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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique) 1st Movement - Beethoven…
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique) 1st Movement - Beethoven
Dynamics/Articulation
Repeated use of forte piano
Forte piano unusual for the piano (virtuosic)
Use of contrasting dynamics
Texture
Intro
Rhythmic homophony
Moves to melody dominated homophony
Tune in octaves
L.H simple chordal accompaniment
Monophonic R.H finishes rapid flourish
2nd Subject
Melody dominated homophony
Two part - broken chords
1st Subject/Exposition
Tremolo tonic pedal at from bar 11
Development
Brief passage in thirds (181-187)
Dominant note (G) played in rapid alternating octaves as a pedal
Rhythm
Intro
Dotted rhythms
Virtuosic 64th notes
Grave 4/4
1st Subject
Allegro di molto e con brio
Alla breve (cut-c time)
Continuous quavers create an ostinato effect
Staccato crotchets (R.H)
A small melodic scale is augmented from bar 45
Harmony/Tonality
1st Subject
C minor
Use of accidentals to switch between major and minor
Intro
C minor (dark key)
2nd Subject
In unexpected Eb minor (theme 1)
In Eb major - relative major (theme 2 & 3)
Development
In unrelated key of E minor
Sustaining G minor key (1st subject material)
In subdominant key F minor (2nd subject material, theme 1)
Modulates to tonic key (2nd subject material, theme 2)
Coda
Tonic key
Ends with perfect cadence
Dim. 7th chords just before the coda
Structure
Modified sonata form using material from the introduction
Intro
Bars 1-10
1st Subject/Exposition
Bars 11-50
Uses periodic phrasing (2+2+4 bar phrases)
2nd Subject
Bars 51-132
Theme 1:
bars 51-88
Theme 2 :
bars 89-102
Theme 3 :
bars 113-132
Hand crossing (theme 1)
Contrary motion (theme 2)
Development
Bars 133-194
Recapitulation
Bars 195-294
Coda
Bars 295-end