The first movement gave me a little trouble but after reviewing some old textbooks I think I'm going with my hunch: the first movement is in Rounded Binary.
The A is from mm. 11 - 78. It begins with an introduction from mm. 1 - 9. The A section is primarily in g minor until the modulation to Bb Major in m. 55. The piece then repeats moving to the B section from mm. 79 - 127. The B section begins in a different key - in this case c minor in m. 79 and f minor in m. 101. In the B material there are parts of the original A music used within the parts. It is not that it is developed on but rather just used in a different key. The return of the A section is in m. 128. It is back in the the original g minor key. There is another modulation / key change that occurs in m. 168 and a codetta that starts in m. 193 after the PAC in mm. 191 - 192.
The second movement is clearly a theme and variations. In this movement the themes are divided quite easily as there is a stricking contrast in the keys, texture and style. The piece begins in E Major. The main theme is introduced right in the beginning. Through mm. 1 - 22 Haydn writes starting in a major key - then at the double bar line changing it to a minor. He finishes the Variation I in the major key. We see Variation II introduced in a cminor key starting in mm. 23. Variation III begins in m. 38 back in the E Major key. I believe that Variation IV occurs in the jarring chord in m. 45 to the end of the piece.
Well this is my anaylsis - could be right could be wrong!
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I agree with the majority of what you said, but I think that the second varation of the the second movement (the minor variation) is in e minor, as opposed to c minor.
I don't think the first movement is a rounded binary, I was looking it up and it just doesn't seem to match. The book I had said rounded binary was an AB 1/2A form, but I think that the first movement is more like AB (middle stuff) AB...which fits the sonata form better.
I agree with your analysis of the second movement, but I think that the fourth variation happens a little later than 47, though I may be wrong.
I agree with your analysis, except that mm.23-37 is in e minor. The first chord in mm. 23 is a i (e-g-b).
Unfortunately, sheetmusicarchive wouldn't let me see the first movement, despite my best efforts, so I can't really comment on that part, but I agree with you that the second movement begins in E major and is a theme and variations. At measure 23 it very clearly changes to e minor.
Yes im late in the game... but from what iv read and heard, the first movement is deffinatly Sonata form.
DR King... I looked all over the place and couldnt find the music!!!
Yes im late in the game... but from what iv read and heard, the first movement is deffinatly Sonata form.
DR King... I looked all over the place and couldnt find the music!!!
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