1. String Quartet No. 17 in Bb Major, K. 458 (“The Hunt”) Mvmt. 3 Mozart Form: Sonatina

2. Piece starts out in Eb Major, right into Theme 1

3. All voices contribute to melodic line but first violin is the leader.

4. Everything very smooth and melodic.

5. A transition from Theme 1 to Theme 2 begins, no set key, hints at C Minor, C Major, and Bb Major.

6. First violin is in control of the melody

7. 2nd violin and viola in sixteenth notes making the transition even more rugged and desiring to be resolved or brought back to a strong key area.

8. Cello and first violin start trading off a melodic fragment.

9. Theme 2 starts, key Bb Major (dominant of Eb Major)

10. 1st Violin has the melody

11. Other three voices are providing harmonic support and driving the piece forward with sixteenth notes, sounds aggitated.

12. Cello takes melody and repeats what violin stated (almost how they traded off during the transition but only once)

13. Theme 3 starts, still in Bb Major, first violin has melody

14. 2nd violin and viola now playing 32nd notes that are bouncing between two tones in chords, cello in 16th notes; creates even more tension

15. Finally! Return to the comfort of slow, calm, melodic Theme 1 material (slightly altered). Recapitulation starts.

16. Transitional material from beginning of piece returns but in Eb Major (tonic key)

17. Theme 2 comes back in Eb Major.

18. Theme 3 comes back in EbMajor.

19. Coda begins

20. Borrows material from the end of Theme 1, alters some of that material, and adds some new material.

21. Returns to material from beginning of Theme 1, sounds very pleasant and conclusive.

22. Ends on a PAC