This page was last edited on 02/03/06
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FIRST MOVEMENT
Pages 50 - 77 in Fiske 'Score Reading' Book III
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| 1 | The music is in C minor. What is the relative major of that key? |
| 2 | Which brass instruments are needed in the piece? |
| 3 | How many beats in a bar? |
| 4 | There are Clarinets in B. What does B mean? |
| 5 | Why do the clarinets have only one flat? |
| 6 | Why do the brass have no key signature? |
| 7 | What is the texture in the first 4 bars? |
| 8 | Explain how Beethoven has firmly established the key of C minor with these 4 bars. |
| 9 | What is the texture in bars 5 - 8? |
| 10 | What primary triad is used in bar 8? |
| 11 | What device is used in bars 11-12 when compared to 9-10? |
| 12 | What is the cadence from bar 17 to18? |
| 13 | What is the key and cadence in bars 21-22? |
| 14 | Compare bars 24-27 with bars 1 - 4. List a few differences. |
| 15 | Comment on the horn part in bars 36 - 44. [Don't worry that the music is heading to Eb flat minor] |
| 16 | The 2nd subject of the Exposition starts in bar 50 played by the violins. Which other instruments play it? |
| 17 | The music did not reach Eb minor. Where did it actually go if you listen to, or look at bar 50? |
| 18 | Choose words from the list below to describe
the F# in bar 52 [violin part], were it to go straight to the G in bar 53. Auxiliary; Passing; Note; Upper; Lower, Accented; Unaccented; Chromatic; Appoggiatura; Acciaccatura; Trill |
| 19 | Looking just at bar 53 [violin part], what is
the role of the F# in this bar? Choose one (possibly
2) words from the list below. Auxiliary; Passing; Note; Upper; Lower, Accented; Unaccented; Chromatic; Appoggiatura; Acciaccatura; Trill |
| 20 | Write out the violin part in bars 50-53 on some MS paper and the Primary Triads of E flat Major. Fit chords to the tune using what Beethoven does as a guide. You will need 2 chords in some bars. |
| 21 | In what key is this tune heard [in the oboe and Flute] in bars 62-65? |
| 22 | What note values do the violins have in bars 70 - 72? |
| 23 | Explain fp in bars 74. |
| 24 | The first subject (bars 1 - 4) is heard in the bassoons on page 54. Where is this? As the music is heading to F minor the interval of an augmented 2nd is heard. How could Beethoven have avoided this. Why do you think he didn't? |
| 25 | This is a classical concerto, and so the Exposition is repeated [but varied], this time with the solo piano joining in. Where does this start? |
| 26 | What sort of minor scale does the piano play just before your answer to Q25? |
| 27 | Explain the D in bar 134. |
| 28 | What musical elements in the piano part on pages 56-57 confirm that this is a concerto? |
| 29 | What ornaments are used in bars 146 - 150? |
| 30 | What ornament is used in bars 184-185? |
| 31 | What rhythmic difficulty is there for the
pianist in bars 195 - 196? Divide into two groups, or pairs, and try this. Then try to do it yourself. The words "Cold cup of tea" might help. |
| 32 | Where does the Recapitulation start? How does Beethoven make this obvious? |
| 33 | In what key is the second subject, starting in bar 340? Why is this? |
| 34 | What chord follows the Cadenza in bar 416? |
| 35 | Why is the Cadenza not written out? |
| 36 | Where is the last perfect cadence of the movement? |