| Explain sonata form | Exposition: presents themes in 2 contrasting groups, Subject 1 and Subject 2, with S2 being more lyrical usually, ends in codettaDevelopment: experiments with themes, often tense and dramaticRecapitulation: repeat of expo but very different, with themes omitted or added, more confident, ends in coda |
| Instrumentation | Full symphony orchestra throughout |
| What is programme music | Music that describes a story |
| Friar lawrence theme | F#minorchorale style melody4 part harmony (homophonic)stepwise mvtrhythms slowimperfect cadenceintro, dev, recap |
| Subject 1 / Strife theme | B minorRepeated notesDotted rhythmsSyncopation4 bar melodyexpo, recap |
| Love theme p1 | Step + leap movementDb majorexpo, recap, coda |
| Love theme p2 | Long melody crotchet rhythmFalling 2nds, diminished 5ths2 bar melodic motif repeateddeveloped sequentiallyexpo + recap |
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
August 17, 2019