Death by Pasta sections

Question 1

1-23 explain

Answer 1

D minor, dies irae in the left hand with tarantella rhythms in the right hand.

Question 2

24-35 explain

Answer 2

an interlude consisting almost entirely of tritones (g#-D A-Eb)

Question 3

36-74 explain

Answer 3

D minor, tarantella. The main theme consists of two parts (b.41-50, 51-58) Resting on the dominant chord in b. 58. There are more tritones continuing in this section.

Question 4

75-91 explain

Answer 4

D minor. dies irae in dotted minums, alternating with the first part of the tarantella theme

Question 5

92-99 explain

Answer 5

the left-hand part is based on the first four notes of the Dies Irae in shorter note values.

Question 6

100-109 explain

Answer 6

interlude, using the dominant chord and the tarantella theme with the chromatic scales in the base line

Question 7

110-118 explain

Answer 7

four bars of the funeral march in Bb minor

Question 8

119-132 explain

Answer 8

chromatic scales between tritones F-Cb

Question 9

133-149 explain

Answer 9

both parts of the tarantella theme return in D minor. The final chord is the tonic and contains a tritone

Question 10

150-158 explain

Answer 10

coda. ends on an unharmonised tonic note is b. 158