Classical music

Name
Instructor
Course
Date
Classical Music
Franz Haydn’s Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV/25 (“Gypsy”) consists of three movements that exhibit shifting interactions between piano and strings CITATION Hay95 l 1033 (Haydn). The opening movement “Andante” a basic theme that composes of variations with frequent repetition. The timbre features a violin that doubles the piano at the beginning stating the theme. The set of variations are in a double form as they alternate in tonality between minor and major modes. In subsequent variations, the basic theme transforms slightly as it goes through metrical manipulation and minor-key injections to raise curiosity. The andante tempo persists all through the movement; however, the concluding variation consists of shorter notes that give an impression of a quicker pace. It has a relaxed and grace mood accompanied with the reserved harmonic resonance and wit of its main melody that offers the expressive splendor. However, the repetitiveness of the movement especially in the major key parts renders the composition a little bland overtime and unexciting to the listener.
The last movement “Rondo all’ Ongarese: Presto” is a dramatic shift from the preceding movements in the work as it incorporates Hungarian gypsy styles. The movement is an accentuated frantic Gypsy melody in rondo form with variations and quick modulation in tonal centers from major to minor. The first variations are in recurrent modulations to minor mode as it transitions to insistent sets of sixteenth notes figuration in later variations.

The movement’s tempo is presto as it moves in intense speed with tempo shifts and overstated upbeats. The timbre features a piano, violin that occasionally counterparts the melody with greater intensity and the cello that primarily fortifies the bass line. Haydn incorporates effects such as pizzicato from the gypsy unrestricted strings use. The excitement of the movement expresses the great eagerness as the music dashes onwards energetically with sets of alternating rushing variations and concluding with a lively finale in G major. The movement, as opposed to the preceding ones, offer a festive mood as it grabs one’s full attention and gives a sense of exhilaration.

Work Cited
BIBLIOGRAPHY Haydn, Franz Joseph. “Piano Trio No.39 in G Major, Hob. XV/25 (“Gypsy”).” 1795. IMSLP Petrucci Music Library. Web. 17 November 2018.