| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the tempo? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the distance between the notes in the bass line in the 1st theme? | Octaves. |
| What is the instrumentation of the piece? | Piano. |
| What era was the Pathétique Sonata written in? | Classical era. |
| Who was the Pathétique Sonata written by? | Beethoven. |
| Is the harmony chromatic or diatonic? | Diatonic. |
| What was the most dissonant chord played? | A diminished 7th at the start of bar 2. |
| What cadences were mainly used? | Perfect cadences. |
| Was there an interrupted cadence in the Pathétique Sonata? If so, then what bar? | Yes, in bar 9. |
| Are pedal notes used in the Pathétique Sonata? | Pedal notes are used like the dominant pedal note at the end of the development section. |
| What form is the piece in? | Sonata form. Intro, exposition, development, recapitulation and coda. |
| What type of progression is used in bars 244-249? | Circle of fifths. |
| What is an example of a chromatic chord used? | Augemented sixth. |
| What is the tonality of the piece? | C minor. |
| What key does the second subject of the intro modulate to? | Eb minor, then Eb major. |
| What key does the development modulate to? | Many differerent keys including unrelated ones, like E minor at the start. |
| What key is the recapitulation in? | C minor. |
| What is the key of the second subject of the recapitulation in? | F minor, then C minor. |
| How is F minor related to C minor? | It is the sub dominant. |
| Is there a wide range of dynamics? If yes, then how? | It ranges from very quiet (pp) to very loud (ff). It also has many crescendos and decrescendos. |
| What dynamic does the intro start in? | fp - fortepiano. |
| What is sf? | Sforzando, suddenly loud. |
| Where is the main themes of the piece located? | In the first and second themes. |
| What type of scalic runs are found in the piece? | Descending chromatic scalic runs and rising scalic runs. |
| What ornaments are used? | Acciaccaturas, mordents and trills. |
| What type of melodic device is used in the devleopment? | Sequences. |
| What happens in the develpment? | The two themes in the exposition is repeated and altered in different keys. |
| What is the texture of the piece? | Homophonic. |
| Is there another texture used in the piece? If so, what texture is used? | There's a monophonic section with a long descending scale leading into the recapitulation. |
| What is a homophonic chordal texture? | A homophonic texture with all the notes playing together as chords. |
| What instrument was the piece written for? | Fortepiano. |
| What era does this piece show signs of, and how? | The romantic era.
This was because it had an altered structure and very expressive dynamics. |
| What are some techniques that Beethoven uses which are unusual for sonatas? | The second theme starts in Eb minor instead of Eb major.
The development starts with 4 bars of the introduction.
The recapitulation starts in R minor instead of C minor.
The coda starts with 4 bars of the introduction. |
| What happens in theme 1? | It's in C minor and mainly rises scalically between two octaves, over a tonic pedal in the bass. The music is also staccato.
A second melodic idea has sforzandos and descending arpeggios.
There's a transition in the main theme using a sequence, to move into Eb. |
| What happens in theme 2? | It starts in Eb minor and has acciaccaturas and handcrossing.
The theme has a stepwise descending phrase with mordents.
It has a new broken chord texture and a crescendo when the hands move in contrary motion. |
| What is handcrossing? | When the right had moves down over the left hand to play. |
| What is the tempo at the start? | Grave (very slow). |
| What is the metre? | 4/4 (common time). |
| What is the main tempo of the piece? | Allegro (di molto e con brio), and in 2/2 |
| What is the distance between the notes in the bass line in the 1st theme? | Octaves. |
