Berlioz: Un Bal (Second Movement from Symphonie Fantastique)

Berlioz: Un Bal (Second Movement from Symphonie Fantastique)

1. Form

   • Turnery
   • A B A
     • A: Exposition
     • B: Develpment
     • A: Recapitulation

2. Orchestration

   • Strings
     • Violins 1 and 2
     • Violas
     • Cellos
     • Double Bass
     • Harp
   • Woodwind
     • 2 Flutes
     • Oboe
     • 2 Clarinets in A
   • Brass
     • 2 Horns in E
     • 2 Horns in C

3. Key

   • A Major

4. Time Signature

   • 3/8 (Three quaver beats in a bar)

5. Metre

   • 3

6. Themes

   • 1
     • Step Movement
     • 4 phrases (4 bars x 4 bars)
     • Starts with an upbeat
     • A major
     • 16 bar melody
   • 3
     • Repeated notes
     • Falling seq.
     • Accent first beat in each bar
     • Homophonic followed by cannon
     • A maj w/ chromatic movement
   • 2
     • A major
     • 11 bar melody (two 5 bar phrases w/ link)
     • Repeated Notes
     • Ends on perf. cadence (5 - 1)
     • Descending Melody
   • Ideé Fixe
     • Waltz time
     • Irregular phrasing
     • Sequence
     • Repitition
     • F maj

7. Intro

   • Tremolo Strings
   • Ascending arpeggios and chords(lower strings/ harp)

8. Coda

   • 2 Bar melody in woodwind accomp. by descending scales (polyphonic)
   • Becomes homophonic towards the end finishes on perfect cadence
   • Elements from all 3 themes played