Beethoven

Question 1

Beethoven 3 instrumentation point (1)

Answer 1

Cello solos

Question 2

Beethoven 3 mvt 2 (3)

Answer 2

Funeral march, ternary form, fugal treatment of material

Question 3

Beethoven 3 harmony points (2)

Answer 3

Neapolitan relationship, use of tritone

Question 4

Which instruments were added in Beethoven 5? (3)

Answer 4

Piccolo, contrabassoon, 3 trombones

Question 5

Beethoven No5 mvt 2 structure

Answer 5

Double theme and variation

Question 6

Beethoven 5 harmony points

Answer 6

Mediant relationship eg C minor to Ab major

Question 7

Beethoven 6 which instruments added in mvt 4? (3)

Answer 7

Piccolo, trombone, timps

Question 8

Beethoven 6 structure and names of mots

Answer 8

5 movements — I Country II Brook III Merry Gathering IV Storm V Shepherds

Question 9

What is the structure of No6 Mvt2?

Answer 9

Sonata form!

Question 10

No6 Mvt3 structure? (2)

Answer 10

Trio in 2/4, a weird alternating scherzo

Question 11

No6 Mvt4 which instrument is which bird?

Answer 11

Quail=oboe, nightingale=flute, cuckoo=clarinet

Question 12

No9 instruments points (3)

Answer 12

SATB choir, extra instruments and percussion, massive orchestra

Question 13

No9 mvt 2 structure

Answer 13

Scherzo (III is now slow)

Question 14

No9 melody (2)

Answer 14

Fugal writing — double fugue in finale

Question 15

No9 harmony+tonality point (1)

Answer 15

Mediant relationship between 3rd and 4th mvt

Question 16

No9 Mvt2 metre point (1)

Answer 16

Accents make it seem like it’s quadruple time but written in 3/4

Question 17

Which Beethoven is Choral?

Answer 17

9

Question 18

Which Beethoven is Pastoral?

Answer 18

6

Question 19

Which Beethoven is the Eroica?

Answer 19

3

Question 20

Beethoven 9 rhythm and metre (3)

Answer 20

-mvt 2 accents make it seem like quadruple but written in 3/4
- mvt2 fast scherzo so mvt 3 is the slow mvt
- mvt 4 several tempo changes

Question 21

Beethoven 6 rhythm and metre (1)

Answer 21

mvt 3 minuet replaced with quick scherzo

Question 22

Who is Beethoven 5 dedicated to?

Answer 22

Count Razumovsky

Question 23

Who commissioned Beethoven 4?

Answer 23

Oppersdorff

Question 24

Who commissioned Beethoven 9?

Answer 24

London Philharmonic Society

Question 25

In which three symphonies does Beethoven dabble in fugues?

Answer 25

- 3.2+4 fugal treatment of themes - 5.3, fugal in the trio of the scherzo - 9.4, double fugue in the finale

Question 26

What happens in Beethoven Pastoral to do with R+M? (2)

Answer 26

- mvt 3 minuet is replaced by faster scherzo - access into 2/4 in the trio

Question 27

Which Beethoven symphony was originally dedicated to Napoleon?

Answer 27

Eroica

Question 28

Which note creates drama in bar 7 of the Eroica?

Answer 28

C# (tritone) against G pedal

Question 29

What is humorous about the Eroica? (2)

Answer 29

- finale initially begins in the wrong key - finale begins dramatic but veers into a goofy main theme (pizza, chromatic) ironic as this is the 'hero' symphony

Question 30

What time sig is the 2nd mvt of the Pastoral?

Answer 30

12/8

Question 31

How is drama used in the Storm movement (6.4)? (3)

Answer 31

- lower strings = dark clouds - 2nd violin = raindrop - timpani = rolling thunder