ œ œ

nœ œ œ œ #œ œ

etc.

B section—more rhythmic movement, varies idea of a, brings a back at end; in 2 sections, each

repeated ( ] c }{ d a } ):

. . . .

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ

. . . .

etc.

& c

‰

Return of a theme (first time).

C section—in C minor, active rhythmic accompaniment; exchanges between violins and cellos; in

2 sections ( ] e } f ).

A section—return of first section in tonic, without repeats (a-b-a).

Coda—3 loud chords extend the idea of a.

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