Clara Schumann Flashcards
Identify the year this piece was completed
1846
Identify the sections of a sonata
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
Identify the structure of this movement
Exposition - Subject 1, transition, subject 2, codetta; Development; Recapitulation - repeat of exposition in the home key
Explain why this movement is an example of ‘chamber music’
Small number of instruments; Each part is a solo; Intended to be performed in a small setting
What is the tempo marking at the start?
Allegro molto
Crotchet = 152
What is the dynamic marking at the start?
Piano
Which instrument plays the subject at the start?
Violin
Discuss the piano part in the opening 4 bars?
Rocking quavers; Diatonic; Legato
Describe the first 4 bars of the melody
Subject 1; Starts with a descending perfect 5th; Mainly conjunct/stepwise; Starts on the dominant
What does the violin do at bar 8?
Plays descending chromatic passages followed by ascending sequences
How does the piano part change in bar 5?
Changes to off beat quavers
What is the key of Subject 1?
G minor
Which instrument takes over the melody at bar 5?
Piano RH
Phrase ends on the supertonic (A)
What is the dynamic marking at the start?
Tied notes; Dotted notes
When the melody repeats at bar 9, how does the ending differ?
Rising octave intervals
Ascends using sequences
Crescendo
How does the transition differ?
The transition modulates gradually.
What is the tonality of subject 2?
Bb major - relative major.
How does the melody of subject 2 differ?
It ascends using sequences and gets higher.
What harmonic feature is used in the development section?
The development section modulates through C minor, Eb Major, F minor, and G Minor.
What instrumental technique is used by the cello on the upbeat to the recapitulation?
Pizzicato is used by the cello.
What notes are used and why?
D-G to mark the perfect cadence into G minor (home key).
What key does the recapitulation start in?
It starts in G minor - home key.
What is the key of the 2nd subject of the recapitulation? Why?
G Major - tonic major so that the piece stays in G but also is major to match the major sound of the 2nd subject in the exposition.
What happens to the tonality towards the end?
It returns to G minor - home key.
