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| What does the melody idea (subject) start with in the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Movement 3? | An anacrusis. |
| Why could the piece also be notated in 6/8 time? | Because of the large number of triplets. In the baroque era, the dotted quaver-semiquaver grouping would have been performed in triplet rhythm, with the dotter quaver lasting 2/3 of a beat, and the semiquaver lasting 1/3 of a beat. |
| What does diatonic mean? | All the notes/ chords come from the same key signature. |
| What type of cadences were used? | Perfect cadences. |
| What did the perfect cadence usually announce? | The end of a section. E.g. the B minot at the end of the B section. |
| Is the harmony functional or non-functional? | Functional. |
| What does it mean if the harmony is functional? | Perfect cadences are used to move between closely related key signatures. |
| What inversions of chords does the harmony usually use? | Root position and first inversion chords. |
| What key is the B section in and how does it relate to the main tonality of the piece? | The B section is in B minor, and its the relative minor key. |
| What is a gigue? | A type of dance in compound duple time. |
| What era is this piece in? | Baroque. |
| What is the structure of the piece? | Ternary form (ABA) |
| What is a fugal? | A subject is played then imitated by the answer. |
| What type of ornaments are found? | Grace notes and trills. |
| Are there many or few scalic runs? | There are many scalic runs. |
| What texture is the piece? | Polyphonic. |
| What are the solo instruments? | The flute and violin (and harpsichord). |
| What is the melody like? | Conjunct (stepwise), despite having some leaps. Has ornamentation. Has rising sequences. |
| What keys does the B section modulate between? | A major and B minor. |
| What chords does the song mainly use? | I, IV and V (occasionally ii and vi). |
| When was unison used? | When the solo flute and violin played the same thing. |
| What do the flute and violin play in at the start? | Two part imitation. |
| What instrumentation is used? | Solo flute, solo violin, harpsichord and a string orchestra. |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What era was the Pathétique Sonata written in? | Classical era. |
| What was the most dissonant chord played? | A diminished 7th at the start of bar 2. |
| What cadences were mainly used? | Perfect cadences. |
| Are pedal notes used in the Pathétique Sonata? | Pedal notes are used like the dominant pedal note at the end of the development section. |
| What form is the piece in? | Sonata form. Intro, exposition, development, recapitulation and coda. |
| What type of progression is used in bars 244-249? | Circle of fifths. |
| What is an example of a chromatic chord used? | Augemented sixth. |
| What key does the second subject of the intro modulate to? | Eb minor, then Eb major. |
| What key does the development modulate to? | Many differerent keys including unrelated ones, like E minor at the start. |
| What is the key of the second subject of the recapitulation in? | F minor, then C minor. |
| How is F minor related to C minor? | It is the sub dominant. |
| Is there a wide range of dynamics? If yes, then how? | It ranges from very quiet (pp) to very loud (ff). It also has many crescendos and decrescendos. |
| What dynamic does the intro start in? | Fp - fortepiano. |
| What is sf? | Sforzando, suddenly loud. |
| Where is the main themes of the piece located? | In the first and second themes. |
| What type of scalic runs are found in the piece? | Descending chromatic scalic runs and rising scalic runs. |
| What ornaments are used? | Acciaccaturas, mordents and trills. |
| What happens in the develpment? | The two themes in the exposition is repeated and altered in different keys. |
| What is the texture of the piece? | Homophonic. |
| Is there another texture used in the piece? If so, what texture is used? | There's a monophonic section with a long descending scale leading into the recapitulation. |
| What is a homophonic chordal texture? | A homophonic texture with all the notes playing together as chords. |
| What instrument was the piece written for? | Fortepiano. |
| What era does this piece show signs of, and how? | The romantic era. This was because it had an altered structure and very expressive dynamics. |
| What are some techniques that Beethoven uses which are unusual for sonatas? | The second theme starts in Eb minor instead of Eb major. The development starts with 4 bars of the introduction. The recapitulation starts in R minor instead of C minor. The coda starts with 4 bars of the introduction. |
| What happens in theme 1? | It's in C minor and mainly rises scalically between two octaves, over a tonic pedal in the bass. The music is also staccato. A second melodic idea has sforzandos and descending arpeggios. There's a transition in the main theme using a sequence, to move into Eb. |
| What happens in theme 2? | It starts in Eb minor and has acciaccaturas and handcrossing. The theme has a stepwise descending phrase with mordents. It has a new broken chord texture and a crescendo when the hands move in contrary motion. |
| What is handcrossing? | When the right had moves down over the left hand to play. |
| What is the tempo at the start? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the metre? | 4/4 (common time). |
| What is the main tempo of the piece? | Allegro (di molto e con brio), and in 2/2 |