Kategóriák: Minden - harmony - dynamics - texture - structure

a Aaryan Naresh 2 éve

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Pathetique Analysis

The piece is structured in sonata form, featuring exposition, development, and recapitulation sections. The exposition spans bars 11-136 and transitions through keys such as C minor, E-flat minor, and E-flat major.

Pathetique Analysis

Pathetique Analysis

Instrumentation

Piano
Fortepiano can: - Sustain Notes -Play with Different Dynamics -More Variety in Articulation -Hold Notes for Longer (Hammered, not Plucked) -Has Wider Tessitura
Piano Used in place of Early Keyboard Instruments

Melody

Bars 15-18 is Mimim-Dominated Melody
Descending Disjunct Arpeggiated Melody
Crotchet-Dominated Melody
First 2 bars are octaves apart
apart from bar 13's rhythm to bar 11
sequential
Scalic
Some use of Chromaticism
Mostly conjunct in bars 11-19

Tonality

2nd Subject of Recapitulation in F min (subject dominant)
Many ongoing perfect cadences
Moves to Eb min, Eb maj, E min, C min, F min and G min
Piece is in C min

Texture

Exposition uses oscillating quavers all the way through
Homophonic Texture (Specifically Melody and Accompaniment)

Dynamics

Overall, Lots of Dynamic Variety
First Subject of Exposition is p, until final few bars, suddenly changes to forte
Vast Variety of Dynamics in Each Sonata Section
Lots of Dynamic Variety in Bar 1-6

Structure

In Sonata Form
Recapitulation

More expected relationship in keys in recapitulation

C min, F min

Bar 195-310

Development (Section 2)

Development begins in distant key

E min

Bar 137-194

Exposition (Section 1)

C min, Eb min, Eb maj

Bar 11-136

Harmony

Dominant Pedal in Bar 166 suggests Key Change soon
Use of Dim 7th Chords creates Instability