Allegro Ma Non Presto General Knowledge

Question 1

Who is the composer?

Answer 1

Nicolas Chédeville

Question 2

When was he born?

Answer 2

1709

Question 3

Career?

Answer 3

French composer and musette (type of bagpipe) player

Question 4

What nationality was he?

Answer 4

French

Question 5

Achievements?

Answer 5

Published 6 Sonatas, played the musette and oboe in the Paris Opera orchestra and in the royal court.

Question 6

Fully explain the title?

Answer 6

Vivace - Lively
Allegro ma non presto - means fast but not too fast
Sonata in C major Op. 13 no. 5
Sonata - work for one or more instruments in contrasting movements
Op. - Opus - group of works
These are two of 6 movements in the opus

Question 7

Explain the time signature

Answer 7

3
8
means there are 3 quaver beats in a bar

Question 8

Name the main key or tonality

Answer 8

Gminor or Dminor despite the key signature of Bb

Question 9

Where are the key changes?

Answer 9

.

Question 10

Name and explain the formal structure

Answer 10

Vivace:

Allegro:
Binary form - (AB)
A. 1-42 main theme in C major then G major from b.20
B. 43-122 main theme returns, initially G major then C major from b.51

Question 11

Identify any recurring themes or other distinguishing features of each section

Answer 11

Section A
b.1 Main theme starts
b.17 Main theme restated
b.39 Closing theme
Section B
b.43 Main theme returns
b.59 contrast
b.97 main theme returns
b.113 transposition of closing theme

Question 12

Name the style or period to which the piece belongs

Answer 12

Baroque Music: 1600 - 1750
Counterpoint (2 strands of melody combined)
Imitation
Sequences
Embellished

Question 13

Time frame of the piece

Answer 13

1737

Question 14

Identify some characteristics typical of the style or period

Answer 14

• counterpoint
• canon
• embellishment
• sequences

Question 15

Name other composers at the same time with similar style

Answer 15

Gluck and Blavet

Question 16

What language are the terms in?

Answer 16

Italian

Question 17

crotchet = 108 - 116

Answer 17

suggested tempo range of 108-116 crotchet beats per minute

Question 18

~

Answer 18

Mordent (small/short trill)

Question 19

f seconda volta

Answer 19

loud the second time

Question 20

ossia

Answer 20

alternative version

Question 21

poco riten

Answer 21

hold back the speed a little (i.e immediately a little slower)

Question 22

a tempo

Answer 22

return to former speed

Question 23

Op. (Opus)

Answer 23

work or group of works

Question 24

Allegro ma non presto

Answer 24

fast and lively, but not too fast