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ANALYTICAL STUDY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MOTIVIC UNITY IN MOZART PIANO SONATA K. 545

M. Fratila, I. Velescu

First published: 2019https://doi.org/10.5593/SWS.ISCAH.2019.1/S25.028View metrics

Abstract

Thematic outline is one of the basic concepts of structural evolution of classical music. This is obvious more or less in almost any type of transformation and is very clear when the melody of the theme can be expressed in a different profile without repeated melodic speech directly, but indirectly through links of specific notes or common intervals. From this point of view, in this paper we approach the piano sonata K. 545 by W. A. Mozart starting from RetiВ’s concept, the thematic process. The main idea of this study is to demonstrate the motivic unity of this sonata in micro and macro structural dimensions. This highlights the psychological significance from the perspective of the creator in order to demonstrate the belonging of the themes to a work with a common core represented by a small number of motifs. The thematic evolution of a composition provides a technical basis for understanding the course dramatically sensitive. Phenomenon and thematic structure are more direct, more obvious than the characteristics harmonic, contrapuntal and formal expression is immediate emotional and intellectual energies that affect the composer in the process of artistic creation.

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Title
ANALYTICAL STUDY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MOTIVIC UNITY IN MOZART PIANO SONATA K. 545
Authors
M. Fratila, I. Velescu
Proceedings
6th SWS International Scientific Conference on Arts and Humanities ISCAH 2019
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2019
Pages
213-220
SWS Citekey
Fratila201925213220
ISSN
2682-9940
ISBN
978-619-7408-90-4
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
motivic unitythematic transformationmusical analysismusical analysis.
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