Structure
What is the name of the structure this piece is in?
Sonata form
What is the name of a short melodic idea? (HINT: it begins with m)
Motif
What type of harmony used represents the Classical era?
What is the tempo at the start of the piece?
Grave, meaning very slow
What musical eras was Beethoven writing between?
The Classical and the Romantic Era
What is the very first section of this piece?
The introduction
Describe the melody presented at the start of the exposition.
Ascending and scalic
What are the three features of functional harmony?
Perfect cadences, related keys and chords in standard root position
Describe the rhythm of the accompaniment in bar 11.
What is the name of the instrument this piece is written for?
The fortepiano
What are the three sections in this piece?
Exposition, Development and Recapitulation
What can be seen in the melodic lines in bars 29-30?
Arpeggios and broken chords
What harmonic feature can be heard at the end of this piece?
Perfect Cadences
What rhythm feature is placed on the crotchets in bar 12 in the right hand?
Staccato - slipped notes
What is the name of the instrument that preceeded (came before) the instrument this piece is written for?
The Harpsichord
What is the first main section (starting at bar 11) divided into?
Subjects
What is an ornament?
A decoration used to embellish notes
What is the tonic and dominant key of this piece?
C minor (tonic) and G minor (dominant)
What does Allegro di molto e con brio mean?
Very fast with rigour
What is one new innovation this instrument can play that allows for the music to be loud/soft?
Dynamics
What is one similarity and one difference between the introduction and the coda of this piece?
The material from the introduction is repeated in the coda, but there is an added crotchet rest on beat one.
Which ornament can be seen in bar 53?
Acciaccatura
Give an example of a dissonant chord and its bar number in the piece.
Diminished 7th - bar 1
Augmented 6th - bar 30 and 34
In which bar would you find a semihemidemisemiquaver (1/128th) note?
What is added to this instrument to allow for notes to be held?
The sustaining pedal