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Date of Composition, Instrumentation

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1835, Solo piano

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Collection of ___ ___, based on _ _ _ _ theme

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21 Short character pieces, ASCH (A, Eb, C, B)

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E: Key, Form, Tempo, Meter

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Eb major, 2 ideas that alternate and undergo variation, Adagio, 2/4

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Eusebius was Schumann’s ___ pen name and personality; ___, ___, and ___

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Introverted, Kind, Shy, Thoughtful

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E Theme A: Marked ___ and ___

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sotto voce, senza pedale

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E Theme A: RH weaves ___ line played in ___ in a : __ __ for a ___, ___ character

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delicate, septuplets, 7:2 cross rhythm, improvisatory, nostalgic

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E Theme A: Septuplets are ___ with ___ changes in accompaniment and end on ___ in ___ with ___ in the RH

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Repeated, Subtle, Tonic chord, 2nd Inversion, 8th notes

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E Theme B: Nostalgic and ___ atmosphere heightened by increase in ___ growing out of opening material

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Dreamy, Chromaticism

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E Theme B: Rhythmic ___ and freedom increased with __+__:__ and __+__:__ cross rhythms (+ Being _)

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Flexibility, 5+3:2, 5+3:3, Quintuplet followed by triplet

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E Ending: Tempo is now __. Both themes alternate with subtle variation such as expanded ___, ___ reinforcement, and a ___ __ accompaniment. It ends with the trademark unexpected chord:

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Piu lento, molto teneramente; Range, Octave, Denser LH, 2nd Inversion tonic chord

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F: Key, Tempo, Form, Meter

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G minor, Passionata, Free Form, 3/4

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Florestan: was Schumann’s ___ pen name and personality; ___, ___, and ___

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Extroverted, Bold, Passionate, Opinionated

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F Fast: Opens with ___ and ___ RH melody with opening notes ___, one of many “___” woven into collection

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Aggressive, Angular, ASCH (A, Eb, C, B), Sphinxes

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F Fast: ___ harmonies draw heavily on ___ chords

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Dissonant, Diminished 7th

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F Slow: Dissonance gives way to ___ as Schumann eases ___ briefly, while referencing ___

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Fleeting consonance, tension, Another piano collection “Papillons” op. 2

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F Slow: Slow section returns from mm.9 to mm.__, and the opening melody returns in _ __. A ____ ____ line in an ___ ___ maintains _____

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19, Bb major, Chromatically ascending, Inner Voice, Tension

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F Ending: Marked ___ and ___, ___ is increased through ____ of the theme

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Accelerando, Rinforzando, Intensity, Fragmentation

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F Ending: Melody is ___ into _ __ ____, then ____ as ___ ___ ___. It ends without ____ at the end of a ____.

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Broken, 2-note fragments, Augmented, Disjunct staccato octaves, Resolution, Crescendo