Weblinks and videos for use with 8401 – A Level AQA Student Guide to Strand C: Romantic Piano Music

Teacher's Introduction – The Six Featured Pieces

  1. Chopin: Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2
  2. Chopin: Nocturne in G minor, Op. 37, No. 1
  3. Brahms: Intermezzo in E♭ major, Op. 117, No. 1
  4. Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2
  5. Grieg: I Ola-Dalom, i Ola-Kjønn from Norwegian Folk Tunes, Op. 66, No. 14
  6. Grieg: Albumblad from Lyric Pieces, Op. 12, No. 7

Activity 2: Harmony

Brahms’s Intermezzo in E♭ major:

Activity 3: Tonality

Chopin’s Nocturne in G minor:

Activity 4: Sonority

Album leaf / Albumblad, Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 No. 7:

Activity 5: Sonority, Dynamics and Articulation

Chopin’s Nocturne in G minor:

Activity 6: Texture

Chopin’s Waltz in A minor:

Activity 7: Rhythm

  • Brahms’s Intermezzo in E♭ major:
  • Grieg’s In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake:

Practice Exam-style Questions

Short-answer Questions

  • Questions 1 and 2: Grieg’s In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake:
  • Question 3: Chopin’s Waltz in A minor:

Melody and Rhythm Transcription

  • Question 1:
  • Question 2:
  • Question 3:
  • Question 4:
  • Question 5:
  • Question 6:
  • Question 7:

10-mark Questions

  • Question 1:
  • Question 2:
  • Question 3: