12 EXPOSITION (III): SUBORDINATE THEME

EXAMPLE 12.10 Mozart, Symphony No. 36 in C (“Linz”), K. 425, i, 50–71

[Transition] Subordinate Theme

presentation
mod. seq. b.i.
Allegro
spiritoso
379
53

J: K Le ; KK t Le K Lt K^ Le
{L}
¿ continuation cadential

55 57

K ... KK^ ECP {LKKr}; KK^ ...

60 64

Le ;

standing on the dominant cadential

66 68 71

L {KL} ECP K^ {KL} K^ KK^ L& K

HC PAC
internal

Example 12.10: the transition concludes without a clear sense of ending function
in m. 53 when there appears at the upbeat to the following measure a new 2-m.
basic idea, supported by root-position tonic of the subordinate key; the repetition
of the idea creates a presentation phrase. A highly compressed continuation of a
single bar (m. 57) leads to a large ECP, beginning with the pre-dominant KK^ and
eventually continuing with another pre-dominant Le/L at m. 64.