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Le Nozze De Figaro Act 1

Academic questions based on the first act of the Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's operatic masterpiece of 1786
All answers are concurrent with the AQA a-level specification
Only includes Arias 1,3,4,5 and the Overture
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1. Tonal progression of the Overture
A Major- E major- A major
A major- D Major- E major- A major
D major- A Major- D major
D major- A Major- D minor- D major
Originally a D minor development section existed but Mozart scrapped it leaving us with a purely major overture.
2. Structure of the Overture
Ternary Form
Sonata Form
Abridged Sonata Form
Rondeau Form
As outlined about a Development section was scrapped, leaving two subjects and a recapitulation
3. Tempo indication of the Overture
Presto
Adagio
Allegro Vivace
Prestissimo
4. Tonal Progression of No.1 Duettino
F major- C major- D major- F major
D major- A major- D major
G major- A major- D major- G major
G major- D major- G major
5. Tempo indication of No.1 Duettino
Allegro
Allegro Vivace
Allegretto
Presto
6. Structure of No.1 Duettino
Abridged Sonata Form
Binary themes
Ritornello Form
Ternary Form
The movement is based on two ideas one representing Figaro and the other Susanna
7. Structure of No.3 Cavatina
A-B-C-D-E-A-Coda
A-B-C-D-A-Coda
No Formal Structure
Ternary Form
8. Tonal Structure of No.3 Cavatina
F major- C major- F major- G minor- F major
F major- C major- F major
F major- C major- F major- D minor- F major
F major- C major- D minor- F major
9. Tempo Indication of No.3 Cavatina
lento
adagio
Allegretto
meno mosso
10. Tempo indication of No.4 La Vendetta
allegro ma non troppo
allegro vivace
allegretto
allegro
11. Structure of No.4 La Vendetta
Binary Form
Abridged Sonata Form
Ternary Form
Sonata Form
12. Tonal structure of No.4 La Vendetta
D major- A major- E Major- D major
D major- A major- E Major- A Major- D major
D major- E Major- D major
D major- A major- D major
13. Structure of No.5 Duettino
strophic
Ternary Form
Binary Form
Binary ideas
Two melodic ideas present in this aria, just developed upon and used in different settings
14. Tempo Indication of No.5 Duettino
Allegretto
Allegro non troppo
Allegro Vivace
Allegro
15. Tonal structure of No.5 Duettino
A major- D major- A major- D major- E major- A major
A major- E major- A major- D major- E major- A major
A major- E major- D major- E major- A major
A major- E major- A major- E major- A major
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