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First Movement: Allegro molto; sonata-allegro form, 2/4 meter, G minor

EXPOSITION

Theme 1—in G minor, vigorous melody, develops from 3-note motive (shaded), in violins:

b C œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

& b

Bridge—vigorous passage, building in a crescendo; modulation to key of relative major (B flat).

Theme 2—in B-flat major; lyrical, relaxed melody in woodwinds and strings:

b C . ˙

œ œ œ œ

œ n

. ˙ b

. œ

œ œ Œ

œ . ‰ œ . œ œ

& b

Codetta—based on 3-note motive from theme 1, leads to closing cadence in B-flat major.

Exposition repeated.

DEVELOPMENT

Short, compact section built on 3-note motive in various guises; in new keys, in the bass part

(bassoon and low strings), and as focus of string and woodwind dialogue, in inversion; then

returns to tonic of G minor.

RECAPITULATION

Theme 1—in G minor.

Theme 2—in G minor; minor key gives it new character.

Coda—energetic extension of closing, in G minor.

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