Beethoven Septet In E Flat Homework 2

Christian Halfpenny

Homorhythmic: Term form music with the same rhythmic structure in all parts

Counterpoint: the musical texture resulting from the simultaneous sounding of two or more
melodies or parts

Countermelody: a sequence of notes, perceived as a melody, written to be played simultaneously

with a more prominent lead melody

Periodic Phrasing: Music styled like call and response, The music is divided into pairs of an equal
number of measures, and the phrase of music is divided into an open-ended phrase that
requires a second phrase as a response.

Diatonic scale: A scale that uses the notes in the key signature

Codetta: A passage of music that brings the piece or movement to an end.

Antiphonal Exchange: when two parts are played alternately, (one answers the other )

Acciaccatura: A crush note, thought of a less melodically significant appoggiatura as the time
between the Acciaccatura and the note its self is a lot less.

Chromatic: Refers to a structure based on the chromatic scale which goes up in semitones.

Cadence: A particular series of chords or intervals that end a piece or section of music.

Q1, Example of Homorhythmic texture… Bar 14 Beat 2

Q2 Example of 2 part counterpoint … Bar 254 – 257 between Clarinet & horn, and the strings.

Q3 Example of periodic phrasing …

Q4 bar 161 has chromatic writing in the violin and bars 163 & 164 are diatonic.

Q5 Bars 53-56 is second Subject of the exposition, whereas bars 188 – 199 is the second subject of
the recapitulation, that the key has modulated from Bb to Eb