Intermezzo in C Major for Strings and Harp - Harmonic structure
The structure of the piece is very simple. There is an 8-bar ritornello and two main 16-bar periods A and B, of a modulatory nature. It begins and ends with a fragment a, which is the first four bars of A.
(Listen again to the Intermezzo while following the plan.)
General Plan:
|
Bars |
Section |
Elements |
Key |
Time |
|
1-8 |
Introduction |
a |
C |
0'0 |
|
9-16 |
Ritornello |
rit |
C®D®G |
0'27 |
|
17-32 |
Section A |
A1 A2 |
C®D®A A®D®G®C |
0'51 1'16 |
|
33-40 |
Ritornello |
rit |
C®D®G |
1'40 |
|
41-56 |
Section B |
B1 B2 |
C®Fm®Bb®Ebm Bb®Fm®C |
2'05 2'30 |
|
57-72 |
Section A |
A1 A2 |
C®D®A A®D®G®C |
2'53 3'18 |
|
73-80 |
Ritornello |
rit |
C®D®G |
3'42 |
|
81-94 |
Coda |
a |
C |
4'06 |
The Elements
(Listen to the raw sequence of chords)
Ritornello
Section A
Section B
