Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Movement 1, Exposition

Question 1

What is the tone?

Answer 1

C major - contrasts Cm intro
(tone)

Question 2

What is the title of the exposition?

Answer 2

Allegro
1st theme

Question 3

What is the tempo of the exposition?

Answer 3

Allegro
(tempo)

Question 4

How does the exposition start?

Answer 4

Sudden outburst of orchestra
Followed by falling scale
Repeated

Question 5

What starts in bar 72?

Answer 5

40 bar idee fixe with rising arpeggio

Question 6

What is the main section of the idee fixe?

Answer 6

First 8 bars of the 40 bar idee fixe
(melody/harmony)

Question 7

How is a yearning 8 note idee fixe phrase played?

Answer 7

Increases in pitch
Ends with a sigh
(harmony)

Question 8

What dies away in the final bars of the 40 bar idee fixe?

Answer 8

Passionate flourish
(harmony)

Question 9

How is the idee fixe repeated throughout the 1st theme (allegro)?

Answer 9

As ideas & hints
(melody/harmony)

Question 10

What happens at the end of the 1st theme?

Answer 10

Bridge passage:
C major to G major for 2nd subject

Question 11

What is the 2nd subject?

Answer 11

Extension of 1st subject
In G major not C major

Question 12

What happens after the bridge passage?

Answer 12

Exposition repeats