Ravel - String Quartet - Movement II Flashcards

1
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**(Structure) **The structure of this movement is in …………. form

A

Ternary Form

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**(Structure) **The three themes in this movement can be characterised as the …………, ………….. and …………. themes.

A

Pizzicato, Dorian and Chromatic themes

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(Structure) The B section is in a ………….. tempo and uses material from the ……….. section.

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Slower tempo, using material from the A section.

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(Structure) The tonal centre of the B section implies a centre of …..

A

Eb

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**(Structure) **There is a ……………………… that prepares for the move back to the A section.

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Linking passage using pizzicato/dorian themes

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**(Harmony/Tonality) **The opening section uses harmony from the ……………… mode.

A

Aeolian - Minor dominant chord (v)

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Q

(Harmony/Tonality) C# dorian is implied with the use of the ………………….. chord.

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Major subdominant (IV) (C#-F#)

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**(Harmony/Tonality) **During the first chromatic theme section there is the use of C# to G#m. This is called ………………………

A

Modal mixture (include the chords in your answer)

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9
Q

(Harmony/Tonality) There is a high use of ………………… harmony in the B section.

A

Chromatic

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10
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(Harmony/Tonality) At the end of the movement there is the use of an ………………… as the penultimate chord.

A

Augmented 7th

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11
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(Melody) The opening pizzicato theme is characterised by ………….. motion and leaps of a …………………

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Conjunct motion and perfect 5ths.

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12
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(Melody) There is a high use of …………….. and ……………. in the pizzicato/dorian themes.

A

Sequencing and fragmentation

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13
Q

(Melody) There is a use of the ………….. scale at the end of the A section and in the B section

A

Chromatic

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14
Q

(Melody) The linking passage at the end of the B section uses ……………..

A

Fragments from the pizzicato and dorian themes.

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15
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(Melody) There is use of the ………… and …………. mode variations in the A section.

A

Phrygian and Mixolydian

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16
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(Texture/Sonority) There is the use of the string technique …….. in the opening.

A

Pizzicato

17
Q

(Texture/Sonority) There is use of ……..[fast string playing of the same note] throughout the opening.

A

Tremolo

18
Q

(Texture/Sonority) There are sections that use …… [small device to lower the volume].

A

Mutes

19
Q

(Texture/Sonority) In the B section, the cello ……………….

A

Has a higher melody than the violins and violas.

20
Q

(Texture/Sonority) The accompaniment for the main dorian theme is played with …………. in the violin 2 and viola.

A

Rapid arpeggiations

21
Q

(Rhythm) There are multiple examples of 3 notes being played against 2, known as ……………

A

Hemiola

22
Q

(Rhythm) There is use of syncopation in the B section with use of ……..

A

Notes tied over the barlines

23
Q

(Rhythm) There is use of ………. on the fragments in the linking passage

A

Rhythmic diminution

24
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(Rhythm) In order to increase momentum in the B section, Ravel uses ………….

A

Demisemiquaver note durations.

25
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(Rhythm) Ravel changes the metrical pulse by …………..

A

Changing from 6/8 to 3/4 time in the B section.