Sonata Allegro Form

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Sonata Allegro Form

• EXPOSITION (A)T1 (tonic) trans T2 (dom.)
  closing
• DEVELOPMENT (B) RECAPITULATION (A) T1
  (tonic) trans T2 (tonic) closing
• (See Bonds, p. 306, for detailed explanation of
  the form)

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Symphony in D major,Op. 3, No. 3, 1st mvt (Anth
101)

• Mannheim Court OrchestraArmy of Generals
  (Burney)
• Three large harmonic periods
• Two thematic areas (I V)
• Mannheimer Traits- coup darchet (first
  stroke of the bow)- Roller (rumble,
  roar)- Seufzer (sigh)- Rocket (rising
  arpeggio)- strong dynamic contrasts

Johann Stamitz (1717-1757)engravingfrom 1798)
Karl Theodore, Elector Palatine (1724-1799),
patron of the Mannheim Orchestra
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Piano Sonata in D, op. 5, no. 2,1st mvt (Anth
102)

• Youngest son of JS Bach
• Knew Italian opera style (study in Naples
  Milan)
• In London from 1762
• Among 1st to mount Public concerts (w. CF Abel)
• Mozart on his lap (1764-5)
• keyboard concertos
• Master of the galant style
• See Bonds, p. 311, for Biography

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782), the London
Bachpainting by Thomas Gainsborough