Sicilienne and Rigaudon

Question 1

Where and when was Fritz Kreisler born?

Answer 1

1875 Vienna

Question 2

When and where did Fritz Kreisler die?

Answer 2

1962 New York

Question 3

Where did Fritz Kreisler study music?

Answer 3

Vienna Conservatory and Paris Conservatoire

Question 4

When did Kreisler give his first tour of the US?

Answer 4

Early teens

Question 5

In what decade did Kreisler achieve fame?

Answer 5

His twenties

Question 6

What is a Rigaudon?

Answer 6

A lively french dance

Question 7

Rigaudon typical time signatures

Answer 7

Duple or quadruple time

Question 8

What characterises the rhythm of a Rigaudon?

Answer 8

Short anacrusis

Question 9

What key and form is Rigaudon?

Answer 9

B minor, rounded binary AB form

Question 10

What is the character of rigaudon?

Answer 10

perpetual motion

Question 11

what is the structure of section A (b1-8) in rigaudon?

Answer 11

it creates a square in violin and tonic or dominant

Question 12

what happens in b9-12 of Rigaudon?

Answer 12

opening theme restated in D major and modulates to F# minor

Question 13

What key does Rigaudon stay in from b13-24?

Answer 13

F# minor

Question 14

What occurs in b20-21 and b36-37 of Rigaudon?

Answer 14

perfect cadence

Question 15

what key does section B b25-32 begin in?

Answer 15

B minor

Question 16

What modulation occurs in B28 of Rigaudon

Answer 16

modulates to E minor subdominant

Question 17

What key does Rigaudon reach in B33-36?

Answer 17

G major then modulates to D major

Question 18

what key does rigaudon return to in b37-44?

Answer 18

D major returning to b minor

Question 19

what is repeated in b45-56 of rigaudon?

Answer 19

reprise of b1-6 in B minor

Question 20

Allegro means

Answer 20

fast and lively

Question 21

How was Kreisler’s violin playing characterised?

Answer 21

Sweet tone and pronounced vibrato

Question 22

What types of compositions did Kreisler create?

Answer 22

A string quartet, 2 operettas, and many shorter works for violin

Question 23

What style are many of Kreisler’s shorter works based on?

Answer 23

Sentimental Viennese dances or pastiches (authorship in 1935)

Question 24

What is a Sicilienne/Siciliana?

Answer 24

A Sicilian dance

Question 25

Sicilienne typical time signatures

Answer 25

Slow 6/8 or 12/8 time

Question 26

Sicilienne characteristic rhythm

Answer 26

lifting rhythm

Question 27

Key and form of Sicilienne

Answer 27

B minor rounded binary AB form

Question 28

What happens at end of first section of Sicilienne?

Answer 28

ends in relative major key

Question 29

b1-4 Sicilienne

Answer 29

begins in b minor, modulates to D major, ending in imperfect cadence

Question 30

Sicilienne key modulates to what in b5-8

Answer 30

F# minor ending in perfect cadence

Question 31

b9-12 Sicilienne

Answer 31

modulates to d major ending in perfect cadence

Question 32

key in b13-16 Sicilienne

Answer 32

G major then A major

Question 33

b17-20 Sicilienne

Answer 33

further imitation and sequences in D major and E minor before returning to B minor

Question 34

b21-28 Sicilienne

Answer 34

varied return of opening theme, remaining in B minor

Question 35

b29-32 Sicilienne

Answer 35

coda, beginnin in G major returning to B minor ending with a perfect cadence

Question 36

tempo di allegretto means

Answer 36

moderately fast speed

Question 37

poco rit/enuto means

Answer 37

hold back speed a little

Question 38

attacca means

Answer 38

proceed without any break

Question 39

18th century musical characteristics

Answer 39

• dance forms in binary structure
• melodies based on arpeggios and scales
• harmonies with strong cadence points
• rhythms characteristic of dances
• imitation between violin and piano

Question 40

dolce means

Answer 40

sweetly