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# Group 1: identifying various different elements

Mozart, Piano Concerto in C minor, K491

## Activity 1

What is the meaning of the tempo indication Larghetto?

very slow
smoothly
slow, but not as slow as largo.

### Answer

Largo means very slow, and the Italian term for ‘smoothly’ is legato.

## Activity 2

What key is the melody in?

E flat major
A flat major
C minor

### Answer

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All the notes in the melody are contained within the scale of E flat major, and B naturals are absent, suggesting that C minor, the minor key with the same key signature as E flat major, is unlikely. A flat major is incorrect since it has a key signature of four flats, not three.

## Activity 3

Which melodic interval (number only) occurs between the last note in bar 2 and the first note in bar 3?

octave
sixth
seventh

### Answer

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The last note in the second bar is a B♭ and the first in bar 3, a G. If we count up the scale starting from the B flat (B♭–C–D–E♭–F–G) we find that the interval is a sixth.

## Activity 4

What is the note name of the fourth note in bar 3?

B♭
B
A♭

### Answer

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On the treble staff the note sitting on the first ledger line above the staff is a B. However, the key signature of three flats signifies that all Bs in this extract (unless modified by accidentals) are B♭s.

## Activity 5

Which degree of the scale is the D in the fourth bar?

submediant
leading note
supertonic

### Answer

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Since the melody is in E flat major with E♭ as the tonic, D is the seventh note up from E♭ (E♭–F–G–A♭–B♭–C–D). It is therefore the leading note.

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