Chopin Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Rhythm

A
4 crotchet beats in a bar
Septuplets bars 4 and 23
Dectuplet in bar 79 
Played legato (smoothly)
Played rubato (some quick some slow)
Repeated quavers
Dotted rhythms
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Texture

A

Homophonic except 2 bars

Section A melody in right hand, broken chord in left hand

Section B melody in left hand, dominant pedal in right

2 bars of monophonic texture in coda

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Instuments

A

Piano using a more legato sound achieved by the use of lots of sustained pedals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Structure

A

Ternary form ABA with a little coda

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Harmony and tonality

A

Section A= Db major. Mainly diatonic harmony with bits of chromatism

B= c# minor ,the tonic minor
A= back to Db major

A and B ends with imperfect cadences
Prelude ends with perfect cadence
Dominant pedal throughout

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Genre

A

1/24 of chopin preludes
Likely performed in small space

Romantic so…
Expressive and emotional
Modulations are more adventurous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Melody

A

Starts with a lyrical melody in the right hand

Decorated with ornaments

Features dotted rhythms and chromaticism

Section B melody moves to the bass (narrower range of notes)

Mostly made up of 4 and 8 bar phrases

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

When was it composed

A

1839

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Dynamics

A

Build up gradually till bar 43

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly