General
What year was the Pathetique Sonata written?
1798
What bar does the exposition start?
Bar 11
What bar does the development start in?
Bar 133
What bar does the recapitulation start in?
Bar 194
What is the note played in the treble clef, bar 11 note 1?
C
1799
What bars comprise the first subject?
Bars 11 - 34
From bars 133 - 136 what thematic material is being used?
The introduction
What bars comprise the recapitulation of the first subject?
Bars 194 - 205
At the start of each line there is a key signature of sharps or flats. Each key signature can represent a major or a minor key. Which 2 keys are possible with a key signature of 3 flats? (Bb, Eb & Ab).
C minor or Eb major
Who was the Pathetique Sonata dedicated to?
Prince Karl von Lichnowsky
What bars comprise the second subject?
Bars 51 - 119
In bar 167 the bass is doing what important feature?
Dominant preparation or dominant pedal
What bars comprise the recapitulation of the second subject?
Bars 220 - 293
What does the articulation marking sf mean (in Italian, and the English meaning)?
Sforzando - suddenly or strongly accented notes
Correctly pronounce 'grave'
Grah-vay
What key does the exposition start in?
C minor
What does the tempo marking 'allegro molto e con brio' mean?
Lively and fast, and with spirit
In bars 295 - 298 which thematic material is being used?
The introduction
Find an acciaccatura on the score
(many possible responses)
What 2 historical musical periods did Beethoven's life span? And what years are both considered to have existed.
Classical (1750 - 1820) and Romantic (1820 - 1900)
What key does the exposition finish in?
Eb major
What key is the music in at bar 137?
E minor
At bar 220 - 221, the second subject appears in which key?
F minor
In bar 4, treble clef, the 4th beat, there are notes with a number 9 above them. These notes have 5 tails (horizontal lines connecting them). What is the name given to notes with this number of tails?
English terminology - semihemidemisemiquaver or quasihemidemisemiquaver
American terminology - hundred twenty-eighth note