Compositions Flashcards
eine kleine nachtmusik 2nd mvt form
rondo form (ABACA coda)
eine kleine nachtmusik 1st mvt recapitulation
- first theme
- bridge is unexpectedly unmodified
- although 2nd theme is in the tonic
- coda grows out of codetta sand ends with reference to first theme
symphony no. 5, op.67 4th mvt key
c major tonic major
La Primavera 1st mvt verse 1
- poetic image: birds are celebrating with festive song
* depicted by high-pitched trills and repeated-note figures
symphony no. 5, op.67 #background
4
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt theme A
- broken tonic triad chord low strings
- elegant dotted rhythms
- dolce and legato
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt variation 4
theme A clipper, march-like fashion in a flat minor
La Primavera background
- genre
- date
- composer
- op. no.
- title of collection
- title of first four of collection
- program
- performing forces
La Primavera title of first four in collection
La Quattro Stagioni
polonaise in A flat Major genre
solo piano work
la primavera 2nd mvt orchestration
- reduced orchestration
* no cello or continuo
eine kleine nachtmusik #3rd mvt
6
eine kleine nachtmusik 4th mvt tempo
allegro
eine kleine nachtmusik 1st mvt 2nd theme A
- contrast from 1st theme
- begins with frisky downward turn
- triplet figures and piano dynamic
polonaise in A flat Major section B 1st theme
- E major
- left hand ostinato staccato octaves
- war-like; dotted rhythms, chordal texture
- dramatic D sharp major(dominant) near end
La Primavera 1st mvt tempo
allegro
eine kleine nachtmusik 1st mvt 2nd theme B
- repeated eighth notes
* insistent quality
polonaise in A flat Major section B 2nd theme
- more lyrical
* bel canto style
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt variation 2
- theme A running thirty-second notes by low strings
* theme B unchanged
eine kleine nachtmusik 4th mvt form
sonata-rondo form (A BAC A)
Symphonie Fantastique composer
Hector Berlioz
symphony no. 5, op.67 performing forces
symphony orchestra (strings, woodwinds, bassoons, contra bassoons, trumpets, timpani, French horns, trombones)
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt variation 1
- theme A running sixteenth notes by violas and cello
* theme B unchanged
la primavera 2nd mvt time signature
3/4
La Primavera 1st mvt verse 3
- poetic image: storm clouds, thunder, lightning
* depicted by tremolando passage (thunder) and thirty-second note scales (lightning)
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt coda
- più mosso (little faster)
* bassoons begin playing theme A material
La Primavera date
1725
La Primavera 2nd mvt key
- C sharp minor
* relative minor
Erlknöig sinister nature contrast
- soft to rough voice
- triplets become clearer
- major to minor
- “und bist du nicht willig, so brauch’ ich Gewalt”
symphony no. 5, op.67 4th mvt development
- based on 2nd theme material; inverted, expanded, treated imitatively between instruments
- near the end, scherzo theme played pp gently by woodwinds and pizzicato strings
- dominant preparation
La Primavera #background
8
La Primavera 2nd mvt
- key
- tempo
- time signature
- form
- orchestration
- poetic image
symphony no. 5, op.67 1st mvt time signature
2/4
la primavera 2nd mvt poetic image
- sleeping goatherd and barking dog
- depicted by solo violin’s languorous melody (sleeping goatherd), violin’s dotted-note figure (rustling leaves), and viola’s ostinato (barking dog)
string quartet, “quinten” 4th mvt expo 1st theme
- introduced by first violin perfect 4th interval played p
- pronounced syncopation
- fermatas arrest forward drive
- mysterious suspenseful mood
La Primavera 2nd mvt tempo
largo
la primavera 3rd mvt time signature
12/8
la primavera 3rd mvt form
ritornello
eine kleine nachtmusik 3rd mvt menuet
- internal structure rounded binary
- phrases typical four measures long
- loud, robust character
- dance-like by rhythmic accentuating
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt theme B
- theme based on motive-cyclical structure by woodwinds and violins
- dolce and legato
- shifts to c major boldly midway
Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major #background
7
Symphonie Fantastique date
1830
prelude and fugue in B-flat major background
- genre
- date
- composer
- no.
5, title of collection
- significance
- structure
string quartet, “quinten” 4th mvt key
d minor, ends in d major
eine kleine nachtmusik 3rd mvt key
g major
symphony no. 5, op.67 1st mvt codetta
- mainly first theme material
* persistent perfect cadences
La Primavera 1st mvt ritornello theme
- theme played by solo and first violins
- poetic image: Spring has arrived
- depicted by spirited rhythmic figures, bright celebratory dance-like character
string quartet, “quinten” 4th mvt bridge
- pedal point by outer instruments
* first theme material by violin II
string quartet, “quinten” background
- genre
- date
- composer
- significance of nickname
- performing forces
- op. no
- cause
eine kleine nachtmusik 2nd mvt section B
- new melody
- more rhythmically active
- melodic line is embellished
- internal structure binary form
polonaise in A flat Major date
1842
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt tempo
andante con moto
symphony no. 5, op.67 date
1807-1808
eine kleine nachtmusik 4th mvt key
g major
symphony no. 5, op.67 4th mvt time signature
common time
La Primavera 1st mvt verse 2
- poetic image: murmurings streams are caressed by gentle breezes
- depicted by violins playing rapid, undulating figures
polonaise in A flat Major nationalism
- polonaise is a polish dance
* although Chopin is half french, he considered himself polish
La Primavera 1st mvt
- key
- tempo
- time signature
- form
- ritornello theme
- verse 1
- verse 2
- verse 3
- orchestration
Erlknöig key
originally in g minor (often transposed to fit vocal range of performer)
string quartet, “quinten” op. no
op.76, no.2
la primavera 2nd mvt form
two-part structure
Erlknöig source of text
- poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
* German legend, a sinister supernatural elf who dwells in the forest; anyone who is touched by him dies
polonaise in A flat Major tempo
maestoso
eine kleine nachtmusik 4th mvt 2nd theme
- begins with downward turn of a minor sixth
- chromatic embellishments
- stepwise motion
polonaise in A flat Major structure
ABA1 (with introduction and coda)
symphony no. 5, op.67 4th mvt bridge
•French horn modulates to g major
eine kleine nachtmusik structure
- sonata cycle
* symmetrical phrases
string quartet, “quinten” 4th mvt expo 2nd theme A
- modulates to relative major (f major)
* descending sequence
symphony no. 5, op.67 2nd mvt
- key
- form
- tempo
- time signature
- theme A
- theme B
- variation 1
- variation 2
- variation 3
- variation 4
- coda
polonaise in A flat Major the heroic
- introduction
- section A
- section B 1st theme
- section B 2nd theme
- return of section A
- coda
- virtuosity
Symphonie Fantastique performing forces
symphony orchestra (expanded)
Symphonie Fantastique #background
6
string quartet, “quinten” #background
7
Erlknöig genre
lied
Symphonie Fantastique 5th mvt distortion
- relative major, E flat major; 6/8
- beloved became a witch
- idée fixe distorted; trills, grace notes
- thematic transformation; vulgar, grotesque
symphony no. 5, op.67 #2nd mvt
11
symphony no. 5, op.67 1st mvt expo 1st theme
- motive by clarinets and strings, repeated sequentially a step lower
- fermatas arrest the forward drive, generating tension and restlessness
- grows out if statement, then repeated sequentially
symphony no. 5, op.67 1st mvt development
- opens boldly with French horns
- mainly first theme material
- tension by fragmentation, inversion, repetition, and dynamic contrast
Erlknöig boy’s piano
- loud
- dissonant piano
- minor
- triplets more apparent
string quartet, “quinten” cause
commissioned by Count Joseph Erdödy
Symphonie Fantastique 5th mvt program summary
- at witches’ sabbath
- gathering if sorcerers and monsters at his funeral
- strange sounds, groans, laughter, distant shout
- beloved, who he had killed, is there but has become vulgar, trivial, grotesque
Erlknöig musical setting
- narrator’s voice in middle register
- father’s voice in low pitch, legato depict calm mood
- son’s voice in upper register, suggests youth and innocence
- Erlking voice in middle register, insincere sweetness, does not fool child
prelude in B-flat major form
binary
polonaise in A flat Major time signature
3/4
eine kleine nachtmusik 1st mvt tempo
allegro
la primavera 3rd mvt
- key
- tempo
- time signature
string quartet, “quinten” 4th mvt
- key
- form
- tempo
- time signature
- expo 1st theme
- bridge
- expo 2nd theme A
- expo 2bd theme B
- codetta
- development
- recapitulation
- coda
Erlknöig date
1815
symphony no. 5, op.67 3rd mvt
- key
- form
- tempo
- time signature
- scherzo 1st theme
- scherzo 2nd theme
- trio
- scherzo return
symphony no. 5, op.67 4th mvt expo 1st theme
- blazing crescendo leads into final movement without a break
- outlines tonic chord
- ff trumpets, majestic
symphony no. 5, op.67 3rd mvt key
c minor
polonaise in A flat Major return of section A
shortened
polonaise in A flat Major introduction
- dominant octaves, followed by ascending chromatic scale in parallel motion
- expanded through sequential repetition
- tension by sforzando, dissonant chords
prelude and fugue in B-flat major date
- book 1-1722
* book 2-1742
La Primavera 1st mvt time signature
common time
Symphonie Fantastique 5th mvt romanticism
- expression of emotions; his beloved
- myths and legend; witches
- program music; provided text
- historical event; Dies Irae, guillotine
- creative imagination; col legno, distortion
symphony no. 5, op.67 1st mvt bridge
- motive played by fortissimo French horns
* modulates to relative major
string quartet, “quinten” #4th mvt
12
string quartet, “quinten” 4th mvt recapitulation
- first theme in d major, then shifts to d major
- bridge altered to stay in d major
- cello absent calm mood
prelude and fugue in b flat major genre
keyboard music-prelude and fugue