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10 Cards in this Set

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Historical Context

•Romantic period (1820-1990)


•Child prodigy


•Polish and French


•Written in Majorca

Instrumentation and Timbre

•Piano:


•Sustain pedal to hold


•Dampening pedal to quieten

Melody

•Falling motif


•A in right hand


•B in left hand


•A is lyrical


•B is dark

Structure

•Ternary form - ABA Coda


•B section is much longer


•Return of A is shorter than original

Structure

•Ternary form - ABA Coda


•B section is much longer


•Return of A is shorter than original

Tonality and Harmony

•A - Major


•B - Minor (Enharmonic tonic minor key)


•Diatonic


•Ends in perfect cadence

Rhythm, Tempo and Metre

•4/4


•Slentando (relaxed)


•Rubato - flexibility in tempo

Rhythm, Tempo and Metre

•4/4


•Slentando (relaxed)


•Rubato - flexibility in tempo

Dynamics

•A - Quiet


•B - Louder


•Sotto voce (undertone) in B


•Fades out

Texture

•Homophonic


•Monophonic for codetta