Haydn: Piano Sonata in D Major Hob.XVI:51 Analysis

Analysis

First Movement (Allegro moderato)

Form: Rondo Sonata Form. D major.

Haydn Piano Sonata in D Major Hob. XVI.51 Analysis 1

PART I – EXPOSITION (Bars 1-53):

Bars 1-10: First Subject. Tonic key, D Major. Ends with Perfect Cadence.

Bars 11-32: Bridge Passage or Episode. D Major modulating to G Major (Bar 17) returns to D Major (Bar 19), B minor (Bar 23), moving to A Major (Bar 25), Perfect Cadence in B minor (Bar 32) leads to Second Subject with Tonic Chromatic 9th of B minor becoming Supertonic Chromatic 9th of A Major (Bar 32)/

Bars 33-43: Second Subject. Dominant key, A Major. Ends with Perfect Cadence (Bar 41) leading to re-entry of First Subject with Triplet quaver (eighth note) Figures (Bars 42-43).

Bars 44-53: First Subject. Slightly varied in Tonic key, D Major, and ending with “Chord of the Dominant Seventh”.

PART II or Third Subject – DEVELOPMENT (Bars 54-79):

Tonic minor key, D minor, moving to its Relative Major, F Major (Bar 57), the to G minor (Bar 70), D minor (Bar 72) to end of “Chord of the Dominant Seventh” (Bar 79).

PART III – RECAPITULATION (Bars 80-111):

Bars 80-88: First Subject. Varied in the Tonic key, D Major, to end in the Dominant key, A Major

Bars 89-98: Bridge Passage or Episode. Material of Second Subject in D Major ends with Perfect Cadence in E minor (Bar 98), Tonic Chromatic Ninth of E minor becomes Supertonic Chromatic Ninth of D Major (Bar 98).

Bars 99-111: Second Subject. Tonic key, D Major, Dominant Pedal-point (Bars 106-111) ends with Perfect Cadence.

 

Second Movement (Andante Con Moto)

Form: Rondo Form. D Major. 

Haydn Piano Sonata in D Major Hob. XVI.51 Analysis 2

Principle Theme (Bars 1-47):

Tonic key, D Major. Passes through E minor (Bar 6), D Major (Bar 8), A Major (Bar 13) with Tonic Pedal-point (A) in Bass (Bars 16-23), D Major (Bar 24), A Major (Bar 36), Tonic Pedal-point (A) at Bars 39-46. Theme ends with Perfect Cadence in A Major (Bar 47).

EPISODE I (Bars 47-109):

Bars 47-69: Commences in D Major, modulating to B minor (Bar 52), the to A Major (Bar 62), D Major (Bar 65), ending with “Chord of the Dominant Seventh” (Bars 65-69).

Bars 70-109: Principle Theme. Tonic key, D Major. Passes through E minor (Bar 74), D Major (Bar 76), A Major (Bar 81), E minor (Bar 85), D Major (Bar 87), E minor (Bar 98), D Major (Bar 100) with Tonic Pedal-point (D) in Bass (Bars 101-108), ending with Perfect Cadence (Bars 107-109).

EPISODE II (Bars 109-171):

Bars 109-131: Material of Episode I in Relative minor key, B minor, touching E minor (Bar 122), A Major (Bar 124), D Major (Bar 127), to end with “Chord of the Dominant Seventh” (Bars 127-131).

Bars 132-171: Principle Theme. Tonic key, D Major. Touches E minor (Bar 136), returns to D Major (Bar 138), E minor (Bar 147), A Major (Bar 148), returning to the Tonic key, D Major (Bar 150). The Theme, at this final entry, has been altered to end with Tonic Pedal-point (D) of Tonic key, D Major (Bars 163-170) and the Movement concludes with Perfect Cadence.