Tchaikovsky Flashcards
Introduction features
harp arpeggios / pizzicato strings / fragment of FL theme / antiphonal between strings and woodwinds
Instruments first time FL heard
clarinet melody with bassoon accompaniment
Instruments first time S heard
woodwind horns and timp
Introduction themes
FL
Exposition themes
S then L
Development themes
S and FL
Recapitulation themes
S L and FL
FL in intro differences
- F#m p
- Fm pizz. flutes oboes higher pitch
- Em ff allegro
FL in development
4 times on French horn in 3 keys F#m Gm and Cm. 5th time on trumpet
Strife theme rhythmic features
-2 semiquaver quaver
-dotted rhythm
-syncopation
Difference between first and second strife in exposition
2nd has cymbal crashes larger brass section and melody always on trumpet
Last strife themes in Recapitualation
first four notes different no crash
Love theme first appearance
solo clarinet and violas
Love theme second appearance
-thicker texture.
-Higher pitch.
-French horn two note motif
Love theme third appearance
-thicker texture again.
-Bass trombone
Love theme in recapitulation
-piccolo and full strings in octaves.
-Triplet woodwind accompaniment
Homophony in R+J
block chords first 8 bars. Strife theme. Funeral Hymn
Polypony in R+J
most of development
Keys of R+J
-Intro: F#m-Fm-Em. -Exposition: Bm(strife) Db(love). -Development: F#m-Gm-Bm-Cm. -Recapitulation: Bm-D(love)-Bm(strife)-Cm(strife). Coda: ends on B
Development Identifiers
Friar Lawrence with short strife sections. Lots of syncopation, imitation and sequences. French Horn features heavily with trumpet in loud section.
Exposition Identifiers
Only Strife. Thin Love theme
Recapitulation Identifiers
Juliet(love B) is before Romeo(love A). Dramatic scale passage leading to Love A. Trumpet plays FL
