Stravinksy Gavotta Flashcards
The solo bassoon part is virtuosic; give an example of a point where the part is not typically 18th century
the glissandi at bars 15-17
Give examples of unusual timbre
Flute and horn, or oboe and horn
For how many players is the orchestra?
32
How can the texture at the beginning be described?
As melody dominated homophony - however the amount of interest in the other parts means it could be viewed instead as a four-part texture.
Give a bar number for homorhythm
bar 23
At which bar is there a broken chord texture?
Bar 50
Describe the bassoon accompaniment during variation 2.
There is an elaborate and contorted version of the alberti bass style of accompaniment which is technically demanding
Describe the structure of the piece
Binary form, with theme and variation
What is the time signature, and what does this suggest?
The time signature is 6/8 compound time, with the first variation feeling more like a gigue than a gavotte
At which bars is the key G major
11-14
At which bars is the key A Major
15-18
At which bars is the key F# minor
19-20
At which bars is the key E minor
21-22
At which bars is the key D major
23-24
At which bars does the key return to the tonic
the last 8 bars
