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    W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

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    W.A. Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 is a four movement piece of chamber music written for clarinet, two violins, viola, and cello in 1789 for his friend Anton Stadler. The first movement is in sonata form, the second movement is also in sonata form with an ABA structure, the third movement is a menuetto and trio, and the fourth movement features a theme and five variations. The piece features a primarily homophonic texture with some counterpoint, a wide variety of tempos and rhythms within a steady pulse, and predominantly consonant major harmonies with limited strategic use of dissonance.

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    W.A. Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 is a four movement piece of chamber music written for clarinet, two violins, viola, and cello in 1789 for his friend Anton Stadler. The first movement is in sonata form, the second movement is also in sonata form with an ABA structure, the third movement is a menuetto and trio, and the fourth movement features a theme and five variations. The piece features a primarily homophonic texture with some counterpoint, a wide variety of tempos and rhythms within a steady pulse, and predominantly consonant major harmonies with limited strategic use of dissonance.

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    W.A. Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 is a four movement piece of chamber music written for clarinet, two violins, viola, and cello in 1789 for his friend Anton Stadler. The first movement is in sonata form, the second movement is also in sonata form with an ABA structure, the third movement is a menuetto and trio, and the fourth movement features a theme and five variations. The piece features a primarily homophonic texture with some counterpoint, a wide variety of tempos and rhythms within a steady pulse, and predominantly consonant major harmonies with limited strategic use of dissonance.

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    W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.

    581
    A piece of chamber music in four movements for clarinet, two violins, viola, and cello
    Written in 1789 for his friend, the clarinetist Anton Stadler
    1. Allegro, 2/2 meter, A major
    2. Larghetto, 3/4 meter, D major
    3. Menuetto-Trio, 3/4 meter, A major (Trio #1 in a minor)
    4. Allegretto con Variazioni, 2/2 meter, A major

    Form
    First movement – Sonata form
    0.08 – “A” section
    2.54 – Repeat “A” section
    5.41 – Development section (B)
    6.59 – Recapitulation (“A” section altered)

    Second movement – Sonata form (ABA)

    Third movement
    Menuetto – Binary form (AABB)
    Trio(s) – Binary form (AABB)
    The order of sections is like a Rondo:
    Menuetto, Trio 1, Menuetto, Trio 2, Menuetto (ABACA)

    Fourth movement – Theme and Variations form


    Theme with 5 variations
    1. Clarinet lyrical line
    2. Violin 1 with clarinet countermelody
    3. Viola melody (in minor key)
    4. Fast clarinet lines against original melody in the strings
    5. Very slow beginning section with fast conclusion

    Texture
    Primarily Homophonic: one predominant melody with less important accompaniment;
    Limited use of counterpoint (Polyphonic texture in the development 1st mvt.)

    Rhythm
    A wide variety of tempos and rhythms within the structure of a steady pulse

    Harmony
    Predominantly consonant, Major sounding harmonies; limited and strategic use
    of dissonance

    Melody
    Regular, balanced phrases; contrast of lyrical and staccato character

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