harmony and tonality Flashcards

1
Q

describe the overall tonality

A

mainly diatonic, use of standard chords and metre

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2
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what chords does it use

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mainly chords I, IV and V, with occasional use of ii and vi

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3
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what chord does he use at the start of bar 2

A

a chromatic diminished seventh chord, this was the most dissonant chord available to Beethoven at the time.

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4
Q

what happens at the end of the piece

A

a perfect cadence, there are other perfect cadences littered throughout the piece.

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5
Q

which suspensions are used

A

9-8 suspensions

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6
Q

which chord is used at cadences

A

dominant 7ths

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7
Q

what happens at the end of the development

A

dominant pedal note

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8
Q

what happens at the start of bar 9

A

interrupted cadence

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9
Q

what happens at bar 30

A

Another chromatic chord used is the augmented sixth chord is used

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10
Q

when is there a circle of fifths chord progression

A

in bars 244-249

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11
Q

what position are chords mainly in, in the harmony

A

root position and first inversion

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12
Q

what key is the piece

A

c minor

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13
Q

when does most of the modulation happen

A

mostly in the development section

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14
Q

what key is the first subject in

A

c minor

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15
Q

what key is the second subject in

A

starts in Eb minor (unexpected) and moves to Eb major( expected)

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16
Q

what key does it modulate to at the start of the development

A

E minor (unrelated key)

17
Q

what key is the first subject in, in the recapitulation

A

c minor

18
Q

what key is the 2nd subject in, in the recapitulation

A

The second subject initially plays in the unexpected key of F minor, then moves to the expected key of C minor

19
Q

why might the 2nd subject of the recapitulation start in f minor

A

F minor is the subdominant of C minor.

20
Q

what is the function of perfect cadences in this piece

A

to confirm the key changes