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3Third Movement: Allegretto; minuet and trio form, 3/4 meter, G major
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:
Strongly rhythmic dance, in triple meter.
Lyrical, expressive trio.
Regular 4-measure phrases.
Marked contrast between minuet and trio.
Balanced, regular form (minuet returns at end).
Homophonic texture.
Minuet theme—in accented triple meter, decisive character, in 2 sections (8 measures each), both
repeated:
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ä å œ œ
Allegretto
œ œ
# 3
œ œ œ
etc.
4
&
f
Trio theme—more lyrical and connected, in 2 sections (8
12 measures), both repeated:
œ œ . œ
œ œ ˙ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ
œ œ
# # 3
etc.
œ . #œ
J
4
&
J
Minuet returns, without repeats.
Fourth Movement: Allegro; sonata-rondo form, 4/4 meter, G major
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:
Light and graceful finale, in homophonic texture.
Rocket theme, quick and spirited.
Contrasting second theme.
Form combines principles of rondo and sonata-allegro.
EXPOSITION
Theme 1—merry, quick-paced rocket theme, symmetrical, 4-measure phrases, each repeated, in
G major:
T
. . .
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
# c ‰ œ œ œ
Allegro
etc.
œ œ œ œ
Œ
&
p
Transition and modulation to dominant key.
Theme 2—begins with downward leap, opposite in character to theme 1, in D major:
œ œ#œ œ #œ œ nœ œ ˙ #œ
˙
sotto voce
œ
#
œ
‰ œ J ‰
etc.
‰ œ
#œ
c
J ‰
J ‰ Œ
Œ
&
J
J
f p
Theme 1—returns in varied setting as closing.
Exposition repeated.
DEVELOPMENT
Theme 1—modulates through various keys, ends up in G minor.
RECAPITULATION
Theme 2—returns in tonic.
Theme 1—in tonic, as closing and extension of cadence.
Coda—theme 1 returns as in exposition, in G major.
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