Schumann 2 Instrumental Music

What we are going to learn  An analysis of all three movements of Kinderscenen  To compare the Schumann with another work in preparation for Section C essays

Von fremden Ländern und Menschen  Structure  Rounded binary  Harmony&Tonality  G major  E minor bar 12 with interrupted cadence  1 Dim7!  2 V7b, 13 V7d  susp inner part  9-12 , but what chord do we expect at 12 1 ?  Melody  Rising 6 th – Romantic  9-12 melody in bass, RH sequence  Texture  3 part but effectively MelDomHom  B section slightly different relationship between parts

VfLuM 2  Rhythm  Triplets – suggest 6/8  2 Cross-rhythm  Rit, but no a tempo

Hasche-mann  Structure  Rounded Binary  Harmony&Tonality  B minor  Chords first 4 bars?  Bar 2 appoggiaturas  Bar 9. Chords bar 10?  Bar 13!!  15&16  17  Melody  Mostly conjunct  Appoggiaturas  Falling 7 th bar 9

Hash Brown 2  Texture  3-part  Descending arpeggios in middle part  LH jumpy (already mentioned)  Bar double pedal  Rhythm  SEMIQUAVERS  Each phrase starts with crotchet  sfp accents every 2 bars

Fürchtenmachen  Structure  Symmetric Rondo  ABACABA  Harmony&Tonality  Ambiguous start–why?  Bar 4? Bar 8?  B section Em/C  Chords 21-23?  Feminine cadences  Parallels! 2-3  Melody  Bar 2 Chromatic  Otherwise diatonic  5-8 tenor part  Sequences! (find 2)

Fuzzywuzzy 2  Texture  Varied  Not strict 3- or 4-part  Tune in LH e.g. bar 5  Compare 25 with 3:2  Rhythm  Each section has its own characteristic rhythm – why?

Section C Essays  Compare 3 instrumental works  2 of  Form  Texture  Tonality  Harmony  Melody  Metre  Rhythm  Use of resources  36 marks  50 minutes  18+ well illustrated points  Continuous prose

Practice Question  Compare and contrast approaches to harmony and rhythm in  Schumann Kinderscenen and  Haydn String Quartet in E b  24 marks  12+ well-illustrated points