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Piano Trio
The study of instrumental music
Question | Answer |
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What is the context of "Piano Trio In G Minor"? (Who-What-Where-How-Why-When) | WHO: Clara Schumann WHAT: Chamber music WHERE: Leipzig HOW: Piano, violin and cello WHY: As part of her Leider book WHEN: 1846 |
Describe the melody of "Piano Trio" [3] | More animated rhythm through a rising sequence with an upwards octave leap (bar 5 to bar 8) Syncopated descending stepwise ending with appoggiatura (bar 45 to bar 47) Repeated chattering quaver figures beginning on sixth quaver (bar 47 to bar 49) |
Describe the harmony of "Piano Trio" [5] | Parallel triadic movement (bars 17.4, bar 20.1) Perfect cadence (bar 84, bar 85) Circle of fifths (bars 139, bar 143) Augmented sixths (bar 113 to bar 121, bar 148.3 to bar 149.1) Dominant minor ninth (bar 83) |
Describe the tonality of "Piano Trio" [5] | Exposition is in G minor Development is a very flowing set of modulations including E♭/F minor, G minor, C minor and F minor Recapitulation is in G major and G minor D major (bar 56 to bar 59) Dominant pedal (bar 155 to bar 164) |
Describe the rhythm of "Piano Trio" [5] | Tempo is primarily allegro moderato More rapid harmonic rhythm (bar 5, bar 6) Dotted rhythms (bar 22, bar 23) Syncopation (bar 23 to bar 25) Ties over the bar (bar 139 to bar 149) |
Describe the texture of "Piano Trio" [6] | Block chord textures (bar 45 to bar 57) Dominant pedal in cello (bar 73 to bar 84) Dominant pedal two octaves apart (bar 155 to bar 164) Polyphonically animated homophony (bar 9) Arpeggio textures (bar 13 to bar 145) |
Describe the instrumentation of "Piano Trio" [5] | Double stopping (bar 284 to bar 286) Cello pedals (bar 73 to bar 80) Tenor-like mid-range parts to outline inner parts (bar 37to bar 41) Single piano octaves (bar 9to bar 14) Middle range of the keyboard is favoured |
Describe the structure of "Piano Trio" [3] | Exposition which is repeated (bar 1 to bar 90) Development (bar 91 to bar 164) Recapitulation (bar 165 to bar 288) |