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level: Sonata no. 8 in C minor (Pathétique) Movement 1

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level questions: Sonata no. 8 in C minor (Pathétique) Movement 1

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What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the tempo?Grave (very slow).
What is the distance between the notes in the bass line in the 1st theme?Octaves.
What is the instrumentation of the piece?Piano.
What era was the Pathétique Sonata written in?Classical era.
Who was the Pathétique Sonata written by?Beethoven.
Is the harmony chromatic or diatonic?Diatonic.
What was the most dissonant chord played?A diminished 7th at the start of bar 2.
What cadences were mainly used?Perfect cadences.
Was there an interrupted cadence in the Pathétique Sonata? If so, then what bar?Yes, in bar 9.
Are pedal notes used in the Pathétique Sonata?Pedal notes are used like the dominant pedal note at the end of the development section.
What form is the piece in?Sonata form. Intro, exposition, development, recapitulation and coda.
What type of progression is used in bars 244-249?Circle of fifths.
What is an example of a chromatic chord used?Augemented sixth.
What is the tonality of the piece?C minor.
What key does the second subject of the intro modulate to?Eb minor, then Eb major.
What key does the development modulate to?Many differerent keys including unrelated ones, like E minor at the start.
What key is the recapitulation in?C minor.
What is the key of the second subject of the recapitulation in?F minor, then C minor.
How is F minor related to C minor?It is the sub dominant.
Is there a wide range of dynamics? If yes, then how?It ranges from very quiet (pp) to very loud (ff). It also has many crescendos and decrescendos.
What dynamic does the intro start in?fp - fortepiano.
What is sf?Sforzando, suddenly loud.
Where is the main themes of the piece located?In the first and second themes.
What type of scalic runs are found in the piece?Descending chromatic scalic runs and rising scalic runs.
What ornaments are used?Acciaccaturas, mordents and trills.
What type of melodic device is used in the devleopment?Sequences.
What happens in the develpment?The two themes in the exposition is repeated and altered in different keys.
What is the texture of the piece?Homophonic.
Is there another texture used in the piece? If so, what texture is used?There's a monophonic section with a long descending scale leading into the recapitulation.
What is a homophonic chordal texture?A homophonic texture with all the notes playing together as chords.
What instrument was the piece written for?Fortepiano.
What era does this piece show signs of, and how?The romantic era. This was because it had an altered structure and very expressive dynamics.
What are some techniques that Beethoven uses which are unusual for sonatas?The second theme starts in Eb minor instead of Eb major. The development starts with 4 bars of the introduction. The recapitulation starts in R minor instead of C minor. The coda starts with 4 bars of the introduction.
What happens in theme 1?It's in C minor and mainly rises scalically between two octaves, over a tonic pedal in the bass. The music is also staccato. A second melodic idea has sforzandos and descending arpeggios. There's a transition in the main theme using a sequence, to move into Eb.
What happens in theme 2?It starts in Eb minor and has acciaccaturas and handcrossing. The theme has a stepwise descending phrase with mordents. It has a new broken chord texture and a crescendo when the hands move in contrary motion.
What is handcrossing?When the right had moves down over the left hand to play.
What is the tempo at the start?Grave (very slow).
What is the metre?4/4 (common time).
What is the main tempo of the piece?Allegro (di molto e con brio), and in 2/2
What is the distance between the notes in the bass line in the 1st theme?Octaves.