brahms from class

Question 1

3 main categories of music

Answer 1

sonatas op. 1 , op. 2, op. 5

• Middle group, (variations)
• Character pieces (rhapsodies)(op. 76, op. 116, op. 117, op. 118, op. 119)

Question 2

misc info

Answer 2

46 chamber works

Question 3

3rd piano sonata

Answer 3

f minor, op. 5, it’s the most popular.

Question 4

sonata no. 1,

Answer 4

classical style, perfectly proportional, connections between movements.
op. 1, C major

Question 5

op. 116,

Answer 5

it has great unity.

Question 6

paganini variations

Answer 6

3, 6/8 ricochet bowing

• 4, 12/8, difficult trill study, for both hands
• 6, melodically related 6/8, sounds like 3/4 syncopated hemiola
• 8 parallel motion of the hands, similar to liszt mazeppa
• var 11, music box variation
• var 13, octave study

Question 7

variations

Answer 7

op. 9, schumann, op. 21, original, op. 24, handel, op. 35, paganini

Question 8

character pieces

Answer 8

rhapsodies op. 79, op. 116, 7 fantasy, op. 117, three intermezzi, op. 118, 6 pieces, op. 119, four pieces.

Question 9

general characteristics of brahms

Answer 9

traditional, (contrapuntal, formal) perfectionist, absolute, davids league.