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Describe the opening of CPE Bach’s symphony in E minor
Use of diminshed 7th and is an example of emfindsamer stil
Which Beethoven symphony had a 2nd movement in sonata form?
No. 6 (Pastoral symphony)
Which Beethoven symphony has a set of double variations in the 2nd movement?
No. 5
Which instruments did Beethoven add to his 5th and 9th symphonies?
Piccolo, contrabassoon, 3 trombones and an extra horn
Which Beethoven symphony has the scherzo as movement 2?
No. 9
What is unusual about the tonal scheme in movement 1 of Tchaikovsky’s symphony no. 4?
It modulates through a series of mediant relationships
Which composer first used instruments off-stage to represent Shepards calling to one another?
Berlioz in his symphony Fantastique
Which composer used modified sonata form as a way of structuring his 2nd movements in his 3rd and 4th symphony?
Brahms
Which 2 composers made use of cyclic treatment of melodies?
Beethoven + Tchaikovsky
What did Haydn use that made his melodies unlike other composers?
Monothematicism
Which early Haydn symphony made use of Sturm and Drang (dim7th, wide leaps, S2 coming back in tonic major)?
No. 26
Which Haydn symphony is known as the “Horn Post” due to the solo horn parts?
No. 31
What key is the middle movement of Haydn No. 2
G major
Which wind and brass instruments were used in Stamitz op3 No. 2
2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and temps
Which brass and wind were used in CPE Bach’s symphony in E minor?
2 oboes, 2 flutes, 2 horns
Which 2 keys create the enharmonic change in bar 113 of Haydn 104?
Db major and C# minor
What key does the false recap happen in for movement 1 of Mendelssohn No. 4?
C major
What happens at the start of the development section in movement 1 of Mendelssohn No. 4?
There is a new theme
Which brass instruments were added to Berlioz symphony Fantastique?
Ophicleides (Tubas) and Cornets a Pistons
In the late romantic period, who made use of 10 horns and trumpets (some offstage)?
Mahler
In Dvorak No.9, what is the tonal relationship between movements 1 and 2?
1st movement is E minor
2nd movement is Db major
Which Mozart symphony combines 5 themes together contrapuntally in the final movement?
No 41 (final symphony)
What structure is used in the 2nd movement of Stamitz op3 No. 2
rounded binary
Describe melodies in the early classical period
diatonic, periodic phrasing
Which composer used the idee fixee in Harolde in Italie and symphony Fantastique?
Berlioz
What did Liszt use in his symphonic poems?
Transformation of themes
Folk melodies were used in movement 2 of which Tchaikovsky symphonies?
No. 4 and 6
Which movements of No. 104 did Haydn use monothematicism
1 and 2
What type of development did Haydn use?
Motivic development (repeated note figure from bar 19)
Which Beethoven symphony has 6 different themes in the exposition?
Eroica No. 3
What did Sturm and Drang symphonies make use of?
Diminished 7ths and minor keys
What did Empfindsamer stil make use of?
Harmonic appoggiaturas and diminished 7ths
Development sections in early classical symphonies modulated to which keys?
Only related keys
In which periods were harmonies mainly diatonic?
Every period between 1750 and 1900
Where is there a neapolitan 6th chord in movement 1 of the Haydn?
Bar 172
Which key does the cycle of fifths start in movement 1 of the Haydn?
D#
Sonata form focuses on the relationship between which notes of the scale?
tonic and dominant
What is the relationship between S1 and S2 in Brahms symphony no. 3?
S1 in F major
S2 in A major
Describe the tonal relationship in Tchaikovsky’s symphony no. 4
Mediant (F-Ab-B-D-F)
Which of Beethovens symphonies were the first to feature trombones?
No. 5 (final movement)
Which composers were the first to use horns crooked to different keys to gain access to a wider range of pitches?
Beethoven and Berlioz
What was the orchestra known as in Haydn’s time?
Double wind orchestra
What was Mendelssohn No. 4 scored for?
Same as Haydn 104
What were brass limited to?
Supporting harmonies and cadence points
Which woodwind instrument has a solo cadenza towards the end of movement 2 of Haydn 104?
Flute
Which instrument played offstage in Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique?
Oboes
How did brass instruments become chromatic melody instruments?
Addition of valves
What is the difference between the two set works in terms of woodwind and brass?
clarinets get solos in the Mendelssohn, they do not in the Haydn
What is the structure in movement 2 of Stamitz op3 no. 2?
rounded binary with no repeats
What is the structure of Brahms No. 3 (movement 2)
modified sonata form
Which of Beethoven’s 2nd movements is a funeral march in ternary form?
No. 3 (Eroica)
Which of Beethoven’s 2nd movements is in sonata form?
No.6 (Pastoral)
What kind of dance is used in Berlioz symphony Fantastique?
Waltz
What is the structure of movement 2 of the Mendelssohn?
ABA1B1 coda
What is interesting about the figure at the start of movement 2 of the Mendelssohn?
It is used again at key points as a way of confirming the structure
What is the structure of movement 2 of Haydn 104?
tripartite/theme and variation
What was the norm of structuring early 2nd movements?
usually a variety of simple structures with repeated sections
How is the second movement of Tchaikovsky no. 6 structured?
minuet and trio, but in 5/4
