Anitra's Dance - Edvard Grieg

Question 1

what is the tempo of the piece?

Answer 1

tempo di mazurka (160bpm)

Question 2

how many bars long is the introduction?

Answer 2

6

Question 3

what is the ornament used in the triangle part in the first bar?

Answer 3

a tremolo

Question 4

on the first page, what does ‘divisi’ mean?

Answer 4

to divide the notes between the performers

half of the performers should play each note

Question 5

what does ‘pizz’ mean?

Answer 5

pizzicato - the strings are plucked not played with a bow

Question 6

what is the first theme played? (beginning in bar 7?

Answer 6

theme W

Question 7

what is the key for theme W the first time?

Answer 7

A minor (the tonic/home key)

Question 8

what is the texture of the introduction?

Answer 8

homophonic

Question 9

can you describe the harmony on the first page?

Answer 9

diatonic harmony (sounds nice)

Question 10

how would you describe the movement of the notes in bar 7 and 8?

Answer 10

conjunct movement in bar 7 which goes disjunct in bar 8

Question 11

what are the ornaments used in bars 7 and 8 at the opening of the A section?

Answer 11

an upper mordent and a trill

Question 12

what is the time signature of the piece?

Answer 12

3/4 time (waltz-like)

Question 13

why do the two cellos and the double bass repeat the same notes over and over in the intro?

Answer 13

they are repeating the note of A - so it is to reinforce the tonic key

Question 14

when does theme X begin in the A section?

what is the dynamic marking when it begins?

Answer 14

bar 15

piannissimo (pp)

Question 15

what two things happen in bar 14 that hints we are modulating and changing harmony to B major?

Answer 15

the first violin plays an F# and the cello’s repeated notes change from an A to a B

Question 16

what does the abundance of accidentals tell us about theme X?

Answer 16

it is chromatic

Question 17

when is section A repeated?

Answer 17

it repeats at bar 22 (goes back to bar 7)

Question 18

when do we hear theme Y for the first time?

Answer 18

bar 24

Question 19

when does section B begin?

Answer 19

bar 24

Question 20

how does the start of the B section differ to the end of the A section? (2)

Answer 20

• it is piano not forte
• it is played arco not pizz

Question 21

what is the overall feel of theme Y?

Answer 21

it is more romantic

Question 22

when do we first hear theme Z?

Answer 22

bar 28 (the B section when theme Y and theme Z alternate)

Question 23

what melodic device does theme Z use so we can identify it?

Answer 23

imitation - the second violin and the viola imitate the two cellos

Question 24

what is the texture of theme Z?

Answer 24

monophonic

Question 25

what happens with theme Y and theme Z throughout the B section?

Answer 25

they alternate

Question 26

where is the harmony based in the B section? (first part)

Answer 26

E major (the dominant major)

Question 27

what is the texture of theme Y?

Answer 27

melody and accompaniment

Question 28

what is the triangle doing in the B section?

Answer 28

nothing, it is tacet

Question 29

what does the key change to in the second part of the B section?

Answer 29

back to A major (tonic major)

Question 30

which bar does the A1 section (the development section) come in?

Answer 30

bar 40

Question 31

what does dolce mean? (bar 42)

Answer 31

sweetly

Question 32

where do we hear theme W again for the second time?

Answer 32

in bar 43, in A1

Question 33

what key is the A1 section in?

Answer 33

D major (subdominant major key)

Question 34

what is the texture of A1?

Answer 34

melody and accompaniment

Question 35

how many times is theme W repeated in A1?

Answer 35

4 times

Question 36

what does the key change to in the middle of A1?

Answer 36

changes to D minor

Question 37

in A1, how is variation used in theme W?

Answer 37

each theme W rises, and the bass rises to match it. Imitation between the first violin and the viola.

Question 38

how do the dynamics change halfway through A1 when theme W becomes imitative and starts to rise?

Answer 38

the dynamics get louder (crescendo) and then after a page there are swells (diminuendo hair clips at the start of each bar so the dynamics rise and fall)

Question 39

what happens at the end of A1 in the tempo?

Answer 39

there is a poco rit

Question 40

when does the A2 (extended A) section begin?

Answer 40

bar 70

Question 41

what is used at the beginning of A2 in the first violin?

Answer 41

octave chords

Question 42

what does the key return to in A2?

Answer 42

A minor

Question 43

how does A2 sound similar to the original A section?

Answer 43

there are the same ornaments used e.g. lots of trills

Question 44

how is theme W used in A2?

Answer 44

the last two bars of theme W have been turned into a sequence which lasts 8 bars and gradually goes down in pitch

Question 45

which theme is heard in bar 82 but at a higher pitch?

Answer 45

theme X (first heard page 2, second time hearing)

Question 46

how can we identify that theme X is being played in bar 82?

Answer 46

the notes are chromatic

Question 47

in bar 89 there is a repeat sign - where does the piece repeat back to?

Answer 47

the start of the B section ( bar 24)

Question 48

how is the coda similar to the intro?

Answer 48

there is the same sparkly chord in the tonic key and the tremolo returns in the triangle