Contredanses by Mozart and Beethoven (including attributed and specious works): theme types in the first strain

Theme-types are named using the terminology of William Caplin, Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).

 

Three tables:

            1. Summary by theme types in the first strain

            2. Dances in chronological order (K or WoO numbers), with theme type in the first strain

            3. Table 2 sorted by theme-type

 

 

1. Summary by theme types in the first strain

 

Contredanses by theme-type (from Mozart, Beethoven list below):

            *these include the incorrectly attributed pieces

 

Theme-type

#

Mozart*

Beethoven*

Period:

37

32

5

Sentence:

15

9

6

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation):

9

9

0

Hybrid (compound basic idea + continuation):

2

1

1

16-bar period

1

1

0

16-bar sentence

1

1

0

Unknown:

1

1

0

                      (column totals)

66

54

12

 

 

2. Dances in chronological order (K or WoO numbers), with theme type in the first strain

 

Name

K./op

Title

Theme-type in first strain

Notes

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 1

Period

"gavotte"

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 2

Period

 

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 3

Sentence

In 3/4

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 4

Period

"gavotte"

Mozart

123

Contredanse

16-bar period

 

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 1

Period

 

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 2

Period

"gavotte"

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 3

Period*

*The antecedent closes with a PAC on I

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 4

Hybrid (compound basic idea + continuation)

 

Mozart

269b

2 contredanses for Count Czernin, 1 

Period

Nos 2 & 4 are in K.101

Mozart

269b

2 contredanses for Count Czernin, 3

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 1

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 2

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 3

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 4

Hybrid (antecedent* + continuation)

*The antecedent closes with a PAC on I

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 5

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 6

Period

*The antecedent closes with a PAC on I

Mozart

463

2 Contredanses with minuets

Period

 

Mozart

463

2 Contredanses with minuets

Period

 

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses (Doubtful), 1

Period

"quadrille oder seza"

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 2

Period

Contretanz

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 3

Period

Quadrille

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 4

Sentence

Contretanz

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 5

Period

"quadrille oder seza"

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 6

Unknown

Contretanz. The first strain is a 12-bar theme in 6 + 6.

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 7

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

Contretanz "La favorite"

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 8

Sentence

Contretanz "La fenite"

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 9

Sentence

Quadrille "la piramide"

Mozart

534

Contredanse

unknown

"Donnerwetter" (peculiar design)

Mozart

535

Contredanse "La Battaille"

Period

 

Mozart

565

2 Contredanses

Sentence

 

Mozart

587

Contredanse

16-bar sentence

 

Mozart

603

2 Contredanses, 1

Sentence

 

Mozart

603

2 Contredanses, 2

Period

 

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 1

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

Alt: consequent begins on dominant level

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 2

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

 

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 3

Period

 

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 4

Sentence

Written as a waltz

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 5

Period

 

Mozart

610

Contredanse

--

= K. 609, no. 5

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 1

Period

(not Mozart); 17 = K.534; 18-23 = K,462; 24 = K. 535

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 2

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 3

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 4

Period

(not Mozart); modulating consequent

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 5

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 6

Sentence

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 7

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 8

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 9

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 10

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 11

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 12

Sentence

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 13

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 14

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 15

Period

(not Mozart); modulating consequent

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 16

Period

(not Mozart)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 1

Period

Modulating consequent

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 2

Sentence

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 3

Period

(not Beethoven) modulating consequent

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 4

Sentence

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 5

Period

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 6

Sentence

(not Beethoven)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 7

Sentence

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 8

Period

(not Beethoven)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 9

Period

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 10

Hybrid (compound basic idea + continuation)

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 11

Sentence

(not Beethoven)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 12

Sentence

(not Beethoven)

 

 

3. Table 2 sorted by theme-type

 

Name

K./op

Title

Theme-type in first strain

Notes

Mozart

610

Contredanse

--

= K. 609, no. 5

Mozart

123

Contredanse

16-bar period

 

Mozart

587

Contredanse

16-bar sentence

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 2

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

 

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 7

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

Contretanz "La favorite"

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 1

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

Alt: consequent begins on dominant level

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 2

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

 

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 2

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 3

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 5

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 10

Hybrid (antecedent + continuation)

(not Mozart)

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 4

Hybrid (antecedent* + continuation)

*The antecedent closes with a PAC on I

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 4

Hybrid (compound basic idea + continuation)

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 10

Hybrid (compound basic idea + continuation)

 

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 1

Period

"gavotte"

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 2

Period

 

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 4

Period

"gavotte"

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 1

Period

 

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 2

Period

"gavotte"

Mozart

269b

2 contredanses for Count Czernin, 1 

Period

Nos 2 & 4 are in K.101

Mozart

269b

2 contredanses for Count Czernin, 3

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 1

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 3

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 5

Period

 

Mozart

462

6 Contredanses, 6

Period

*The antecedent closes with a PAC on I

Mozart

463

2 Contredanses with minuets

Period

 

Mozart

463

2 Contredanses with minuets

Period

 

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses (Doubtful), 1

Period

"quadrille oder seza"

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 2

Period

Contretanz

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 3

Period

Quadrille

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 5

Period

"quadrille oder seza"

Mozart

535

Contredanse "La Battaille"

Period

 

Mozart

603

2 Contredanses, 2

Period

 

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 3

Period

 

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 5

Period

 

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 1

Period

(not Mozart); 17 = K.534; 18-23 = K,462; 24 = K. 535

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 4

Period

(not Mozart); modulating consequent

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 7

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 8

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 9

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 11

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 13

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 14

Period

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 15

Period

(not Mozart); modulating consequent

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 16

Period

(not Mozart)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 1

Period

Modulating consequent

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 3

Period

(not Beethoven) modulating consequent

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 5

Period

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 8

Period

(not Beethoven)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 9

Period

 

Mozart

267/

271c

4 contredanses, 3

Period*

*The antecedent closes with a PAC on I

Mozart

101

4 contredanses, 3

Sentence

In 3/4

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 4

Sentence

Contretanz

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 8

Sentence

Contretanz "La fenite"

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 9

Sentence

Quadrille "la piramide"

Mozart

565

2 Contredanses

Sentence

 

Mozart

603

2 Contredanses, 1

Sentence

 

Mozart

609

5 Contredanses, 4

Sentence

Written as a waltz

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 6

Sentence

(not Mozart)

Mozart

**

24 contredanses, 12

Sentence

(not Mozart)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 2

Sentence

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 4

Sentence

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 6

Sentence

(not Beethoven)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 7

Sentence

 

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 11

Sentence

(not Beethoven)

Beethoven

woo14

12 Contredanses, 12

Sentence

(not Beethoven)

Mozart

510

9 Contredanses, 6

unknown

Contretanz. The first strain is a 12-bar theme in 6 + 6.

Mozart

534

Contredanse

unknown

"Donnerwetter" (peculiar design)