brahms from class Flashcards

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3 main categories of music

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sonatas op. 1 , op. 2, op. 5

  • Middle group, (variations)
  • Character pieces (rhapsodies)(op. 76, op. 116, op. 117, op. 118, op. 119)
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misc info

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46 chamber works

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3rd piano sonata

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f minor, op. 5, it’s the most popular.

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sonata no. 1,

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classical style, perfectly proportional, connections between movements.
op. 1, C major

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op. 116,

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it has great unity.

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paganini variations

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3, 6/8 ricochet bowing

  • 4, 12/8, difficult trill study, for both hands
  • 6, melodically related 6/8, sounds like 3/4 syncopated hemiola
  • 8 parallel motion of the hands, similar to liszt mazeppa
  • var 11, music box variation
  • var 13, octave study
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variations

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op. 9, schumann, op. 21, original, op. 24, handel, op. 35, paganini

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character pieces

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rhapsodies op. 79, op. 116, 7 fantasy, op. 117, three intermezzi, op. 118, 6 pieces, op. 119, four pieces.

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general characteristics of brahms

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traditional, (contrapuntal, formal) perfectionist, absolute, davids league.

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