Set Piece 2 - Beethoven Pathetique Sonata

Question 1

What is one disadvantage of the harpsichord?

Answer 1

You cant alter dynamics on it

Question 2

What was the term sonata used for?

Answer 2

Works in 3 or 4 movements

typically composed for piano alone or a solo instrument

Question 3

WHat does pahetique mean?

Answer 3

Passionate

Looks forward to the romantic style

Question 4

How many movements and how long?

Answer 4

3 movements, and 20 minutes

Question 5

What key is the peice in?

Answer 5

C minor

Question 6

What was the range of the first movement?

Pathetique

Answer 6

5 octaves

Question 7

How does Beethoven exploit the range of Pathetique?

Answer 7

With long and rapid decents (bars 10 and 187-195)
Wide leaps(bars 51-52 and 131-132)
Use of different registeres (Both in teble cleff in bars 113-116, and both in The bass clef in bars 167-171)

Question 8

What are some examples of Beethoven Piano writing in Pathetique

Answer 8

The need for the right hand to cross over the left ( bar 51)

Wide seperation fo the hands ( as the hands gradually move apart in contrary motion in bars 93 - 98)

Thick, dense chord in the low register ( bar 133)

Question 9

What number movement is pathetique and what does this mean for the peice?

Answer 9

Movement 1
fast ( with a slwo intro) in C minor

Question 10

How many section does Pathetique have?

Answer 10

3, The exposition, The development, And The recapitulation

Question 11

What is The Exposition like?

Answer 11

• It contains 2 main melodies:
  The forceful first subject in the tonci key
  The second More lyrical subject in a different key(Usually the Dom in major keys or the rle maj in minor keys)
• The change of key or mood is changes in a transition or bridge passage that leads the first subject to the second
• The expo is often finished wih a short concluding section calleda codetta

Question 12

What is The development like?

Answer 12

• Ideas form the exposition are transformed and manipulated in various ways
• often these ideas are passed through keys that are less closely related to the tonic

Question 13

What is the re-capitulation Like?

Answer 13

• Most of the material from the expo is repeated, but now with the second subject now in the tonci key. A coda ( concluding section) helps to confirm the tonicc key

Question 14

How could the sonata form be described?

Answer 14

It takes the lsitener through and emotional journey from home ( the tonic key ) through forein parts ( exploring remote keys in the dvelopment) , then the recapitulation drawinng us back home like a magnet

Question 15

what example at the start of pathetique looks forward to the romantic style?

Answer 15

The slow intro before the start fo the sonata in bar 11, also used later in the main body pf the movement

Question 16

what does grave mean?

Answer 16

slow, solemly

Romantic style?

Question 17

What does Fp mean

Answer 17

loud then suddenly soft

Question 18

WHat is the mikewasouski symbol mean?

Answer 18

A PAUSE - the muscician should not linger on this note for too long

Question 19

BAR 9

What do staccato dots with a slur mean?

Answer 19

They indicate mezzo-staccato-
the notes should be a little detached from eacher, but not fully

Question 20

BAR 10

what is attacca subito il allegro?

Answer 20

the direction to attack suddenly at the next section

there should be no gap

Question 21

BAR 11

what does allegro di molto e con brio mean?

Answer 21

very fast and with vigour

Question 22

What is a murky bass

Broken octaves

Answer 22

Alternating notes , an octave apart

Question 23

BAR 50

what word indicates that th epainist should cross his hands from the right hand over the f[left to play the bass clef notes in the next bar?

Answer 23

SOPRA

Question 24

what word indicates that th painist should cross his hands from The left below the right?

Answer 24

SOTTO

Question 25

What does an acciaccatura do?

Answer 25

Makes the note palyed as quicky as possible

Question 26

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WHat is a mordent

Answer 26

The rapid wiggle formthe printed to the note above and back down again

Question 27

What is the tonality of the peice?

Answer 27

The key is c minor, it modulated to related keys (Eb, the relmajor , and G monir, the dominant) AS well as remote keys like F minor

Question 28

What is the texture of the peice?

Answer 28

Homophonic - densely chordal at the start of the into followed by melody and accomanimaent offen thinner in texture , in the allegro

IN contrast to brandenburg , there is no use of a counterpoint

Question 29

structure

Answer 29

Slow intro, Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

Question 30

Metro and Tempo

Answer 30

The inro and restatement kater are 44

But The main part of the movement is 22

Question 31

Rhythm

Answer 31

Veyr short lengths and dotted rhythms occcur in the slwo intro

Question 32

Melody

Answer 32

HAs lots of motifs

Question 33

harmony

Answer 33

uses lots of dim7 chords

Question 34

Whats the KEY signature difference between the first and second subject?

Answer 34

First is in tonic key - C minor
Second is in Eflat minor

Question 35

What is the emotinal difference of the First or second subjects?

Answer 35

First - Powerfully energetic
second - lyrical