Berlioz Movement 4 Flashcards
What is the name and translation of this movement
Marche au Supplice- March to the scaffold
What key is the movement in
G minor
What is the form of this movement
Ternary form but on going in structure
What is the story of this movement
He dreams he has murder his beloved and is led to execution. A somber march accompanies procession and at last the fixed idea returns and for a moment a last thought of his love is revived- cut short but the death blow
What does allegretto non troppo mean
Fairly quick but not too much
Give features of the introduction to Berlioz Movement 4
Timpani sextuplets
Syncopation in melody
Melody is on horn with pizz strings accomp- Alternates between melody and sextuplet timpani
Dynamics pp–ff with cresc.
What features of introduction help create an atmosphere and intensify the music
Foreboading beat on timpani
Alternates between melody and sextuplet timpani- time distance shortens intensifying the music
Dynamics built up
What is the descending theme and how many times is it heard in it’s first playing
Theme of 8 bars descending over 2 octaves
Heard five times in slight variation
What are the features of the first variation of descending theme
Cello and Double bass lay melody
Monophonic
What are the features of the second variation of descending theme
Polyphonic- bassoon countermelody
Bassoon plays dotted rhythms
Melody on viola,cello, bass
What are the features of the third variation of descending theme
2 octaves higher than original Played on Violin 1 + 2 Timpani plays sextuplets Staccato lower strings Eb flat major
What are the features of the fourth variation of descending theme
Polyphonic- cello countermelody
Same as variation 3: Melody on Violin 1 + 2, staccato lower strings and sextuplets on timpani.
Ends on 3 ff chords in contrary motion
What are the features of the fifth variation of descending theme
Cello, double bass play original theme
Other strings plays inversion
Staccato countermelody on bassoon
Polyphonic
Who plays the march theme when it is first introduced and why is this effective
Woodwind and brass- parade atmosphere and it is brass band like
Give some rhythmic features of the march theme
Syncopation - crochet, minim, crochet
Dotted rhythm- drives the music forward
semiquaver crochet exclamation at the end of phrase- hooray of the crowd