Chapter 26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement

Mozart's Vienna concerts in the 1780s made impressive net profit in part because

Mozart wrote the music, performed it, and sold his own tickets.

LTTE: This excerpt includes all four themes in the piece. Which theme is based on a series of upwards leaps?

second

Like music based on the ritornello principle, the drama of the concerto comes from the interplay between

the soloist and the emsemble

Which of the following excerpts includes a cadenza?

Excerpt B

Why might a pianist today prefer a modern instrument to the fortepiano?

Modern concert halls are larger, and the fortepiano does not produce enough sound

During the second exposition of a double-exposition concerto form, which timbre is likely to dominate?

Orchestra supporting the soloist

In a concerto, what two forces at times collaborate and at times compete?

Soloist and orchestra

Which of the following parts of double-exposition concerto form is NOT also a part of sonata form?

The cadenza

In the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K, 388, which of the following has it's own mood, from calm to lyrical to energetic?

Theme

Theme 1 has both an upward and downward contour, but theme 3 (heard in this excerpt at about 00:10) differs in what way?

Theme 3 has a conjunct, downward contour.

In the 1780s, Mozart made a name for himself in Vienna as both a

composer and pianist

The fourth melody in Mozart's piano concerto in A major, K, 488 has a mostly

disjunct motion and downward contour

A common criticism of Mozart's music was that

he included too many melodies for the audience to follow

LTTE: In this concerto, Mozart retains elements of the ritornello principle by highlighting the timbral contrast between the __________.

orchestra and piano

How does double-exposition concerto form differ from standard sonata form?

There are two different expositions.