Beethoven Flash Cards

Circle of fifths

• Chords moving up/down by a fourth, bars 244 - 249

• Chords moving up/down by a fifth, bars 244 - 249

• Chords moving up/down by a sixth, bars 244 - 249

• Chords moving up/down by a third, bars 244 - 249

Coda

• Section that ends/rounds off the piece to a conclusion

• A musical introduction to a piece

• A repeated section in a song

• A type of musical scale

Scalic

• Melody that ascends or descends by a single note

• A type of harmony that uses chords

• A rhythmic pattern in music

• A musical form that repeats themes

Sequence

• Melodic pattern repeated at a higher or lower pitch

• A series of notes played in a random order

• A rhythmic pattern that varies in tempo

• A musical form that consists of verses and a chorus

Chromatic scale

• Scale that uses all possible notes, moving by one semitone/minor 2nd at a time

• Scale that consists of seven distinct notes

• Scale that uses only the white keys on a piano

• Scale that is based on a specific key signature

Sforzando (sfz)

• Sudden loud accent on an individual note or chord

• A gradual increase in volume

• A soft and gentle sound

• A repeated note played quickly

Interrupted cadence

• Chord progression V – vi, bar 9

• Chord progression I – IV, bar 5

• Chord progression ii – V, bar 7

• Chord progression IV – I, bar 3

Eb major

• Relative major key

• Minor key

• Diminished key

• Augmented key

Dominant preparation

• Long dominant pedal preparing for a return to the tonic key of C minor, bar 175 - 184

• Short dominant pedal leading to a modulation in D major, bar 150 - 160

• Dominant chord resolving to the subdominant key of A minor, bar 180 - 190

• Extended dominant preparation with chromatic alterations, bar 200 - 210

Monophonic passage

• Long descending right-hand passage leading into the recapitulation

• Short ascending left-hand passage before the exposition

• Rapid alternating notes in both hands

• Melodic line accompanied by chords