Plan for Music EssayQuestion:Compare and contrast the use of structure and tonality in the three pieces listed below: Corelli Trio Sonata in D Op. 3 No. 2 movement IV Haydn String Quartet in Eb, Op. 33 No. 2, The Joke: movement IV Beethoven Septet in Eb, Op. 20: movement I

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32-36Outstanding. Typically 18+ well illustrated points.

BeethovenStructure First movement of a six movement piece in the style of a serenade Movement in sonata form preceded by a slow introduction Coda is much longer than earlier composers of the Classical era would have written (bars 233-288) Structure is defined by tonality and conforms to the conventions dictated by sonata formTonality Piece uses functional tonality, dictated by the conventions of sonata form Modulations to closely related keys Slow introduction in tonic key of Eb major Typical of sonata form the first subject is in Eb major (tonic key) Modulated to dominant Bb major for the second subject at bar 53 Many different keys in the development defined by perfect cadences Dominant pedal present in bar 140, continues to beginning of the recapitulation (bar 154) Second subject heard in the tonic Eb major in the recapitulation Perfect cadences constantly used to confirm the key and establish modulations

HaydnStructure This movement is in Rondo form Within section A in the Rondo form, it is rounded binary form Each episode/part ends with inconclusive dominant 7th chord creating a lack of finality and emphasising the musical identity and completeness of the refrains MONOTHEMATICISM all sections/themes derived from one/a few motif/sTonality Piece uses functional tonality, reinforced by perfect cadences and peals (both tonic and dominant pedals) Each Rondo section is firmly centred on the tonic key of Eb major Restricted to modulations to closely related keys Haydn avoids the obvious move to C minor throughout the movement, sticks to major keys, underpinning the joyful mood of the piece Pedal in bars 16-28, at its conclusion it is obviously a dominant pedal preparing for the return of the main theme

CorelliStructure & Tonality Binary form section A (repeated) then section B (repeated) Movement is monothematic Structure defined by repeat marks and tonality A section starts in D major (tonic) then modulates to the dominant (A major) B section begins on the dominant (A major) with the same inverted melodic material and modulates through various keys before returning to the tonic (D major) Bars 41-43 may be a codetta

Points1. Beethoven is in Sonata form2. Haydn is in Rondo form3. Section A of Haydn is in rounded binary form4. Corelli is in Binary form5. Haydn and Corelli both monothematic6. All use functional harmony/tonality7. Beethoven begins with slow introduction, Haydn and Corelli just begin with 1st subject8. All modulate only to closely related keys9. Beethoven one movement of six, Haydn one of four, Corelli one of four10. Corelli and Beethoven both end with coda/codetta, Haydn does not11. Perfect cadences are used throughout all pieces to define key12. Features of a pedal (dominant and tonic) in all pieces