Beethoven Flashcards
Instrumentation
Fortepiano
Could play dynamics and had a sustaining pedal
Structure
Sonata Form:
Introduction
Exposition - 1st subject tonic, bridge, 2nd subject dominant, codetta
Development
Recapitulation - 1st subject tonic, bridge, 2nd subject tonic, coda
Genre
Romantic
Structure- introduction
B1 - 10
Very slow
Homophonic
Scalic flourishes
Structure - Exposition (1)
B11 - 50
Very fast
Ascending Scalic idea
Bridge at B35
Structure - Exposition (2)
B51 - 132 Hand crossing idea - RH over LH to play staccato Conjunct Codetta B113 REPEATS
Structure - Development
B133 - 194
Starts with intro
Fragments of 1st subject
Structure - Recapitulation (1 + 2)
B195 - 294
Same as exposition
2nd subject at B221 but still in tonic key
Structure - Coda
B295 - End
4 bars of intro
12 bars of 1st subject
Ends with fortissimo perfect cadences
Melody - 1st subject
Conjunct Scalic Wide pitch range Staccato Not lyrical RH melody
Melody - 2nd subject
Disjunct - not scalic Mordents More lyrical Short phrases Wide pitch range Staccato RH melody - sometimes sopra
Melody - Bridge
Some conjunct/disjunct Not scalic No ornamentation Not lyrical Wide pitch range RH melody Short phrases
Melody- Intro
Conjunct
Scalic
Legato
RH