Pathetique Analysis

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Pathetique Analysis

Instrumentation

Piano

Fortepiano can: - Sustain Notes -Play with Different Dynamics -More Variety in Articulation -Hold Notes for Longer (Hammered, not Plucked) -Has Wider Tessitura

Piano Used in place of Early Keyboard Instruments

Melody

Bars 15-18 is Mimim-Dominated Melody

Descending Disjunct Arpeggiated Melody

Crotchet-Dominated Melody

First 2 bars are octaves apart

apart from bar 13's rhythm to bar 11

sequential

Scalic

Some use of Chromaticism

Mostly conjunct in bars 11-19

Tonality

2nd Subject of Recapitulation in F min (subject dominant)

Many ongoing perfect cadences

Moves to Eb min, Eb maj, E min, C min, F min and G min

Piece is in C min

Texture

Exposition uses oscillating quavers all the way through

Homophonic Texture (Specifically Melody and Accompaniment)

Dynamics

Overall, Lots of Dynamic Variety

First Subject of Exposition is p, until final few bars, suddenly changes to forte

Vast Variety of Dynamics in Each Sonata Section

Lots of Dynamic Variety in Bar 1-6

Structure

In Sonata Form

Recapitulation

More expected relationship in keys in recapitulation

C min, F min

Bar 195-310

Development (Section 2)

Development begins in distant key

E min

Bar 137-194

Exposition (Section 1)

C min, Eb min, Eb maj

Bar 11-136

Harmony

Dominant Pedal in Bar 166 suggests Key Change soon

Use of Dim 7th Chords creates Instability