Tchaik 5

Question 1

Romantic Elements - Melody

Answer 1

• Expressive and Lyrical
• Varying phrase lengths - often long and uneven
• Often complex, using a wide range of and large intervals

Question 2

Romantic Elements - Rhythm

Answer 2

• Diverse, often complex
• Flexible and changing tempi
• Use of rubato

Question 3

Romantic Elements - Harmony

Answer 3

• Use of chromatic harmony to create rich, colorful and complex harmonies
• Greater use of dissonance to with resolutions delayed to heighten tension
• A wide range of keys and frequent modulations to distant keys

Question 4

Romantic Elements - Texture

Answer 4

• Generally homophonic, but fluctuations of texture used to provide contrast
• Sudden shifts in texture

Question 5

Romantic Elements - Form

Answer 5

• Classical forms expanded and treated more fairly
• New forms and genres developed

Question 6

Romantic Elements - Timbre

Answer 6

• A wide range of expressive tone color and sensuous sound
• The addition of new instruments and the increased size of the orchestra led to new and varied timbres
• Woodwinds, brass and percussion played prominent roles in orchestral works

Question 7

Romantic Elements - Dynamics

Answer 7

• Extremely wide dynamic range, with gradual or sudden changes
• A lot more detail on the score

Question 8

What is the key of the exposition first subject?

Answer 8

e minor

Question 9

What is the key of the exposition transition?

Answer 9

b minor

Question 10

What is the key of the exposition second subject?

Answer 10

D major

Question 11

What is the key of the recap first subject?

Answer 11

e minor

Question 12

What is the key of the recap transition?

Answer 12

c# minor

Question 13

What is the key of the recap second subject?

Answer 13

E major

Question 14

Andante

Answer 14

Walking pace

Question 15

Pesante e tenuto sostenuto

Answer 15

Heavy and always well marked

Question 16

Piu f

Answer 16

Louder

Question 17

Sf

Answer 17

strong accent

Question 18

Allegro con anima

Answer 18

Fast and lively with spirit

Question 19

Grazioso e leggiero

Answer 19

Gracefully and light

Question 20

Sempre

Answer 20

Always

Question 21

Molto espr

Answer 21

Very expresssivw

Question 22

Poco meno animato

Answer 22

A little less animated

Question 23

String

Answer 23

Stringendo - pushing forward

Question 24

Un pochettino piu animato

Answer 24

A little more animated

Question 25

Molto piu tranquillo

Answer 25

A lot more calm

Question 26

Molto cantabile ed espr

Answer 26

Very singing and expressive

Question 27

Largamente

Answer 27

Very broadly

Question 28

Molto piu tranquillo come supra

Answer 28

Much more calmly than above

Question 29

Sons bouches

Answer 29

Stopped sound

Question 30

Gestopft

Answer 30

Stopped sound

Question 31

Spiccato assai

Answer 31

very staccato

Question 32

How did romantic composers see music

Answer 32

As a means of individual and emotional expression

Question 33

How is the motto theme stated in the first movement?

Answer 33

• More melancholic and sombre mood
• Played softly and low on clarinets

Question 34

How is the motto theme stated in the third movement?

Answer 34

• Out of character for the waltz and schertzo movement
• It is now in A major and remains in the meter and rhythmic style of the rest of the movement

Question 35

What is cyclical thematicism

Answer 35

The practice of inserting or repeating a theme from an earlier movement into subsequent movements of a larger work