Sonata Allegro Form
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Submitted by skev1585 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Sonata Allegro Form
With the coming of Joseph Haydn, the classical symphony was created by him. By being the father of symphonies, he earned the nickname "Papa Haydn." A symphony is a musical piece written for the entire orchestra. The symphony is then divided into sections called movements. The symphony is regarded as the central form of composition, and went from a three-movement piece to a four-movement piece.
The sonata-allegro form was used often beginning in the Classical Period. The sonata form sets the structure for a single movement and consists of three sections. It is also described as being in "ABA" form from the exposition to the development to the recapitulation. The exposition (A) contains the main theme in the tonic key, which is in a quick tempo. The theme then usually modulates into the dominant key using a bridge. A different theme is then continued in the new key, and the exposition ends in the new key, sometimes with a closing theme to round it out.
The development (B) expands on the themes using different methods to vary the theme slightly. The themes in this section undergo many changes in structure and key. By changing the rhythm, key, and mode, the themes and motives are made more interesting and sometimes more conflicting. But it eventually transitions back to the tonic key, and then back to the original theme.
. At the recapitulation (A), it is almost identical to the exposition, except it is played in the tonic key. Its purpose is to restate the themes introduced in the exposition after it has been varied in the development section. But as the repeated section, there are differences, such as the bridge, that does not modulate. The second theme is also presented again but in the tonic key. The 3 sections are also brought to a close by a coda or some other closing theme.
The Classical symphony has four movements in it, each one having a specific form. The first movement is usually an allegro, in...
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