Intro to Beethoven Pathetique

Sonata Form

Our 2nd set work is the 1st movt of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata which, like most 1st movts, is written in SONATA FORM.

Multiple Choice

The first section of SONATA form is known as the

• Development

• Exponent

• Exposition

• Recapitulation

Multiple Select

Tick TWO things that are true of the RECAPITULATION:

• It is a recap of the Exposition

• It is a recap of the Development

• The two groups/ subjects are usually in un-related keys

• The two groups/ subjects are usually in the same key

• It usually modulates to lots of different keys

Multiple Choice

How many groups/ subjects are in the Exposition?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What is different about the 2nd group/subject compared to the 1st group/ subject?

• It is in a related key

• It is much longer

• It uses different instruments

• There is no difference

Multiple Choice

What happens in the development?

• It stays in the TONIC key

• It keeps in the RELATED key that the 2nd group/ subject of the Exposition modulated to.

• It goes through a variety of keys that are less closely related to the TONIC.

• It stays exclusively in the RELATIVE MAJOR or MINOR

Multiple Select

The Development typically leads back to the Tonic key for the Recapitulation by using what type of chord?

• dominant

• sub dominant

• tonic

• leading note

Multiple Choice

What is different about the 2nd group/ Subject of the Recapitulation?

• Nothing. It is exactly the same.

• It is usually in the minor instead of the major

• It is usually in the Tonic key.

• It usually modulates to lots of keys

Here is a silly song to recap on the basics of Sonata Form.

^{Use it check your understanding of the main structure of SONATA FORM.}