Piano Sonata

Question 1

Who wrote it and when

Answer 1

Beethoven. Between the Romantic and Classical.

Question 2

Why is it on the spec

Answer 2

Sonata form. Exposition of 2 Subjects, followed by a development and then a recapitulation of the 2 subjects.
there are modulating keys in each section

Question 3

Dynamics

Answer 3

Very Dramatic changes which is typical of the romantic period.
Uses the new technology of the piano to add quiet and loud sections. Lots of crescendos and diminuendos

Question 4

Rhythm

Answer 4

heavy use of silences for drama. Starts Grave in the introduction. 4/4 time signature. Becomes very fast later on (allegro di molto e con brio). Lots of quaver and semiquaver rhythms. dotted rhythms

Question 5

Structure

Answer 5

Sonata form. Start with a unusually long introduction. Coda in the recapitulation. Snippets of the introduction throughout.

Question 6

Melody

Answer 6

Lots of scalic runs in the right hand. Sopra between Subject 1 and 2. Sequences. Broken chords in 2b. Ornamentation.

Question 7

Instrumentation

Answer 7

Piano

Question 8

Texture

Answer 8

Homophonic in many sections. MDH. one moment of monophonic playing at the end of the development

Question 9

Tonality

Answer 9

Key of C minor. Modulates to lots of different keys throughout.
Eb minor in 2nd Subject. G minor in Development. C minor and F minor in the recapitulation

Question 10

Harmony

Answer 10

lots of diminished 7ths. Dissonance. Perfect cadence at the end