Confidence Flashcards
What does confidence mean?
Belief in yourself or trust in another person. Also a personal secret you tell to someone you trust
What is a study?
A piece designed to focus on a specific technical challenge. This study is for balancing three different musical layers: melody, bass and broken chord accompaniment.
What is the key of Confidence?
C major
What modulations are in Confidence?
C minor in bars 10-17 indicated by Eb and Ab
What is the form of Confidence?
Ternary or ABA form with a coda
What does Allegro non troppo mean?
Fast but not too fast
What is a triplet?
Indicates 3 notes played in the time of two
What does dolce mean?
Sweetly
What does espressivo mean?
Expressively
What does sf indicate?
Sforzando, a strong accent
What does ritenuto mean?
Hold back the speed, immediately slower
What does poco mean?
A little
What do the grace notes in bar 12 form?
A written out turn
What does a acciaccatura indicate?
A crushed note
What does tranquillo mean?
Calmly
What does rallentando mean?
Gradually becoming slower
What are stylistic characteristics of Confidence?
- Descriptive title
- intimate and expressive character
- lyrical melodies to be played with a warm tone
- colourful harmonies, using some chromaticism
- freely flowing rhythms with several tempo changes
- Simple ABA structure
- Romantic period, passionate and expressive, warm legato tone
Who composed Confidence?
Friedrich Butgmüller, a German pianist and composer from the romantic period.
Where and when was the composer of Confidence born and died?
Born in Regensburg, Bavaria in 1806, died in Beaulieu, France in 1874
What is the composer of Confidence known for?
Moved to Paris in 1832 where he became a highly regarded teacher, composed music for a Ballet, La Péri, best known for short, attractive piano pieces which were popular in the salons of Paris
Where does Confidence come from?
Friedrich Burgmüller’s 18 études de genre (18 characteristic studies), each of which portrays a particular character, scene, or mood
Confidence A 1
1-9 Main theme, C major, consisting of 4 bar phrases. The melody and bass always move in the same rhythm. This together with the soft dynamic level and narrow melodic range creates a feeling of intimacy. The accompaniment, in the inner voice, consists of flowing broken chords in triplets. The second phrase contains a passing hint of D minor in b 5-6 but no modulation
Confidence B
10 - 17 Episode, C minor, using similar rhythms to the main theme. This passage has a more restless character than the main theme
Confidence A 2
18 - 25 Main theme, C major
26 - 30 Coda, calmly extending the main theme
