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