Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in C-minor, No 4, Movement 4

Selection – String Quartet in C-minor, No 4, Movement 4

Composer – Ludwig van Beethoven

Stylistic Period – Classical Period

Form – Theme and variations

Timbre – string quartet, two violins, viola, cello

Melody – simple, repeated phrases

Harmony –  simple, pleasurable

Dynamics – crescendo

Texture - homophonic

Rhythm/Tempo – changing, slow, fast, fast

 

Two Key Characteristic’s of Stylistic Period

1. Repetitive      

2. Form, fast, slow, fast,fast