texture

Question 1

overall texture

Answer 1

chamber music is a ‘discursive’ (conversational) form, where ideas are traditionally passed around the ensemble.

Question 2

specific examples of texture

Answer 2

-homophonic textures common from the beginning where the violin is accompanied by the piano

-right hand melody with broken chords

-augmented counter melodies in cello and violin

-polyphonically animated homophony

-rare polyphonic textures, close imitation in the development section between the cello and violin, combined quaver movement in the piano part

-interplay between violin and piano

-pedal textures (dominant)
left hand doubled octaves

-block chord textures

-octave doubling between the hands and in sixths

-rising and falling arpeggio figures

-accompaniment: rocking quavers, offbeat chords in RH and on beat LH, arpeggio textures