Kv 332 - 1st movement analysis (of a 3 movement sonata)
(Kv refers to the Kochel number. Ludwig von Kochel catalogued all the opus numbers of
Mozart, because they were so out of order)
Sonata Form
F Major, 3/4, Allegro
Exposition - bars 1 - 93
Theme group 1 Bars 1 - cadence bar 22.
Can be divided into 2 sections.
Opening theme based on arpeggio F A C A (typical for Classical
sonata openings) and alberti bass, homophonic texture. 2nd theme
of theme group 1 chordal texture. Ends with 3 perfect cadences in
the tonic key (F major).
Transition Bars 23 to 40. Moves key from tonic F major to dominant C
major. Based on ascending broken chords and descending scalic
passages from diminished chords. Bar 23 modulation to Dm. Bar
31 modulation to Cm. Bar 33 in Ab major. Bars 35 to 40 setting
up G major as the new dominant.
Theme group 2 Bars 41 to 1st beat bar 67.
Can be divided into 2 sections.
1st theme of group 2, light texture, in dominant key C major.
Minuet like. A variation of this theme based on minor 2nds from
bar 49 to 52. 2nd theme of group 2 in bass, with treble
accompaniment on off beats. Melody made up of descending
broken chords, with dynamics part of the character of this section.
Bar 60 Cm, bar 61 Fm, bar 62 Bb7, bar 63 Eb9, bar64 to 65 goes
Ab major 7th, Dm7, G7.
Bridge Bars 67 to 71 - could be classed as a bridge (not transition as key
does not change,) as new melodic material is introduced at bar 71.
Theme 3 Bars 71 to 86. Still in dominant key C major. Minuet like, chordal
texture. Ends in perfect cadence at 86.
Codetta Bars 86 to 93. Broken chord accompaniment with ornamented
cadence like melodic material. Ends with big orchestral like
octaves. Perfect cadence in dominant key C major.
Development - bars 94 to 132
Opens with minuet material. Development of material from
Theme group 2, 2nd theme at bar 109 to 132. Moves through
different keys:
109 - C major
111 - C minor
114 - diminished (F# leading to G)
115 - G minor
118 - diminished (C# leading to D)
119 - D minor
122 - Bb 7th, leads chromatically to A
123 - A major
127 - A minor
129 - C7, dominant of tonic key F major
Ends on C7, leading back to the original tonic key F major.
Recapitulation - bars 133 to end
Theme group 1 Bars 133 to 154 - both themes repeated, tonic key
Transition Bars 155 to 176 - same material but moves through different
tonalities so that cadence will be perfect cadence in tonic key.
Theme group 2 Bars 177 to 203 - both themes repeated, tonic key.
Bridge Bars 203 to 207
Theme 3 Bars 207 to 221 - in tonic key
Codetta Bars 222 to end in tonic key
Remember that after this, a slow movement follows, then finale allegro, which is standard
for Classical sonata form.
Mozart also wrote nearly 50 symphonies, 20 operas (eg Don Giovanni, the Magic Flute)
religious cantatas, a Requiem (very famous), numerous ensemble works, especially
famous the clarinet concerto, 20 piano concertos, 27 string quartets, 40 violin sonatas and
19 piano sonatas. Mozart's piano sonatas were influenced by Haydn's (the father of the
classical period in music).
Sonata is an Italian word and means "to sound".
