symphony terms

Question 1

cyclical structure

Answer 1

• material heard in one movement recurs in later movements
• creates structural unity in a multi-movement work

Question 2

motive

Answer 2

• a short melodic or rhythmic fragment used to build a melody

Question 3

scherzo and trio

Answer 3

• Italian for “jest” or “joke”
• Beethoven substituted the scherzo in place of the menuet as the third movement in the sonata cycle
• also in triple meter, but generally more dramatic than the elegant menuet
• could be humorous or ironic
  as with the menuet and trio, it contains a contrasting middle section (trio), resulting in ABA form (scherzo – trio – scherzo)