sonata allegro form & little symphony lesson

Sonata Allegro Form Sonata Allegro Form &&

Little Symphony Little Symphony LessonLesson

By: Ms. Hasan

Little Symphony Little Symphony VocabularyVocabulary

mp- mezzo piano; medium softp- piano; softmf- mezzo forte; medium loudf- forte; loudlegato- smooth articulationsempre legato- always legato pizz.- pizzicato; to pluck the stringarco- play with the bow

What is sonata-allegro form?What is sonata-allegro form?Sonata-allegro form comes from a development of the Classical Era

Sonata-allegro form can be described as an ABA’ form

The A section is the EXPOSITION

The B section is the DEVELOPMENT

The A’ section is the RECAPITULATION

Exposition

Development

Recapitulation

Exposition (A) Exposition (A) The EXPOSITION contains

Theme I in the tonic key

Transition

Theme II in the dominant key

Closing section

Exposition

Development

Recapitulation

Development (B)Development (B)The DEVELOPMENT is an open and free-form section of the Sonata-Allegro form

This section is based on thematic materials from the Exposition

Exposition

Development

Recapitulation

Recapitulation (A’)Recapitulation (A’)The RECAPITULATION returns to the structure of the EXPOSITION with one exception:

Theme I in tonic

Transition

Theme II in tonic

ClosingExposition

Development

Recapitulation

Let’s Play!Let’s Play!

Let’s Review!Let’s Review!

Question 1Question 1

What is the second part of the sonata-allegro form?

Exposition

Recapitulation

Development

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Question 2Question 2

What is the musical symbol that means to play medium soft?

mf

mp

pp

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Question 3Question 3

What does the musical term legato mean?

Smooth articulation

Fast articulation

Same articulation

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Question 4Question 4

In what time period is the sonata-allegro form most widely used?

Medieval

Romantic

Classical

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ResourcesResources

The following two websites are resources that you can use for future reference. The first gives you information on Sonata-Allegro form and the second is an online music dictionary.

http://www.musickit.com/resources/son-allegro.html

http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/

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