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GCSE Music

Mozart Clarinet Concerto - Tempo and Dynamics

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Tempo, metre and rhythm as a whole The tempo is 'allegro' (lively or fast). There are no tempo changes. The metre is 6/8 (compound duple time) throughout the section.
Section A - Tempo, metre and rhythm Rhythmic features include the use of anacrusis, semiquaver movement and some use of syncopation.
Section B - Tempo, metre and rhythm Rhythmic features include persistent semiquaver writing in the clarinet melody.
Section C - Tempo, metre and rhythm The rhythm of section C is based on a repeated crotchet-quaver (trochaic) figure, providing contrast to the persistent semiquavers of the main theme.
Section C - Tempo, metre and rhythm part 2 Other rhythmic features include the use of anacrusis and mostly quaver movement.
Coda - Tempo, metre and rhythm Rhythmic features include the use of anacrusis and semiquaver movement.
Section A - Dynamics a Starts piano (soft). The strings in the main theme, each 4-bar phrase starts piano (soft), crescendos to forte (loud) and ends piano (soft). Rest of section alternates between piano (soft) for clarinet passages and forte (loud) for the tutti passages.
Section A - Articulaton Articulation markings alternate between legato (smooth) and staccato (short and detached). Quaver movement is often marked staccato and semiquaver movement is often marked legato.
Section B - Dynamics and articulation Expressive Dynamics. Harmonic tension is emphasised by sfp (sforzando piano). Articulation alternates between legato (smooth) and staccato (short and detached). Quavers are often marked staccato and semiquavers are often marked legato.
Section C - Dynamics and articulation The section begins and mostly remains piano (soft) with one short and abrupt explosion of forte (loud). The clarinet melody is marked legato. There is some use of staccato articulation in the strings accompaniment.
Coda - Dynamics Starts with a dynamic marking of piano (soft). The rest alternates between piano (soft) and forte (loud). Ends with a forte (loud) dynamic marking.
Coda - Articulation Articulation markings alternate between legato (smooth) and staccato (short and detached). Quaver = staccato and semiquaver = legato.
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