General Flashcards
(36 cards)
what bar does section A1 start?
bar 1
What bar does section A2 start?
bar 15
What bar does section B1 start?
bar 23
What bar does section B2 start?
Bar 35
what bar does section a start
52
what is the relationship between the first and second mvt
neapolitan (flattened 6th)
what is the key at the start of the b section
b minor
how does b minor relate to the opening key
minor neapolitan
give features of this work that is typical of neoclassicism
clear cadences (imperfect 29-30), use of octatonic scales (21-22,30), wrong note harmony (42), avoidance of root position chords
how does bar 23 fit into the form of the movement
could be the opening of the b section in ABA structure - return of A in 52 is unusually in dominant
describe harmony in 37-45
series of sequential 6/3 chords (38-45) - incidental augmented chords at 42,44
where is there octatonic writing
21-22, 30, 33-34, 62-64
where does the melody from bar 1 and 2 first reappear
bar 41
how is the repeat of the opening material different to the first time
repeated sequentially in 43-44- bassoon countermelody added in 41-43
discuss Poulenc’s use of scales and modes in this movement
whole work built on Neaplotan relationships (mvt 1 in a major, met 2 in Bb major), modulations to unrelated keys (e minor at bar 17, c major at 41), use of octatonic scale (21-22,30,33-34,62-64), Bb not returned to after bar 10 except for first inversion at bar 41. central section in B =/- but tonality ambiguous because of the lack of root position chords until bar 35
outline the structure of the work
loosely ternary form (a=bar1,b=bar23,a’=41), new melody at 23 in b minor and recall of melody at 41 has sense of tonic, lack of contrast between a+b, end of a section should be tonic V-I which there isnt at 22, recall of a isnt in tonic, return of a at 52 is in f major and is short, more like a coda
comment on features that make this work neoclassical
immediate chromaticism in RH piano (bar1), changing metres at 8, wrong note harmony (41-46), simple structure-arguably in ternary form, use of octatonic scales (bar 21-22,30,33-34,62-64)
comment on use of instruments in this movement
uses full range of each instrument (low b in oboe at figure 5), piano has accompanying role in figure 1, antiphony between wind (bar 12-13), bassoon plays countermelody (bar 41)
what is the tonic key of the movement
Bb major
give one harmonic feature of the opening bars
tonic pedal in LH of piano - immediate chromaticism in RH piano
describe harmony in bar 3
Gb chord, modal harmony
key and cadence in bar 7-8
perfect cadence in f major
key in bar 11
Eb major
key in bar 12
Db major
