sonata in e flat major k.282 (mozart)

who composed sonata in e flat major k.282

wolfgang amadeus mozart

what was amadeus' nationality?

austrian

what period was amadeus from?

classical

amadeus excelled in operas, symphonies, concertos, quartets and sonatas

true

when and where was mozart born

1756, salzburg

what was his father's name?

leopold

what did his father do as his occupation?

he wasthe composer and director of music to the prince-archbishop

at what age did amadeus begin to compose?

five

what happened when amadeus was six years?

his father took him on the first of several successful concert tours

what did the 'grand tour' of 1763-1766 encompass?

the most important european musical centres

where did mozart become awuanted with johann christian bach?

paris and london

when did mozart enter the servie of the archbishop?

1769

mozart was treated poorly by the archbishop

true

when did mozart leave the archbishop

1781

where did mozart settle after leaving the archbishop?

vienna

what composers did mozart meet in vienna?

hayden, clementi and salieri

who and when did mozart marry?

constanze weber in 1782

how many children did mozart have? how many survived?

six, but two survived

in 1787, what was mozart appointed to by emperor joseph II?

chamber musician

mozart's financial and health situations were stable

false

when, where and at what age did mozart die?

he died in vienna in 1791, at the age of 35

who were some of mozart's contemporaries?

beethoven, bach, cimarosa

how many concertos did mozart compose for the piano?

27

how many sonatas did mozart compose for the piano?

18

how many variations did mozart compose for the piano?

16 sets

how many fantasies did mozart compose for the piano?

three

how many rondos did mozart compose for the piano?

four

how many operas did mozart compose?

16

how many symphonies did mozart compose?

21

mozart also composed church music, concertos and chamber music

true

mozart was one of the leading representatives of the romantic style (1750-1810)

false, classical

mozart had clearly __ sound, with many __ notes and __ slurs

articulated, detached, short

what did mozart have at cadence points?

ornamentation

mozart had __ development and __-__ formal structure

thematic, highly-organised

mozart's short, balanced phrases were either:

antescedent and consequent, or question and answer

mozart's compositional style consisted of homophony, which meant that there was

one melodic line, with simple chordal or broken chord accompaniments

mozart played with a steady (not rigid) pulse

true

what is a sonata?

a work for one or two instruments in several contrasting omvements

what does 'sonata' come from?

the italian word suonare, which means 'to sound'

who catalogued mozart's compositions?

austrian musicologist ludwig von kochel

what do the 'k' numbers indicate

chronological order

when and where was the sonata in e flat major composed?

1775 in munich when he was in his late teens

why is the beginning of the sonata unusual?

it starts with a slow movement

what other mozart sonata does not begin with an allegro?

k. 331, begins with andante grazioso

what are the three movements and their keys?

adagio [e flat major], menuetto I & II [b flat major], allegro [e flat major]

what form is adagio in?

binary (AB)

what form are the menuetto's in?

minuet - first, second, third, next movement

what form is the allegro in?

sonata - sections begin w/ quaver upbeat

what does is secton A, and what does it represent? [adagio]

exposition, presenting two main themes in tonic and dom. keys

what does section B consist of? [adagio]

combined development and recapitulation

there is a recapitulation in section A

false, there is only a brief reference in coda

what does adagio mean

slow and leisurely

the vertical strokes indicate staccato

true

this represents a appoggiatura

true

how is the appoggiatura played?

on beat

what is a menuetto?

graceful dance with three beats in each bar

what does 'menuetto I da capo' mean?

play menuetto I again

what is an arpeggio?

when the notes of a chord are to be played one after another

what does allegro mean?

fast and lively - implies cheerfulness

time signature of adagio?

4/4

time signature of menuettos?

3/4

time signature of allegro?

2/4

name the top three mozart concertos

piano concerto no 24 in c minor k491, horn concerto no 3 in e flat minor k447, violin concerto no 4 in d major k218

name three of mozart's operas

the magic flute, the marriage of figaro, and don giovanni