Schumann, Piano Trio in G minor: Op. 17, movement 1

Question 1

What era is Clara Schumann from?

Answer 1

• Romantic era

- 1846

Question 2

How many movements does the whole trio have?

Answer 2

4

Question 3

The cello changes clef at a point during the movement. What clef does it change to?

Answer 3

To a treble clef at bar 122.

Question 4

What is the tempo marking of this movement?

Answer 4

Allegro moderato

Question 5

What is the overlying texture?

Answer 5

Homophonic

Although there is considerable contrapuntal interest in parts of the development section.

Question 6

Name two other female composers from the 19th century.

Answer 6

Fanny Mendelssohn

Maria Szymanowska

Question 7

What is the dynamic range

Answer 7

p-ff
The extreme dynamics are juxtaposed in bars 22-28, after the long crescendo from bar 14.
sf and fp underline important or harmonically intense chords.

Question 8

What form is the movement in?

Answer 8

Sonata form

Question 9

What is the tonic key?

Answer 9

G minor

The ‘complementary key’ is the conventional choice of B♭ major (the relative major of G minor).

Question 10

What bars does the exposition section take up?

Answer 10

1-90

Question 11

What bars does the development section take up?

Answer 11

91-164

Question 12

What bars does the recapitulation section take up?

Answer 12

165-249

Question 13

What bars does the coda take up?

Answer 13

249 to the end (288)