La Campanella Flashcards
Genre and Composition Date/Revision
Piano Etude, 1838, 1851
Original collection title and Source of thematic material
Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Niccolo Paganini)
Key, Form, Tempo, Meter, Translation of Title
G# minor, A,B,A1,B1,A2,B2,A3,coda; Allegretto, 6/8, The Little Bell
Section A: After brief ____, Main theme is played by __ __. The ___ ___ on high __ _, represents ___
Introduction, Right Hand, Pedal Point, D#, The Bell
Section A: ___ ___ in Right hand part add to ___ ___, the section is then repeated with ____
Wide leaps, Technical Difficulty, Embellishment
Section B: In key of _ __ now and builds ___ in an ___ pattern with increased ___ harmony
B major, Sequentially, Ascending, Chromatic
Section A1: Each return of each section heightens the ____ ____. This variation features rapid ___ ___, and ____ ___-hand ____
Dramatic Intensity, Repeated notes, Broken Right-hand Octaves
Section B1: ___ are added and theme is in _____, with ____ spaced ___-___ accompaniment figures. Ends with a ____-like section featuring ___ passages and ___ ___
Embellishments, Left hand, Widely, Right-hand, Chromatic, Alternating hands
Section A2: Melody returns in ___ ___, accompanied by ___ note ____ and figures that mimic ___ ___-___
Highest Register, 32nd note trills, Violin string crossings
Section B2: Many ____ with abrupt, ___ contrasts in ____, culminating in thundering ____
Leaps, Sudden, Volume, Octaves
Section A3: Melody is recapped ____, with dramatic ____-___ ____. ____ octaves in ____ motion prepare for the ____
Forcefully, Repeated-note octaves, Chromatic, Contrary, Coda
Coda: Marked ____, loud ___ bring work to a compelling conclusion in key of ___ (the ___)
Animato, Octaves, G# minor, Tonic
