Stylistic Features Instrumental Music Piano quintet in F minor, mov 3 (Brahms) 1864

Piece Structure Tonality Harmony Texture Rhythm

Monophonic opening.
Scherzo (3 themes) Tierce de Picardie bar 193 Scherzo = 6/8 & 2/4 time.
A bars 1-12 C minor See structure Interplay between piano and strings:
B bars 13-21 C minor Augmented -6th built up in the first Bars 1-13: Piano supplies inner part between Trio = 6/8.
C bars 22-37 C major Keys established by phrase (Ab C Eb F#) that resolves the melody and bass parts with imitation of
A bars 38-56 C minor clear cadences and to chord V in bar 6 over a tonic pedal. the string part from bar 9. Motifs made up of quavers
B bars 57-67 C minor pedal points. and semi quavers
Piano Fugato 67-100 C minor Tonic pedal on C 194-201. Bars 22-29: piano doubles and thickens the particularly from bars 88-
B bars 100-109 Eb minor string chords. 100.
quintet in C bars 109-124 Eb major Chromatic writing 226-241
A bars 125-157 Eb minor / C minor underpinned by a dominant pedal on G. Bars 30-34: imitation between the string Syncopations bars 1-12.
F minor, B bars 158-193 C minor melody in octaves and the piano chords.
Early music influences Root position Augmentation of motif bars
Mov 3 Trio triads bars 18-21 and minor version of Bars 67-99: piano provides two part 105-112 between violin 2 &
A bars 193-225 C major / B major chord V bar 19 give a modal feel. counterpoint that grows to five parts. violin 1.
B bars 225-241 C major Chord V without a third bar 21.
A bars 242-261 C major Homorhythmic bars 57-67. Cross rhythms bars 225-
Brahms Keys established by clear cadences and 241.
Scherzo repeated creating an overall structure of pedal points. Fugal / 5 part counterpoint bars 67-100.
A/B/A.

1864 Melody Instrumental Other

Writing
A piano quintet is a type of
Bars 1-12 ; Rising melody with frequent Technically Chamber music consisting of a
syncopations demanding. string quartet and a piano. Brahms
Bars 13-21: jerky melody in c minor clearly intended this four
Bars 22-37: March like theme in C major Wide range of movement work for highly skilled
dynamics used. performers as it is fast and
Bars 88-100 Melodies fragmented into tiny technically demanding.
cells to provide 5 part counterpoint. Wide range of notes
used both high and Brahms had a great respect for
Augmentation of motif bars 105-112 between violin low. earlier music , particularly
2 & violin 1. Beethoven.