Beethoven Podcast Task

Beethoven Podcast Task 1: 

Background & the introduction – 0:00 – 8:31 

1. What musical era was Beethoven composing in? 

2. What musical era did he pushed toward? 

3. Name 3 Classical features and 3 Romantic features 

Classical: 

Romantic: 

4. When was this piece composed approx.? 

5. What instrument was it composed for? What new features of this instrument did Beethoven exploit? 

6. What is unusual about the introduction? 

7. What is the tempo of the intro? Why has he chosen this? 

8. Describe the dynamics of the whole piece? 

9. What is the key of the introduction? 

10. Common time means…. 

11. Homophonic means…. 

12. Describe the chords at the start of the introduction. 

13. What melodic device is heard at the start of the intro? 

14. What rhythms do we find in the intro themes? 

15. Virtuosic means… 

16. Describe the scale at the end of the intro 

17. The melody in the middle of the intro is in what key for a short while? Why? 

18. The melody here in the middle of the intro is play in octaves – what is the effect of this? 

Task 2 

Development, Recapitulation & Coda: 14:33 - end 

1. What key is the introduction idea in heard at the start of the development? 

2. What’s the effect of bringing this idea back in the middle of the piece? 

3. What time is the development in? 

4. What subject is developed? 

5. How is the 1st subject changed from the exposition? Describe 3 ways Beethoven does this 

6. What ornament is heard in this section? 

7. Describe the tessitura in this section 

8. What is a tremolo? 

9. What key does the recapitulation begin in? 

10. How is the first subject slightly different here? 

11.  What key is the 2nd subject in in the recap? 

12. How is it slightly different to the exposition 2nd subject? 

13. Describe the music leading up to the Coda 

14. How is the intro theme different in the coda? 

15. Evaluate how Beethoven creates two contrasting moods in the coda – pinpoint specific musical features.