Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Movement 1, Recapitulation Flashcards
what is the mood at the start of the recapitulation?
Tentative
(mood)
Why does drama remain in the recapitulation?
Return of idee fixe
What key is the idee fixe in?
G major - from bridge of exposition
(tone)
What creates a heartbeat sound?
String pulse
(harmony)
What part of the idee fixe returns?
How is it played?
Yearning 8 note figure (main part of idee fixe)
Repeated getting higher
What dies away & what happens to the tone?
Passionate flourishes die away & fall to low tone
(harmony & tone)
What does the recapitulation continue to explore?
New musical ideas & emotions
What do sudden changes of emotion suggest?
Artist’s emotional turmoil & confusion
What subject & theme appear together?
2nd subject (G major)
Falling theme (sigh)
(melody)
What do the 2nd subject & falling theme appear on?
Cellos, violas, 2 violins respectively
(melody)
What plays their own version of the 2nd subject & falling theme?
Other instruments
Then full orchestra plays falling figure
(melody)
What creates a despairing mood?
Sad, dying away ideas of idee fixe explored - phrase seems unable to end
(melody)
How does the ideas change/descend during the despairing phrases?
Ideas grow darker & more disturbed
(melody & mood)
What represents Harriet’s unreciprocated love?
Melancholy version of idee fixe 8 note yearning figure
Gets more agitated, then dies away
(melody)
What is the unreciprocated love figure played on?
Strings as used for normal version
Repeated on flute
(instrumentation)
