Schumann, Piano Trio In G Minor, Development

Question 1

Bars for development
What does the development do

Answer 1

92-164
Develops ideas, especially 1A

Question 2

Describe use of keys

Answer 2

Moves through keys
Begins in G = parallel major
Quickly passes through related keys

Question 3

What happens on the strings bars 105-10?

Answer 3

Back & forth conversation between strings
Playing repeated X2 1A
A ‘hook’

Up 5th, down 5th (open 5ths)
Interval narrows gradually to 3rd, gives cello more prominence

Question 4

What does the pino play bars 107-122?

Answer 4

Rolling arpeggios

Question 5

When are parallel 3rds played?

Answer 5

Bars 123-136

Question 6

From bar 127, what instruments are in conversation?

Answer 6

Violin & cello

Question 7

What happens tonally in bar 139?

Answer 7

Circle of 5ths (chords 5th apart)
Gm modulation

Question 8

When does the development begin to transition to h the e recapitulation?
How?

Answer 8

From 149
LH plays 1A variation in octaves

Question 9

What happens in the lease 10 bars before the recapitulation?

Answer 9

Double dom pedal
Passage with piano as most important part
Melodic idea from 93 used