caters Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I have finished analyzing Grande Valse Brilliante by Chopin, the second most famous Chopin waltz after the Minute Waltz. I analyzed both the harmony and the form of the waltz. As for the harmony, that was relatively simple to analyze. The form on the other hand was more complicated in terms of analysis because I had sections, themes within sections, phrases within themes, and subphrases within phrases and even a couple of cadenzas. With the Coda, because it was developing preexisting material, I just showed what material it is developing at each moment. I clarified at the beginning of the score, that I think of this as being in a Quasi-Sonata Form, but you might think of it as an atypical Ternary Form and that's fine too. How well do you think I did analyzing this Chopin waltz? Here is the audio and PDF of my analysis: MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Grande Valse Brilliante Analysis > next PDF Grande Valse Brilliante Analysis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'll check this out a little more later, but you should probably go over your figured bass again. m. 10 has a 9-8 suspension for example, and 12 has a 4-3. My other question to you is what are you trying to say with all of this? You've identified form and chords, sure, but why? To get a better understanding of the piece? How so? Just things to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamezsche Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Good analysis. I’ve always thought it would be nice to see a bit of color in an analysis, highlighting various phrases or voices in different colors so the eye can quickly see similarities and differences throughout the piece. Is this an assignment, or just for fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caters Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, jamezsche said: Good analysis. I’ve always thought it would be nice to see a bit of color in an analysis, highlighting various phrases or voices in different colors so the eye can quickly see similarities and differences throughout the piece. Is this an assignment, or just for fun? It was just for fun. I did 2 Beethoven analyses beforehand, so I thought of analyzing a piece by a different composer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 @caters I'd be interested how you analyze a piece by someone like Joplin or Gershwin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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