Area of study 1.3 chopin area pf study 1.3 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? MusicChopinGCSEAll boards Created by: Sophie kendallCreated on: 07-05-12 10:08 Chopin polish 1810-149 romantic composer 1 of 10 romantic 1810-1900 written for grand piano can include expression long lyrical melodies- cantabile chromatic harmonies melody dominated homophony modulation around the circle of fifths varied dynamics detailed articulation tempo ruberto 2 of 10 structure unbalanced ternary form A B A Coda 3 of 10 Rhythm and metre moderate/slow tempo- marked sostenuto simple quadruple time 4/4 continuous ab raindrops in LH in middle section RH takes raindrops 4 of 10 melody theme a is shown by the falling f, db, ab theme b is a hymn like melody gradualy rising lots of conjunct movement 5 of 10 instrumentation for solo piano... 6 of 10 Texture melody dominated homophony inverted texture in middle section expressive monophonic bit just before end 7 of 10 Tonality section a- db minor section b- c#minor (tonic minor) other minor modulations tonal ambiguity in middle 8 of 10 harmony pivot notes (notes common to both keys) are used to switch between lots of perfect cadences 9 of 10 Dynamics lots of them (detailed, frequent and dramatic) 10 of 10
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