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Essay / Mozart Musical Analysis - 1368
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), was a creative composer of the classical era. The piano sonatas of Wolfgang Mozart offer a particularly careful picture. In the classical era, the type of piano that was the pianoforte was extremely different from the modern piano of today. That said, the use of dynamics was crucial and affective in the classical era. I noticed that each of his sonatas has its own character, its story, its dialogues and its meaning. In Mozart's B flat major piano sonata, K. 281 - first movement, there is a dialogue between the different dynamics and phrase structures heard in his sonata. With this sonata, Mozart undoubtedly creates a change in mood and dialogue by adding a sense of dynamics, timbre, registers and musical phrasing to each thematic material in a musical section. The piano sonata (K. 281), written in 1774, opens with a striking tempo Allegro in B flat major. The theme introduces a seductive act between 16th note triplets and 32nd notes. In Mozart's time, playing the first eight measures on a pianoforte would have been a clear, translucent sound that would seem appropriate for creating the beautiful elegance of the sonata. The first main theme has eight measures and is divided into two phrases. The first phrase is short with triplets and has a diminutive cadence in m. 4.In m. 5, Mozart uses his original motif idea again, but this time he places the motif an octave lower with triplets. The second phrase of the eight measures also has a short cadence, but does not have a complete idea. He continues this phrase by expanding the development of the motif by adding non-harmonic tones that end on the solfège in m.10 and 12. To be the bridge of the exposition, Mozart uses a new ...... middle of paper. .....ar a clear distinction between the two dynamics on a pianoforte during a performance. In the recapitulation, Mozart modifies the final theme by placing the motive of the final theme in a perfect fourth in m. 103. Then he repeats the pattern in st. 105 and lowers the pitch a perfect fourth from the exhibition's original closing theme. Mozart's creative style was therefore extraordinary. His writings show that he intended to tell a story from start to finish. There was never a dull moment in any of Mozart's piano sonata forms. There was always an illustration of a particular setting that provoked dramatic emotions in each major section. Mozart does an excellent job of sticking to the guidelines of a sonata form. He managed to have different settings in each section that stood out in melodic character and texture through the piano instrumentation..