Audio Examples for The Sense of Music

Part 5. The Classical Period

  1. Mozart and the Classical Style

    1. C major triad
    2. Alberti bass
    3. Baroque version
    4. First four bars
    5. Not Mozart's completion
    6. Mozart's completion of initial phrase
    7. La ci darem la mano
    8. Vedi non e lontano
    9. But he still might be tricking me
    10. Come my pretty delight
    11. I feel pity for Masetto
    12. Come, come
    13. There you'll say yes
    14. He still might be tricking me
    15. Zerlina's wavering melody
    16. Intro tune from orchestra
    17. Be silent my unjust heart
    18. Orchestra returns, bouncy
    19. Elvira, orchestra laughing
    20. Undertone theme
    21. Don Giovanni love song
    22. Leporello Rido Rido
    23. Orchestra, original melody
    24. D major chord
    25. Cadence on D
    26. Possible transition theme
    27. Exposition 1st theme
    28. Exposition transition theme
    29. Exposition 2nd theme
    30. Development
    31. Recapitulation, return 1st theme

  2. Haydn

    1. First statement of first theme
    2. Lefthand beats with high notes
    3. Melody up to strong beats
    4. Second theme, C major
    5. Development arpeggios
    6. Exposition first theme
    7. Transition theme
    8. Second theme, V key
    9. Recapitulation, return to first theme
    10. Recapitulation, return to second theme
    11. Upward-climbing motive
    12. Certain-sounding phrases
    13. Haydn's rhythm
    14. Folk-song rhythm

  3. Beethoven

    1. Beethoven Appassionata opening statement
    2. Haydn F Major Sonata opening statement
    3. Rhythmic figure
    4. Haydn variation on original
    5. Beginning of first theme, F-minor chord
    6. Beginning of second theme
    7. Melody heard in measures 51 and 52
    8. Pattern to relax tension
    9. Most famous four-note motive
    10. Continuing motive
    11. Edges rounded
    12. Reversed
    13. Single note
    14. Rising pattern
    15. Part of broken chord
    16. First theme statement
    17. Intro to second theme
    18. Second theme
    19. Basses and violas theme
    20. Basses and violas theme 2
    21. Fanfare melody
    22. Last note cut off
    23. First notes cut off
    24. Recapitulation, return to opening theme
    25. Downward stair-step
    26. Stair-step begins to climb
    27. Fragmenting of climbing theme
    28. Polyphonic and homophonic
    29. Repeated falling motive
    30. Beklemmt melody
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