M Chopin Flashcards
1
Q
The performer plays this piece in a legato/staccato style
The complete prelude is in rondo/ternary form
A
Legato
Ternary
2
Q
Describe dynamics
A
Soft
Crec
Loud
Dim
3
Q
Describe music played in Lh and RH
A
L Chords Ostinato Octaves Accents Melody
R Pedal note Octaves Quavers Accents Accompaniment
4
Q
Describe tempo and texture at end
A
Tempo Rubato Slow Rit at end Slight pause on first note Texture Monophonic Nonped at start Homophonic Ped returns
5
Q
Tonality of coda
A
Major
6
Q
Cadence at end of extract
A
Perfect
7
Q
Ped
A
Press the sustain pedal
8
Q
Tonality of B section
A
Minor
9
Q
Musical device created by repeated quaver G sharps
A
Pedal
10
Q
Dynamics in ending of B
A
Start quietly
Cresc to f
Dim
End soft
11
Q
State one feature of Romantic piano music heard
A
Rubato
Rich texture
Much use of sustaining pedal
12
Q
What instrument is this piece composed for
A
Piano
13
Q
Piece composed
A
19th century
14
Q
Comment on Melody Dynamics Structure Tonality and harmony Texture
A
Melody Cantabile melody lines Lyrical melody Melody in right hand in A Melody in left then right in B Rubato Ornaments in A
Dynamics Vary from pp to ff Many crescs and dims A soft B louder Smorzando at end
Structure Ternary Short codetta Disproportionately long B Rounded binary form Shortened return of A
Tonality and harmony A Dflat maj B Csharp min Enharmonic Diatonic harmony Repeated Aflat and Gsharp Modulate to Aflat maj
Texture Monophonic in codetta Mel dom hom Broken chord A Chord B Octaves in RH B
15
Q
Identify 2 similarities and 2 differences between 2 sections
A
Sim Same metre Same tempo Similar dynamics Repeated quavers Legato Homophony Instrumentation
Diff B has dramatic nood Change key A is D flat major B is C sharp minor A broken chord B chordal Melody in bass clef in B
