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Part 4: The Classical Era > Piano Sonata in C Minor, op. 13 ("Pathétique") > Flashcards

Piano Sonata in C Minor, op. 13 ("Pathétique") Flashcards

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Piano Sonata background information

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  • piano sonata
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • comp 1798
  • 3 mvts
  • solo piano
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Piano Sonata essay sections

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  • First Movement:
  • Introduction
  • Exposition
  • First Theme
  • Bridge
  • Second Theme Group (Theme 2a)
  • Second Theme Group (Theme 2b)
  • Codetta
  • Development
  • Recapitulation
  • Coda (1)
  • Second Movement
  • Sections A, B, A1, C, A2
  • Coda (2)
  • Third Movement
  • Sections A, B, A1, C, A2, B1, A3
  • Coda (3)
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Piano Sonata First Movement:

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  • C minor
  • Grave (tempo)
  • C (meter)
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Piano Sonata Introduction

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  • homorhythmic texture, crisp, dotted rhythms (French overture)
  • marked accents, unexpected pauses, abrupt change in volume (dramatic contrasts)
  • diminished seventh chords: tension
  • descending chromatic scale: 128th note; cadenza-like passage leads directly into exposition w/o pause
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Piano Sonata Exposition

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  • C minor
  • sonata form
  • Allegro di molto e con brio (tempo)
  • cut time
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Piano Sonata First Theme

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  • rapidly ascending right-hand: covers two octaves
  • staccato articulation, braod crescendo: agitated quality
  • left hand: tremolo octaves (rumbling)
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Piano Sonata Bridge

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  • modulate away from tonic key

- syncopation: propel music forward

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Piano Sonata Second Theme Group (Theme 2a)

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  • unexpected modulation to E flat minor instead of E flat major (relative major)
  • register contrast: rapid hand crossing
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Piano Sonata Second Theme Group (Theme 2b)

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  • E flat major finally established
  • melody and bass contrary motion: move outwards
  • left hand: Alberti-type figuration
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Piano Sonata Codetta

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  • E flat major confirmed
  • fragment of first theme used (in closing measures)
  • exposition repeated from either Grave or Allegro
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Piano Sonata Development

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  • new key: G minor
  • doted-note figure from intro
  • (m. 137): key signature eliminated: music continues in E minor
  • bridge material combined w/ intro material (w/o dotted rhythms)
  • extended dominant preparation: suspense
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Piano Sonata Recapitulation

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  • first theme in tonic key (C minor)
  • bridge eliminated (first theme expanded to act as transition)
  • second theme group in F minor (subdominant key) unexpected departure from sonata form conventions
  • after 16 measures, it is restated in C minor
  • Codetta returns, confirm tonic key
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Piano Sonata Coda (1)

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  • fragments of dotted-rhythms chord from intro
  • absence of downbeat: uncertainty and reminiscence
  • strong authentic cadence marked fortissimo
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Piano Sonata Second Movement

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  • A flat major
  • rondo form (A B A1 C A2 coda)
  • Adagio cantabile (tempo)
  • 2/4 (meter)
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Piano Sonata Section A (2)

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  • lyrical, legato melody: middle register in top voice
  • accompanied by broken-chord figure also written for right hand pianistic challenge for performer
  • repeated one octave higher (8 measures + 8 measures)
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Piano Sonata Section B (2)

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  • begins in F minor, modulates to Eb major (relative min then dom)
  • new melodic material (right hand)
  • repeated-chord accompaniment (left hand)
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Piano Sonata Section A1 (2)

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  • principal melody, middle register

- no repeat, 8 measures only

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Piano Sonata Section C (2)

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  • begins Ab minor (tonic minor)
  • triplet accompaniment (insistent): brooding tone
  • modulates to E major (unexpected) (enharmonic spelling Fb major, submediant to A flat minor)
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Piano Sonata Section A2 (2)

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  • principal melody return A flat major
  • accompaniment: triplet figure carried over from Section C
  • repeated in upper register (8 measures + 8 measures)
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Piano Sonata Section Coda (2)

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  • derived: (m. 4 of) principal melody (Eb - E - F)

- reiterate authentic cadence in Ab major several times

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Piano Sonata Third Movement

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  • C minor
  • rondo form (ABACA1B1A2 coda)
  • Allegro
  • cut time
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Piano Sonata Section A (3)

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  • right hand melody (agitated): springs from perfect fourth (G to C)
  • melody: wide range, piano, grace notes (embellished)
  • end: authentic cadence C minor
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Piano Sonata Section B (3)

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  • begins in F minor, modulates to Eb major
  • right-hand melody: based on scale passages
  • left-hand accompaniment: broken-chord figures
  • temp shift to chordal texture
  • descend scale passage lead to fermata over dom 7 chord (prepare return of Section A)
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Piano Sonata Section A1 (3)

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-unaltered

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Piano Sonata Section C (3)

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  • begins Ab major
  • contrapuntal texture: contrary motion, dialogue b/t hands
  • syncopation
  • descend staccato scale passage; first left, then right
  • extended dom prep; first w/ 16th note broken-chord figurations, then triplets
  • descend scale passage (identical to end of Section B) (prepare return of Section A)
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Piano Sonata Section A2 (3)

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  • begin C minor (like original)

- ending altered: lead directly into Section B w/o authentic cadence

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Piano Sonata Section B1 (3)

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  • begin C major, ends in C minor

- shortened, omit descend passage

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Piano Sonata A3 (3)

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  • opening “pickup” notes omitted

- shortened, leads directly into coda

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Piano Sonata Coda (3)

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  • based on triplet figure from Section B
  • brief reference to opening of Section A
  • descend scale passage leads to forceful authentic cadence

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