Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique mvt 1: harmony

Question 1

Which other composers use a dominant pedal to prepare for the recap in a sonata form piece?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven Symphony No 5 mvt 1, C. Schumann Piano Trio in Gm mvt 1, Mozart Symphony no 40 mvt 1

Question 2

Which types of chord does Berlioz use in this piece?

Accepted Answer

Diminished 7th, Dominant 7th, Dominant minor 9th/11th

Question 3

Berlioz makes use of chords which sound the same but are spelled differently to shift harmony..

Accepted Answer

Enharmonic chords

Question 4

What harmonic device is frequently used especially leading into the recap?

Accepted Answer

pedal note

Question 5

Which chord is used for several bars before the 2nd subject and why?

Accepted Answer

dominant 7th = anticipation

Question 6

What type of suspension does Berlioz use in the transition to 2nd subject?

Accepted Answer

4-3

Question 7

Which other composers uses streams of parallel chords (as used in the development)?

Accepted Answer

Debussy (Nuages and La Soiree dans Grenade)

Question 8

Which chord is favoured by Mozart, Brahms and C Schumann but not so much by Berlioz?

Accepted Answer

Augmented 6th

Question 9

How would you describe the harmony of Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique mvt 1?

Accepted Answer

Tonal, functional but with a fair amount of chromaticism

Question 10

Which other Classical & Romantic works end with a plagal cadence?

Accepted Answer

Brahms Piano Quintet Scherzo & Trio, C. Schumann Piano Trio in Gm 1st mvt

Question 11

What type of cadence concludes the Berlioz and why?

Accepted Answer

Plagal to create a religious devotional mood

Question 12

What is unusual about the last climatic cadence before the final idee fixe?

Accepted Answer

It is III-V-I

Question 13

A long tonic pedal is used at the start of the Coda in 329. Who else uses this device?

Accepted Answer

Bach - last 7 bars Ein Feste Burg mvt 1, Kate Bush - the end of 'And Dream of Sheep', The Beatles - throughout Tomorrow Never Knows, Clara Schumann at the very end of the Piano Trio mvt 1

Question 14

What type of cadence is most frequent in the Berlioz?

Accepted Answer

Perfect

Question 15

How is the final plagal cadence varied in its appearance (it appears 3 times)?

Accepted Answer

The first time is inverted IV-Ib

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