Romeo and Juliet Flashcards
(26 cards)
Composer and year?
Tchaikovsky
Last edition- 1880
It is in sonata form with both an .. and a …
Intro + Epilogue
Each subject group is highly
representative and … can clearly be heard through the music.
This is much more literal than …
- themes and an individual character
- Mendelssohn’s evocation
Tell me about Friar Lawrence.
Slow, considered = old man
Homophonic and homorhythmic like a hymn
Played on wind instruments like an organ
What gives the intro an angelic quality?
Ascending broken chords on the harp
What sounds pained in the intro?
The cello on a treble clef
What leads into strife that mimics the tension between family?
Antiphony of minims between wind and strings
What bar is Strife at and what key is it in?
Bar 111
B minor
The melody of strife…
Outlines triad with passing notes
Tell me about the rhythm of strife?
- -
- The hook is crochet, two semiquavers and a quaver
- Homorhythmic as if they are united through their shared hatred/ taste for conflict
At what bar is the semi-quaver rising scale in strife?
Bar 114
Describe the repeating figure at D, in strife.
Imitation is used. A fragment of the rhythmic hook (2 semi-quavers and a quaver) is passed between the two instrumental families
In the exposition, the strife theme is repeated twice. What’s different?
first repetition is in augmentation
second has cymbals clashing in the rest (swords)
What key is the love theme in?
Db Major
Why does the key of the second subject (love) subvert expectations of sonata form?
It isn’t in the relative minor
What is the first idea of the love theme played on?
Cor anglais (romeo) and the violas (Juliet)
The first idea of the love theme relies on…
The resolution of dissonance
What is the second idea of the love theme played on?
Muted strings
Describe the second idea of the love theme.
Continuous crochets in phrases of 4 crochet beats that starts with anacrusis on beat 4
In the second idea of the love theme, what instruments emphasise the upbeats which is made clearer by the violas playing on the strong beats?
Violins
True or false: The first and second idea of the love theme are played together after they both appear for the first time.
True
When and how does the codetta end?
bar 212
with one monophonic note on the viola
In the development, what often accompanies the Prominent Friar Lawrence theme?
The scalic idea from strife on the strings
In the development, what rhythmic hook becomes important?
The first idea of Strife
