http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8cBg_qKSeU (Part 2)
The attached video contains the first part of a tutorial on the subject of Harmonic Rhythm and Phrasing as applies to Mozart’s popular “drawing room” sonata in C, K. 545. (First Theme) I will be uploading part two which will continue analysis through completion of the Exposition. (first and second theme statements) Part 3 will follow from the Development section to the composition’s conclusion.
The discussion and demonstration in this video circumscribe how to interpret or shape phrases in relation to underlying harmonic movement. I show by example how certain chords “resolve” down to others, and in acquiring awareness of these resolutions, melodic shaping is clarified.
Without getting too bogged down in the theory side of musical analysis, I think the student can develop enough of a trained ear to be sensitive to relationships between chords, and how this awareness can assist with overall interpretation and nuances of phrasing.
Part II, continues through the second theme. Although I have already recorded this segment, the total presentation posed length problems, and for one sitting it may have been too much to absorb.
Feedback is always appreciated.
See Part 2 Video: Mozart Sonata K. 545, Harmonic Rhythm/Phrasing
Thank you! This is great! When will you post part 3?
Thanks for your comment. Movement one is divided into three parts, and the rest of the sonata is also blogged with video embedding.