pathetic piano sonata

Question 1

when was Beethoven born

Answer 1

1770

Question 2

what era was his music for and what dates and the era

Answer 2

the romantic period and it was from roughly 1800-1900

Question 3

what does sforzando mean

Answer 3

and accent that shows a note or chord should be played with greater force than the other surrounding notes

Question 4

what form does the piece follow and what are the different sections called

Answer 4

sonata form
exposition
development
recapitulation

Question 5

exposition

Answer 5

the first section the main themes or subject are sated for the first time.

Question 6

development

Answer 6

it is the central section, composers usually develop one or both of the subjects from the exposition.

Question 7

recapitulation

Answer 7

the final section balances out with the opening exposition. the composer recaps the first subject in the home key as before

Question 8

name four things that the introduction has.

Answer 8

Grave tempo
heavy chords
diminished seventh chords
melody-dominated homophony
sudden contrasts in dynamics

Question 9

what bars are the exposition, development and the recapitulation in

Answer 9

bars

exposition: 11-132
development: 133-194
recapitulation: 195-294

Question 10

what key does the piece start in

Answer 10

c minor

Question 11

what does the tempo change to in the development

Answer 11

the beginning tempo

Question 12

what key does the development change to

Answer 12

a minor

Question 13

what key does the recapitulation change to

Answer 13

c minor