Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom

1.

Identify the structural function of each excerpt below as expository, transitional, developmental, or terminative. Aurally identify the tonic and determine if the key is maintained or if other keys occur. Listen for cadences to demarcate the form.

(a) Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 59 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49, I.

(b) Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I.

(c) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K.576, I.

(d) Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, I.

(e) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309, I.

(f) Haydn, Symphony No. 104 In D major, Hob. I:104, I.

(g) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309, I.

(h) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K.576, I.

(i) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310, I.

(j) Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Op. 79, Hob. XVI:50, I.

(k) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457, I.

(l) Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, IV.

2.

Listen to the pieces below and fill in the diagrams. Cadences and textural changes will designate the form—listen carefully for these.

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3.

For each excerpt below, identify the structural function as either expository, transitional, developmental, or terminative.

(a) Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 59 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49, I.

(b) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309, I.

(c) Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, IV.

(d) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310, I.

(e) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457, I.

(f) Haydn, Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob.I:104, IV.

(g) Mozart, String Quartet No. 17 In B-flat, K.458, IV.

(h) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K.576, I.

(i) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310, I.

(j) Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob. XVI:50, I.

(k) Mozart, String Quartet No. 17 In B-flat, K.458, IV.

(l) Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457, I.