Mozart Symphony No 40 in G-minor, Movement 1

Selection – Symphony No 40 in G-minor, Movement 1

Composer – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Stylistic Period – Classical Period

Form – Four movements

 

Timbre – Four movements , horns strings  and oboes

Melody – simple repeated phrases, variations with some pitch dynamics

Harmony – simple and pleasurable

Dynamics – terraced dynamics from crescendo to decrescendo

Texture - homophonic

Rhythm/Tempo – fast, slow, fast, fast

 

Two Key Characteristic’s of Stylistic Period

1.       Contrasting themes

2.       Did not use a full orchestra, mostly strings, horns