brahms from class Flashcards
1
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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)
2
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misc info
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46 chamber works
3
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3rd piano sonata
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f minor, op. 5, it’s the most popular.
4
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sonata no. 1,
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classical style, perfectly proportional, connections between movements.
op. 1, C major
5
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op. 116,
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it has great unity.
6
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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
7
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variations
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op. 9, schumann, op. 21, original, op. 24, handel, op. 35, paganini
8
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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.
9
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general characteristics of brahms
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traditional, (contrapuntal, formal) perfectionist, absolute, davids league.