Beethoven REVISION March 2021

Which section of the Pathetique is this extract from?

• Introduction

• Exposition - 1st subject

• Exposition - Transition

• Exposition - 2nd subject

• Development (fast section)

Listen to that music again. What is happening in the bass line?

• Ascending chromatic tremolo bass

• Tonic pedal

• Descending chromatic tremolo bass

• Alberti bass

Which section of the Pathetique is this extract from?

• Introduction

• Exposition - 1st subject

• Exposition - Transition

• Exposition - 2nd subject (first half)

• Exposition - 2nd subject (second half)

Listen to that extract again and tick TWO features to describe what you hear

• Eb major

• Eb minor

• Dotted rhythms

• Contrary motion

• Mordents

Which section of the Pathetique is this extract from?

• Introduction

• Exposition - 1st subject

• Exposition - Transition

• Exposition - 2nd subject

• Development (fast section)

Listen to that extract again and tick one features to describe the TONALITY.

• Modulation from Eb minor to C major

• Modulation from C minor to Eb major

• Remains in C minor throughout

• Remains in Eb major throughout

Listen to that extract again and tick THREE features to describe what you hear.

• Diatonic chords throughout

• use of diminished chords

• Dotted rhythms

• Ascending sequence

• Tonic pedal

Answer explanation

All of these features give a sense of drama and anticipation, typical of the Romantic era.

Which section of the Pathetique is this extract from?

• Development (1st half)

• Exposition - 1st subject

• Exposition - Transition

• Recapitulation (2nd subject)

• Coda

Listen to that extract again and choose THREE features which make this sound more melancholic and contemplative than in the introduction

• It is played up the octave

• It is played down the octave

• It is now in the major key

• It is missing the loud chord on the 1st beat of each bar

• It is all at a quiet dynamic

This is the CODETTA from the Exposition. What thematic material does it use at the start of the extract?

• Music from the introduction

• Music from the 1st subject

• Music from the transition

• Music from the 2nd subject