Berlioz: LC notes, Un bal

Berlioz: LC notes, Un bal

1. Intro

   • Tremolo on violins and viola
   • Ascending Quaver arpeggio on double bass answered by triplet semiquavers on harp
   • Gradually gets louder (poco a poco, cresc. sempre)
   • Reaches climax
   • Woodwind enter - Flutes and oboes.
   • Descending semiquaver scales on harp
   • Woodwind join in the descending scale.

2. Theme 1

   • 2 bar introduction
     • The violin 2, cello, double bass and viola play the accompaniment
       • Viennese waltz style accompaniment - vamping.
     • Violin 1 plays the theme 1 melody.
       • Begins on upbeat
     • Waltz style accompaniment continues.
     • Stepmovent and chromatic movement.
     • The tempo slows down - rall (rallentando)
       • Comes back to normal speed (a tempo)

3. Theme 2

   • Two bar introduction
   • Semiquaver broken chords on the harp
   • Pizzicato arpeggios on the double bass and cello
   • Violin 2 plays the theme 2 melody
   • Tremolo on middle strings
   • Tremolo and pizzicatto accompaniment
   • The second five bars are similar to the first with a triplet link inbetween
   • Step movement of melody on Violin 1
   • Clarinet, oboe and flute join in
   • Ends on perfect cadence.

4. Theme 3

   • Two bar lead in
   • Rising scale on Flute 1 and clarinet in thirds
   • Melody is on violins in 3rds
   • Accompaniment on viola and cello
   • One idea played 5 times in descending sequence
   • Range of 7th
   • Semiquaver repeated notes
   • 2nd Phrase
     • Violin plays an 8 note turning motif
     • The cello imitates this an octave lower an at two bar distance
     • Repeated notes
     • Polyphonic texture
     • Cello and clarinet play 3 note figure
       • Imitated by double bass an octave later
       • Ends on imperfect cadence.