Composition - Polonaise - p. 93-95 Flashcards
Give definition of polonaise and title and composer of the piece we studied.
Polonaise is a Polish court dance in triple meter.
It is transformed by Chopin into a virtuosic piano composition and often include polonaise rhythms
Polonaise in A flat major by Chopin.
Give definition of rubato and title and composer of the piece we studied in which rubato can be found.
Rubato is “Italian for robbed time”. The rhythm is flexible so it speeds up or slow down
Polonaise in A flat major by Chopin.
What is the Polish court dance in triple meter?
Polonaise
What is the term for “Italian for robbed time” in which rhythm is flexible so music speeds up or down down?
rubato.
Answer the following for the music excerpt.
Title:
Composer:
Genre:
Form of the entire piece:
Which section is the excerpt part of?
Give two music features of this excerpt
Title: Polonaise in A flat major
Composer: Chopin
Genre: solo piano
Form of the entire piece: ABA (with introduction and coda)
Which section is the excerpt part of? The excerpt is the introduction
Give two music features of this excerpt:
- Strong octave starts the piece
- soft chromatic ascending chords follow the strong octaves
- passage is repeated
Answer the following for the music excerpt.
Title:
Composer:
Genre:
Form of the entire piece:
Which section is the excerpt part of?
Give two music features of this section
Title: Polonaise in A flat major
Composer: Chopin
Genre: solo piano
Form of the entire piece: ABA (with introduction and coda)
Which section is the excerpt part of? The excerpt is section B.
Give two music features of section B:
- left hand plays staccato octaves
- dramatic dynamic changes from sf in the first note to pp in the ostinato
- strong dotted rhythm (polonaise rhythm) give martial (solider-like) character
- a new theme shows bel canto style and has rubato
Answer the following for the music excerpt.
Title:
Composer:
Genre:
Form of the entire piece:
Which section is the excerpt part of?
Give two music features of this section.
Title: Polonaise in A flat major
Composer: Chopin
Genre: solo piano
Form of the entire piece: ABA (with introduction and coda)
Which section is the excerpt part of? The excerpt is section A.
Give two music features of this excerpt:
- right hand plays the main theme with the polonaise rhythm
- The theme has decorated notes such as grace notes
- the left hand plays octaves covering three octaves
- long sweeping ascending scale is heard three times in section A
Answer the following for Polonaise in A flat major.
Composer:
Era:
Genre:
Form of the entire piece?
Give two musical features of the entire piece.
Composer: Chopin
Era: Romantic
Genre: solo piano
Form of the entire piece: ABA (with introduction and coda)
Musical features can be any of the following:
The piece has polonaise rhythm throughout and it gives a dramatic and strong beat.
The main melody is expressive and song-like. The section B theme has bel-canto influence.
This piece has many piano challenges, including trills, rapid octaves passages and large chords.
What kind of Romantic musical style is Polonaise in A flat major an example of?
Nationalism.
Why is Polonaise in A flat major a good example of nationalism?
Chopin is Polish and polonaise is a Polish court dance. The piece is based on the dotted polonaise rhythm
