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Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 Pathétique
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 Pathétique
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A GCSE revision activity for Edexcel's 9-1 Music GCSE on Beethoven's Pathétique.
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1
The recapitulation finishes with 2 fortissimo ___________________
Dominant seventh chords
Major chords
Minor chords
Diminished seventh chords
2
Ornaments are a major feature of the...
1st Subject
2nd Subject
3
Beethoven enjoyed alcohol and was once arrested for being too drunk
False
True
4
The exposition section contains two main melodies known as...
Development & Transition
Coda & Codetta
Melody & Counter Melody
Subject 1 & 2
5
The mediant is the ______ degree of the scale.
7th
2nd
3rd
6th
6
What could a pianoforte do that a harpsichord could not?
different dynamic levels through altering pressure on keys
change the television channel for you
play music by itself.
7
How is this suffering expressed?
Accented Notes
Strong Melodies
Minor Keys
Perfect cadences
8
Repeated G quavers in the development section form a dominant pedal known as...
Transition/ Bridge
Dominant Preparation
Murky Bass
Alberti Bass
9
In the exposition, the second subject begins in ________ and ends in _______.
Eb minor / Eb major
C minor / B minor
Eb major / F minor
B minor / F minor
10
Name two features of the Romantic era
Extended Stuctures
Adventurous harmony
Harpsichord
Contrapuntal texture
11
A _______________ section follows the second subject.
Codetta/Coda
Development
Recapitulation
Transition/Bridge
12
Where was Beethoven born?
Graz, Austria
Berlin, Germany
Paris, France
Bonn, Germany
13
Which subject is developed in the development section?
Neither
1st Subject
2nd Subject
14
Beethoven communicated with his friends with ‘conversation books.’
True
False
15
The leading note is the ______ degree of the scale.
7th
2nd
4th
6th
16
What makes this set work fit into the romantic period? Select all the correct answers
Extended Struture
Music in the Romantic period expressed powerful emotions
Adventurous harmony including chords such as diminished 7ths
terraced dynamics
17
The title of this set work 'Pathetique' refers to what?
Madness
Romance
Suffering
Happiness
18
The transition/bridge section...
Modulates the key and links the 2 main subjects
Finishes the development section
Is based on the first subject theme
Links the exposition and the development
19
Beethoven often dipped his head in cold water before composing.
False
True
20
The overall texture of the Sonata is...
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
21
The first movement of Beethoven's Pathetique is in...
Ternary Form
Binary Form
Sonata Form
Rondo Form
22
The first 10 bar section of this setwork is known as the...
Recapitulation
Development
Intro
Exposition
23
The intro section of Beethoven's Pathetique's tempo is...
Allegro di molto e con brio
Allegro
Adagio
Grace
24
Which of the ornamentation do we see in the score?
Turn
Lower Mordent
Upper Mordent
Appoggiatura
25
Early in his career, Beethoven earned his living playing the Viola in an orchestra
True
False
26
The tonic is the ______ degree of the scale.
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
27
The dominant is the ______ degree of the scale.
6th
4th
5th
1st
28
The coda begins with fours bars of the intro with ______________ on the first beat.
A diminished 7th chord
An accent
Silence
A dominant 7th chord
29
What is the correct structure for Sonata form?
Exposition - Development - Recapitulation
Recapitulation - Exposition - Development
Exposition - Recapitulation - Development
Recapitulation - Development - Exposition
30
The key of the 2nd subject in the recapitulation is...
Eb Minor
F Minor
Eb Major
C Minor
31
The exposition section is in the key of ...
B minor
C major
G minor
C minor
32
During the classical period the basso continuo is replaced with alberti bass
False
True
33
The codetta section is base around...
Neither
2nd Subject
1st Subject
34
Staccato crotchets are important in the right hand of the...
2nd Subject
1st Subject
35
Beethoven had the largest collection of Shakespeare's plays in the world
False
True
36
Who did Beethoven inspire?
Baroque Composers
Renaissonace Composers
Romantic Composers
Classical Composers
37
F Minor is the ________ of the original key of the piece.
Supertonic
Dominant
Tonic
Subdominant
38
At the end of the 18th century the piano almost completely replaced the...
Timpani
violin
Clarinet
harpsichord
39
Which composer is NOT romantic?
Purcell
Brahms
Beethoven
Vivaldi
40
a composition for an instrumental soloist, in 3-4 movements with one or more in sonata form.
Sonata
Symphony
Partita
Concerto
41
The development section begins in the key of ...
C minor
B minor
C major
G minor
42
What features of the classical period are present in this setwork?
regular perfect and imperfect cadences.
Use of Sonata form- Classical structure.
Tempo Rubato
Melody dominated homophonic texture
43
This type of accompaniment is known as
Alberti Bass
Murky Bass
Pedal
44
Which section links the first and second subjects?
Development
Coda
Transition
Codetta
45
Tick the incorrect feature of the Classical Period
Simple diatonic harmonies
Often Homophonic texture
Use of sonata form and clear key relationships
irregular phrasing
46
Beethoven's life spanned across which two periods?
Renaissance and Baroque
Romantic and 21st Century
Classical and Romantic
Baroque and Classical
47
Continuous quavers are a distinctive feature of the accompaniment of the...
1st Subject
2nd Subject
48
The supertonic is the ______ degree of the scale.
4th
6th
1st
2nd
49
What is Alberti Bass?
an inverted pedal note
an accompanying part which includes a bass line
an embellishment that creates a musical flourish.
a kind of broken chord or arpeggiated accompaniment
50
What was Beethoven father's occupation?
Chef
Baker
Servant
Court Musician
51
The development section modulates from G minor to ....
G Major
B Major
B minor
E minor
52
The exposition's tempo & time signature are...
Fast & Cut Time
Slow & 2/2
Fast & 4/4
Fast & 2/2
53
The subdominant is the ______ degree of the scale.
1st
5th
4th
7th
54
The french term pathétique means...
miserably inadequate
emotional or moving
55
In what year did Beethoven lose his hearing
1601
1850
1796
1656
56
Beethoven never learned to do multiplication or division at school.
False
True
57
Beethoven refused his brothers from marrying women he deemed unsuitable.
False
True
58
The development section begins with ...
4 bars of the recapitualtion section
brand new material
4 bars of the intro section
4 bars of the exposition section
59
Which composer is NOT classical?
Haydn
Beethoven
Bach
Mozart
60
The transition/link/bridge section hints at the...
2nd Subject
Neither
1st Subject
61
There are some very rapid notes, including septuplets and 1/128th notes in bar ___.
67
1
10
34
62
After the intro section the ___________________ section begins.
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Coda
63
Beethoven was a pioneer of what music?
Classical
Romantic
21st Century
Baroque
64
At the start of the exposition the L.H plays tremolo octaves which form a tonic pedal.
True
False
