Beethoven

• What is the first theme?

  Rising, scalic
• What is the second theme?

  Rises then falls and has ornaments
• Melodic ideas

  Arpeggios
• What is the key of the second subject?

  Unexpected key Eb minor
• Theme features of the second subject?

  Acciaccatura ornament

  Handcrossing

  Step wise descending phrases

  Mordents
• What is the form?

  Sonata
• What does a sonata form consist of?

  Introduction

  Exposition

  Development

  Recapitulation
• What does the piece finish with?

  Coda
• How are the themes in the exposition linked?

  Transition
• What is at the end of the exposition?

  Codetta
• What does the development begin with?

  4 bars from the introduction
• What is the key when the development returns to allegro temperature?

  Unrelates key of E minor
• What is this piece written for?

  Piano
• What is the key of the recapitulation?

  F minor then moves to C minor
• What is the difference between Harpsichord and piano?


  Piano can play both loud and soft unlike harpsichord
• Why does Beethoven use a sustain pedal?

  Greater expression
• What dynamic markings were used?

  Crescendos

  Diminuendos
• What harmonic device is mainly used?

  diatonic
• What is the texture?

  Mainly homophonic
• What texture is used when leading into the recapitulation?

  Monophonic
• What is the metre?

  4/4
• What is the tempo in the introduction?

  Grave (very slow)
• What is the main tempo of the introduction?

  Very fast – allegro di molto e con brio
• What is the key?

  C minor
• What is the key of the recapitulation?

  C minor
• What is the sub dominant key of C minor?

  F minor
• What are the complicated chromatic chords?

  Diminished seventh
• What announces the end of the sections and key changes?

  Perfect cadences
• Where is the interrupted cadence?

  Bar 9
• What dynnamic markings does the intro use?

  Sf

  Fp
• Why are dynamics used expressively?

  Anticipation a romantic era music
• What is the rhythm?

  Dotted