Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Fourth Movement

Question 1

General information on band

Answer 1

1803-1869.
Romantic period.

Question 2

Melody

Answer 2

Theme B is first heard in unison cellos and double basses and then repeated with unison bassoons adding a countermelody featuring a dotted rhythm.
While the lower strings provide a new countermelody based on arpeggios and scales, theme B is played by violins in octaves.
A rising scale precedes the march theme C in the relative key Bb major.

Question 3

Instrumentation

Answer 3

Timpani.
Double basses.
Low horns.
Cellos.
Violins.

Question 4

Harmony and tonality.

Answer 4

G major.
5.13- a dramatic moment where the untuned percussion enter for the first time playing on the second beat of each bar.
5.41- the agitated passage is based entirely on dotted rhythm punctuated with fortissimo perfect cadences in G minor.

Question 5

Time signature

Answer 5

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