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Topic: Mozart Piano Concerto , Modulation (Read 1862 times)

bilgekaana

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Mozart Piano Concerto , Modulation

on: July 05, 2020, 06:53:50 PM

Hello I want to ask you something in mozarts Piano concerto no 21-C major Movement1.
What modulation did mozart do on bar 3-4-5 ( on this page )
there is F sharp so I tought it was going to G major , since there was no flat in B It wasn't G minor but there is also E flat ? So I am confused. And also why did he notate E flat and not D sharp ?

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lowk-_-y

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Re: Mozart Piano Concerto , Modulation

Reply #1 on: August 14, 2020, 12:20:38 AM

I think here Mozart is reaffirming the modulation to G major, testing different approach chords, V-I, ii-I, and bII-I, this neapolitan is why there's an E flat. Simply a chromatic approach chord.