Confidence

Question 1

What does confidence mean?

Answer 1

Belief in yourself or trust in another person. Also a personal secret you tell to someone you trust

Question 2

What is a study?

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

What is the key of Confidence?

Answer 3

C major

Question 4

What modulations are in Confidence?

Answer 4

C minor in bars 10-17 indicated by Eb and Ab

Question 5

What is the form of Confidence?

Answer 5

Ternary or ABA form with a coda

Question 6

What does Allegro non troppo mean?

Answer 6

Fast but not too fast

Question 7

What is a triplet?

Answer 7

Indicates 3 notes played in the time of two

Question 8

What does dolce mean?

Answer 8

Sweetly

Question 9

What does espressivo mean?

Answer 9

Expressively

Question 10

What does sf indicate?

Answer 10

Sforzando, a strong accent

Question 11

What does ritenuto mean?

Answer 11

Hold back the speed, immediately slower

Question 12

What does poco mean?

Answer 12

A little

Question 13

What do the grace notes in bar 12 form?

Answer 13

A written out turn

Question 14

What does a acciaccatura indicate?

Answer 14

A crushed note

Question 15

What does tranquillo mean?

Answer 15

Calmly

Question 16

What does rallentando mean?

Answer 16

Gradually becoming slower

Question 17

What are stylistic characteristics of Confidence?

Answer 17

• 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

Question 18

Who composed Confidence?

Answer 18

Friedrich Butgmüller, a German pianist and composer from the romantic period.

Question 19

Where and when was the composer of Confidence born and died?

Answer 19

Born in Regensburg, Bavaria in 1806, died in Beaulieu, France in 1874

Question 20

What is the composer of Confidence known for?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Where does Confidence come from?

Answer 21

Friedrich Burgmüller’s 18 études de genre (18 characteristic studies), each of which portrays a particular character, scene, or mood

Question 22

Confidence A 1

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Confidence B

Answer 23

10 - 17 Episode, C minor, using similar rhythms to the main theme. This passage has a more restless character than the main theme

Question 24

Confidence A 2

Answer 24

18 - 25 Main theme, C major
26 - 30 Coda, calmly extending the main theme