harmony and tonality Flashcards
describe the overall tonality
mainly diatonic, use of standard chords and metre
what chords does it use
mainly chords I, IV and V, with occasional use of ii and vi
what chord does he use at the start of bar 2
a chromatic diminished seventh chord, this was the most dissonant chord available to Beethoven at the time.
what happens at the end of the piece
a perfect cadence, there are other perfect cadences littered throughout the piece.
which suspensions are used
9-8 suspensions
which chord is used at cadences
dominant 7ths
what happens at the end of the development
dominant pedal note
what happens at the start of bar 9
interrupted cadence
what happens at bar 30
Another chromatic chord used is the augmented sixth chord is used
when is there a circle of fifths chord progression
in bars 244-249
what position are chords mainly in, in the harmony
root position and first inversion
what key is the piece
c minor
when does most of the modulation happen
mostly in the development section
what key is the first subject in
c minor
what key is the second subject in
starts in Eb minor (unexpected) and moves to Eb major( expected)
what key does it modulate to at the start of the development
E minor (unrelated key)
what key is the first subject in, in the recapitulation
c minor
what key is the 2nd subject in, in the recapitulation
The second subject initially plays in the unexpected key of F minor, then moves to the expected key of C minor
why might the 2nd subject of the recapitulation start in f minor
F minor is the subdominant of C minor.
what is the function of perfect cadences in this piece
to confirm the key changes
