Berlioz Movement 4 Flashcards by Sarah Oliver

What is the name and translation of this movement

Marche au Supplice- March to the scaffold

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What key is the movement in

G minor

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What is the form of this movement

Ternary form but on going in structure

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What is the story of this movement

He dreams he has murder his beloved and is led to execution. A somber march accompanies procession and at last the fixed idea returns and for a moment a last thought of his love is revived- cut short but the death blow

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What does allegretto non troppo mean

Fairly quick but not too much

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Give features of the introduction to Berlioz Movement 4

Timpani sextuplets
Syncopation in melody
Melody is on horn with pizz strings accomp- Alternates between melody and sextuplet timpani
Dynamics pp–ff with cresc.

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What features of introduction help create an atmosphere and intensify the music

Foreboading beat on timpani
Alternates between melody and sextuplet timpani- time distance shortens intensifying the music
Dynamics built up

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What is the descending theme and how many times is it heard in it’s first playing

Theme of 8 bars descending over 2 octaves

Heard five times in slight variation

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What are the features of the first variation of descending theme

Cello and Double bass lay melody

Monophonic

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What are the features of the second variation of descending theme

Polyphonic- bassoon countermelody
Bassoon plays dotted rhythms
Melody on viola,cello, bass

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What are the features of the third variation of descending theme

2 octaves higher than original
Played on Violin 1 + 2
Timpani plays sextuplets
Staccato lower strings
Eb flat major

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What are the features of the fourth variation of descending theme

Polyphonic- cello countermelody
Same as variation 3: Melody on Violin 1 + 2, staccato lower strings and sextuplets on timpani.
Ends on 3 ff chords in contrary motion

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What are the features of the fifth variation of descending theme

Cello, double bass play original theme
Other strings plays inversion
Staccato countermelody on bassoon
Polyphonic

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Who plays the march theme when it is first introduced and why is this effective

Woodwind and brass- parade atmosphere and it is brass band like

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Give some rhythmic features of the march theme

Syncopation - crochet, minim, crochet
Dotted rhythm- drives the music forward
semiquaver crochet exclamation at the end of phrase- hooray of the crowd

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Describe march theme when it is first heard - key and instrumental technique

First phrase is in Bb major
Strings do not play
Bass drum effect 
Loud ff
Ends in hooray exclamation and then repeats

What happens after march theme playing 1 ends

Music repeats from the beginning

How is the march theme introduced in the development section after repeat of beginning

Played using an antiphonal texture
Brass- wind with strings- brass- Wind with strings
Strings play sextuplets

Explain antiphonal texture

Dialogue between orchestral families

How is the descending theme played when it is heard for the second time(not including repeats)

Klangfarben texture- Theme is split up between the entire orchestra
Creates sound colour and texture with different instruments, dynamics and techniques

What is the link that comes after klangfarben texture and what does it lead into

G minor 7 sextuplets on timpani played in conversation with each other links klang farben texture descending theme to march theme playing 3

How is the third playing of the march theme different to the original

Strings added for accomp
Violin 1 + 2 have very quick imitation
Bb dotted pedal point on bass
Cello and viola triplets
Still Bb major and melody still on ww and brass
For repeat still have bass drum effect

What is different with the antiphonal texture of march theme and following it the klangfarben descending theme heard the second time

Timpani added with sextuplets

Brass + timpani – strings + ww– Brass + timpani – strings + ww

How is the climatic descending theme playing 4 built up. how does berlioz create an atmosphere

Sextuplets in wind and crush notes with repeated notes in
strings drive it forward
Music moves up the scale of g minor on violin crush notes and repeated notes
Dynamics are built up.

Give features of the climatic fourth playing of the descending theme

Tutti and ff Timpani roll of demi-semiquavers with tremolos of violins Cymbals and drum with drum roll used Dynamics get softer up to bar 7 of theme so climax in bar 8 can be emphasied with ff

What is the climatic point of fourth playing of the descending theme - explain

Enharmonic change from c# to Db with ff dynamic | Change from aug 4th to dim 5th creating a tritone called the devil's chord emphasises the musicians fate. Idea of hell

How is descending theme played after climatic point

Played inverted because of devils chord | Continues rising

What is heard to drive music forward after climatic fourth playing of descending theme

sequence on strings of fragment of inverted descending theme Then switches strings to brass band like dotted rhythm driving music forward Punctuating tutti FF chords heard in sets of two Before returning to antiphonal texture

How is antiphonal texture for the third time used at the end of the piece

Brass+ ww --timpani and strings Alternate much quicker to built up music strings Time distance gets very quick and small to end on tutti ff chord

What is the link to harriets theme at the end of the movement

Descending scale in triplets

How is harriet's theme played at end of movement

Solo clarinet pp- sweetly Time stands still

What indicates the death blow in the music

Giant tutti ff chord in g minor followed by pizz strings head in basket

What is the key change after deadly blow and why is it significant- name technique

G min- G major Indicates crowd rejoicing and being happy criminal has died Tierce di Picardie

What is it called to change key from minor to major with same name

Tierce di Picardie

How does movement end

G mjor. Added percussion instruments- drum, cymabls, tambourine rolls , timpani rolls Consists of repeated ff notes and chords ending on ff G major chord