Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34, Mvmt 3.

Facts:

• 3rd Movement.
• Piano quintet - string quartet and a piano.
  • 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello.
• Cello provides pedal note.
• In 6/8 - compound time.
  • Change of time signature to 2/4 in bar 13.
• Lots of syncopation.
• Ternary form - ABA
  • Scherzo/trio/scherzo.
• Romantic period
  • One of four movements.
  • Highly skilled performers (fast and technically demanding)
  • Lyrical melodies.
  • Rich harmonies.
• Influenced by Handel, Haydn and Beethoven.
• Studied Baroque counterpoint.
• Meticulous ending.

Fugue:

• A contrapuntal piece based on a theme (subject) announced in one part then imitated by other parts on close succession accompanied by counterpoint.
• Fugue starts on bar 67, played by the viola accompanied by piano in the left hand.
• Subject returns in bar 71, piano RH.
• Viola moves on to play the counter melody, close imitation using stacatto quavers - pp while piano plays p.
• 2nd subject starts in bar 76 played by violin 1 while viola plays syncopated countermelody.
• Trio starts in bar 193 - NOTHING TRIO ABOUT IT.
  • Ternary - ABA within the trio.

Scherzo:

A SECTION.

• Bar 1-12
• All instruments apart from violin 2 are playing.
• Lots of syncopation in violin 1.
• Cello plays a tonic pedal.
• All instruments playing pp until crescendo (b10-11) and diminuendo (b11-12)
• Strings playing pizzicato.
• C…