Chapter 35. Personalizing the Conversation: Beethoven and the Classical Sonata; Listening Guide 24: Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, I

As the middle section draws to an end, long bass notes are sustained below a rising and then descending passage. T/F

true

In the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, the melody is most often accompanied by arpeggiated chords. T/F

true

Which of the following statements about the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata are correct? Which are incorrect?

-The movement is in a slow duple meter. -A soft dynamic pervades the movement. -The movement is in modified song form.

Listen to the excerpt. Which of the following describe the coda from the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? Which does not?

-arpeggios -quiet volume -main melody in the bass (left hand)

Match the sections of the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata to their sonic descriptions.

1. melody in right hand--strophe 1 2.return to original key area--strophe 2 3.Melody is stated in the left hand--coda 4.appegiated chords--introduction

Which of the following describes the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

1.begins with a singing melody 2.soft dynamics 3.in an expressive minor key

Place the parts of the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in the correct order.

1.intro 2.strophe 1 3.middle section 4.strophe 2 5.coda

The sonata in the Classical era was:

1.sometimes used by composer-performers as show pieces 2.sometimes designed for amateur performance 3. considered the most significant in the keyboard literature

The Countess Giuletta Guicciardi was:

Beethoven student

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Expression: ethereal Key: minor Form: modified song form Texture: mostly homophonic, with active accompaniment

Beethoven gave the nickname Moonlight to his own piano sonata.

False

Beethoven, in his Moonlight Sonata, follows typical formal molds in all of the movements.

False

Generally, a scherzo is slower-paced than a minuet.

False

The Countess Giulietta Guicciardi was:

1.one of Beethoven's students 2.a woman with whom Beethoven was enamored 3.a woman with whom Beethoven was enamored

Which of the following are present at the beginning of the middle section of the movement, heard in this excerpt?

-use of arpeggios -quiet volume -idea in dialogue

Match the musical and thematic elements with the excerpted clips from the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Be sure to listen to each clip in its entirety.

Beginning of middle section: yellow (motivic development) Introduction + main melody: red (dotted figure) Coda: green (low range melody)

Beethoven called the Moonlight Sonata a:

Fantasy Sonata

The Moonlight Sonata evokes what new expressive style?

Romantic

Which of the following describes the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

Scherzo and trio

Listen to the excerpt, then fill in the blanks in the sentence below. (main melody)

The main melody heard at the beginning of Strophe 1 is in a (slow) tempo and features (repeated) notes.

Listen to the excerpt, then fill in the blank in the sentence below.

The most prominent feature of the accompaniment in this excerpt is described as (arpeggios).

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata was dedicated to one of his students, with whom he had fallen in love.

True

Beethoven's solo piano sonatas are some of his most important works.

True

The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.

True

Listen to the excerpt. Which describes the opening of this piano sonata? Note that the recording is very quiet, so be sure to turn up your volume if you can't hear it right away.

arpeggiated chords

Which of the following describe the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? Which do not?

continuous arpeggiated pattern in accompaniment in an expressive minor key Do Not cheerful mood very loud dynamics

Put the musical events in the correct order in which they appear in the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Note that clicking on the card will select it as an answer; do not click on the cards unless you are ready to answer the question.

four measures of arpeggiated chords, return of the main melody in a higher range, motivic development over a sustained pedal note, melody in the bass

Listen to the excerpt from the beginning of the first movement. (main theme) What describes the main theme (which begins at 0:24) of the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata?

it begins with a dotted figure on a repeated note

Listen to the coda of the Moonlight Sonata. (coda) Which describes how the main melody is presented here?

it is played in the extreme low range of the piano

Here is the main melody: (main melody) Here is the melodic idea that occurs in dialogue between the two hands: (idea in dialogue) Which describes the music that follows the main melody in the second half of Strophe 2? (end of Strophe 2)

it returns to the idea in dialogue between the two hands

What describes the music heard at the beginning of Strophe 2 in the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

it returns to the opening melody

Which of the following is not present at the beginning of the middle section of the movement, heard in this excerpt?

main melody featuring a repeated note

Which describes the form of the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

modified song form

Which of the following describe Countess Giulietta Guicciardi? Which do not?

one of Beethoven's students the dedicatee of the Moonlight Sonata

Classical sonatas were often written for one solo instrument, usually the:

piano

The sonata in the Classical era was an important genre for amateur musicians playing which instrument?

piano

Classical sonatas were set either for solo instrument (usually the -) or for - .

piano duos

Listen to the excerpt. What is the genre of this work? [Beginning of movement]

piano sonata

Which describes the tempo of the third movement of the Moonlight Sonata? third is last

presto agitato

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence. This first movement of the Moonlight Sonata features a - dynamic and the use of -.

quiet arpeggios

In the second movement of his Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven uses a variant of the minuet called a:

scherzo

At this point in the sonata, about halfway through Strophe 1, the main melody has changed keys (modulated) while the accompaniment continues, and a new idea in dialogue between the two hands is heard next. (new idea in dialogue) What about the music remains unchanged from how it sounded in the introduction? (introduction)

the arpeggios

Listen to the excerpt from the second half of Strophe 1 in the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

the idea is split between the two hands (high voice and low voice)

Here is the beginning of Strophe 1, in which the main melody is introduced: (beginning of Strophe 1) Here is the middle of Strophe 1, in which a new idea appears in dialogue between the two hands: (middle of Strophe 1) Which describes the music heard directly after this, at the end of Strophe 1? (end of Strophe 1)

the main melody returns in a higher range