A Level Music: Area of Study 1 – Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven

This Area of Study focuses on the Classical period of music history and three of its musical giants.

Wider Reading/Listening:

Composer Information: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven

Style Information: Sonatas, Chamber Music, Symphonies and Concertos

Analysis of Pieces: a) Sonatas, b) Chamber Music, c) Symphonies, d) Concertos

 

Listening Playlist:

Prescribed AoS 1 Work:

Year 12 (for the exam in 2020): Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61, first movement – YouTube synced with score (Movement I 00:00-26:00), IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
Year 13 (for the exam in 2019): Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488, third movement – YouTube synced with score (Video is Movement III only), IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.

 

Focussed Listening:

Sonata:
Haydn Piano Sonata in D major No. 50/Hob. XVI: 37 – YouTube synced with score, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
Mozart Piano Sonata in C major No. 16, K. 545 – YouTube synced with score, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major Op. 2 No. 3 – YouTube synced with score, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 11 in G, K. 379 – YouTube synced with score Movement I & II, Movement III, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
SHOULD IT BE No. 27?
Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano in A, Op. 69 – YouTube synced with score Movement I, Movement II & III, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.

Chamber Music:
Haydn Op. 33 No. 2/Hob. III: 39 ‘The Joke’ – YouTube synced with score, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
Mozart String Quartet No. 17, K. 458 ‘The Hunt’ – YouTube synced with score, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 1 in F, Op. 18 No. 1 – YouTube synced with score, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.
Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59 No. 3 – YouTube synced with score, IMSLP score, Apple Music, Spotify.

Symphonies:
Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G, ‘Military’, first movement
Mozart Syphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 ‘Jupiter’
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 55, ‘Eroica’, first movement

Concertos:
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488, third movement
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622, first movement
Haydn Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in Eb major, Hob. VIIe: 1
Beethoven Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in Eb major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’

 

Extended Listening:

In addition to the list below, listen to the BBC Podcasts that play extracts of the pieces and explain the context and theory of the work, available here – a) Sonatas, b) Chamber Music, c) Symphonies, d) Concertos.

Sonatas:
Beethoven Piano Sonata in C# Minor No. 2 ‘Moonlight’

Chamber Music:
Beethoven String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, third and fourth movements (from ‘Allegro assai vivace ma serioso’ to the end)

Symphonies:
Haydn Symphony No. 48 in C major, ‘Maria Theresia’, first and second movements
Mozart Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385

Concertos:
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61, 1st movement
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, first movement
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37 third movement