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Unit 5: Friendship & Love

Playlist

Brahms: Trio in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40

May 3, 2016 0:29:14

Schumann: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47

Mar 3, 2015 0:27:12

Franck: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano

Feb 9, 2018 0:26:12

Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 97, Archduke

May 3, 2015 0:37:05

Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer for Vocal Quartet and Piano, Four Hands, Op. 52

Oct 29, 2017 0:23:05

Activities

Brahms: Trio in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40

UNDERSTAND

  • During which historical period in classical music was this work composed?

ANALYZE

  • In the acompanying Inside Chamber Music lecture, Bruce Adolphe discusses the horn solo from the opening of Brahms' Symphony No. 1. Compare the use of the horn in that work and in this work.

EVALUATE

  • Defend why this work is included in this playlist entitled "Friendship and Love" using examples from the work.

CREATE

  • Build your own brass instrument, following the instructions in this video, or using materials around the house!

Schumann: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47

UNDERSTAND

  • Imagine if Schumann had added another violin to this ensemle. What would the name of that ensemble be?

ANALYZE

  • Brahms, the composer of the first work in this playlist, had a long friendship with Robert Schumann. Compare their works in this week's playlist, focusing on qualities their styles have in common.

EVALUATE

  • Defend why this work is included in this playlist entitled "Friendship and Love" using examples from the work.

CREATE

  • Imagine you are creating a playlist around the theme of "friendship and love" and create your own using videos from the CMS archive.

Franck: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano

UNDERSTAND

  • During which historical period in classical music was this work composed?

ANALYZE

  • This work was composed as a wedding gift to the famous violinst and composer, Ysaÿe. What about this work makes it an appropriate gift, using examples from the piece?

EVALUATE

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of musical techniques used in this work to convey the theme of friendship (i.e. canonic imitation used throughout most of the final movement).

CREATE

  • Imagine you are creating a playlist around the theme of "friendship and love" and create your own using videos from the CMS archive.

Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 97, "Archduke"

UNDERSTAND

  • This ensemble includes piano, violin, and cello. What is the name of this type of ensemble?

ANALYZE

  • This work was dedicated to the Archduke Rudolph of Austria, a friend and composition student of Beethoven. Compare this work to Brahms Horn Trio, focusing on how each conveys the theme of friendship.

EVALUATE

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of musical techniques used in this work to convey the theme of friendship.

CREATE

  • Imagine you are a friend of Beethoven. Build your own playlist of works from the CMS archive based on what you know of Beethoven.

Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer for Vocal Quartet and Piano, Four Hands, Op. 52

UNDERSTAND

  • During which historical period in classical music was this work composed?

ANALYZE

  • Compare the use of vocal quartet versus an instrumental chamber ensemble in other works in this playlist convey the theme of friendship. Refer to the text of each song here.

EVALUATE

  • This work uses a dancing waltz style to convey the poems he set. Debate how effectively the use of the waltz style communicates the meaning of the text to the audience.

CREATE

  • Create your own list of favorite poems you would dedicate to a friend and use the CMS archive to pair each poem with a work (or movement of a work) which you think conveys the mood of each poem.