MUSIC 262 exam 1 Questions with Verified
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iconoclasm
rejection of established authorities
the individual
respect for basic human sense and abilities
cosmopolitanism
free exchange of ideas throughout Europe
Main sections of sonata form
exposition, development, recapitulation
exposition
P,T, S, K (S and K in a non-tonic key)
development
modulation, fragmentation, counterpoint sequence
recapitulation (sometimes with coda)
P, T, S, K (all in the tonic)
P
Principal thematic material
T
transition
, S
secondary thematic material
K
closing material
Sonata Principle
non-tonic material must be recapitulated in the tonic
Pathetique Sonata
slow introductions, improvisatory style, sudden outbursts, fast moving exposition
The Heiligenstadt Testament
letter to Beethoven's brother, admits to go deaf, part suicide note, part sonata
Symphony No. 3 Eroica
immense, intellectually taxing, violent
Heroic style in Eroica
clarity is sacrificed in favor of ambiguity and struggle, suggestive details
Beethoven Middle Period
longer works, more instruments, more volume, more modulation, more dissonance, more
complex rhythm
Beethoven late style
last five piano sonatas, the last five string quartets, the Missa solemnis, and the Ninth
Symphony
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iconoclasm
rejection of established authorities
the individual
respect for basic human sense and abilities
cosmopolitanism
free exchange of ideas throughout Europe
Main sections of sonata form
exposition, development, recapitulation
exposition
P,T, S, K (S and K in a non-tonic key)
development
modulation, fragmentation, counterpoint sequence
recapitulation (sometimes with coda)
P, T, S, K (all in the tonic)
P
Principal thematic material
T
transition
, S
secondary thematic material
K
closing material
Sonata Principle
non-tonic material must be recapitulated in the tonic
Pathetique Sonata
slow introductions, improvisatory style, sudden outbursts, fast moving exposition
The Heiligenstadt Testament
letter to Beethoven's brother, admits to go deaf, part suicide note, part sonata
Symphony No. 3 Eroica
immense, intellectually taxing, violent
Heroic style in Eroica
clarity is sacrificed in favor of ambiguity and struggle, suggestive details
Beethoven Middle Period
longer works, more instruments, more volume, more modulation, more dissonance, more
complex rhythm
Beethoven late style
last five piano sonatas, the last five string quartets, the Missa solemnis, and the Ninth
Symphony
