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Eb major
Passage for solo instrument with light accompaniment
Horns in Eb
Solo horn
Wide leaps
Loud dynamic for whole orchestra
Oboes used to thicken the harmony - rhythmic interest rather than melodic interest
Violins in octaves
Accompaniment figure - bass note on beat 1 with 5 repeated quavers in upper strings
Violins play in 3rds Use of double stopping
Homophonic texture
Violin I takes the melodic lead whilst the solo horn isn't playing
Octave unison
Bb pedal
Tutti forte passage within solo section - bridges gap before the soloist enters - allows the player to rest Oboes add extra attack to the string chords Hand-stopped note
Descending scale
Triple stopping
Repeated figure
Arpeggio passage
Countermelody in viola
Rondo theme
Exposition: 1st subject/rondo A - catering for the rondo structure by repeating the A section - tonic key (Eb)
An episode
Divisi violas
Acciaccatura
Bb arpeggio
Double stopping
C minor key is highlighted by the B natural - leading note is usually raised in a minor key, hence Bb to B natural
Hand-stopped note
Hand-stopped notes
Return of an episode
Syncopated accompaniment
High note
Tonic pedal
Triple stopping
Divisi oboe
Descending chromatic scale
Eb arpeggio (ascending)
Triple stopping
High note
Triple stopping
Eb arpeggio (ascending)
Rondo theme
Oboes are given melody line - most technically demanding music for the instrument in the movement
Octave horns
Low note
May have been possible that the solo horn player played the accompanying horn parts during the episodes in original performances.