Brahms St Antoni Chorale Variations

BRAHMS ST ANTONI CHORALE VARIATIONS

First Movement

MUSICAL ELEMENTS

Movement is in Bb Major

Romantic Era

Some use of Chromaticism

Though this is not to change key only to embellish piece

Phrase 1 ends on an imperfect cadence   Bb - F    bars 1 - 5

Bars 5 - 10 end on a perfect cadence F- Bb

Bars 11 - 18  imperfect cadence   Bb - F

Bars 19 - 30 perfect cadence F - Bb

2/4 Time

A section lasts 10 bars (or 20 with repeat)

B section lasts 8 bars

A' section lasts 11 bars (excluding coda)

We can see that the third section is developed as it is transposed up in pitch

STRUCTURE

Form:    A B A'

or A A B A' B A' with repeats

CONTEXT

Brahms Variations

Original Theme by Haydn

Orchestral Piece
Romantic Piece