Berlioz: Un Bal (Second Movement from Symphonie Fantastique)

Form
1. Turnery
2. A B A
  1. A: Exposition
  2. B: Develpment
  3. A: Recapitulation
Orchestration
1. Strings
  1. Violins 1 and 2
  2. Violas
  3. Cellos
  4. Double Bass
  5. Harp
2. Woodwind
  1. 2 Flutes
  2. Oboe
  3. 2 Clarinets in A
3. Brass
  1. 2 Horns in E
  2. 2 Horns in C
Key
1. A Major
Time Signature
1. 3/8 (Three quaver beats in a bar)
Metre
1. 3
Themes
1. 1
  1. Step Movement
  2. 4 phrases (4 bars x 4 bars)
  3. Starts with an upbeat
  4. A major
  5. 16 bar melody
2. 3
  1. Repeated notes
  2. Falling seq.
  3. Accent first beat in each bar
  4. Homophonic followed by cannon
  5. A maj w/ chromatic movement
3. 2
  1. A major
  2. 11 bar melody (two 5 bar phrases w/ link)
  3. Repeated Notes
  4. Ends on perf. cadence (5 - 1)
  5. Descending Melody
4. Ideé Fixe
  1. Waltz time
  2. Irregular phrasing
  3. Sequence
  4. Repitition
  5. F maj
Intro
1. Tremolo Strings
2. Ascending arpeggios and chords(lower strings/ harp)
Coda
1. 2 Bar melody in woodwind accomp. by descending scales (polyphonic)
2. Becomes homophonic towards the end finishes on perfect cadence
3. Elements from all 3 themes played

Resource summary

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