Symphonie fantastique "March to the Scaffold"

What movement does ‘March to the Scaffold’ belong to?

MVT IV

Who created “March to the Scaffold”?

Hector Berlioz

When was “March to the Scaffold” written?

1830

“March to the Scaffold” is op ___

14

What is “March to the Scaffold” in France?

Marche au Supplice

What was the first version of “March to the Scaffold”

“March of the Guards” (1826)

What is heard in the FIRST measure of “March to the Scaffold”?

Three timpani and bass and cello playing pizzicato notes on each beat of the pulse

What do percussionists use in “March to the Scaffold”?

Spong-headed mallets

What do the timpanis perform in the intro of “March to the Scaffold”?

Sextuplets

What is the time signature of “March to the Scaffold”?

Cut-time

What instruments FIRST play syncopation in “March to the Scaffold”?

Horns

How do the horns create syncopation in “March to the Scaffold”?

Using long-short-long-short rhythm with an offbeat and accented half-note

What is the key of the FIRST theme in “March to the Scaffold”?

G minor

What do the strings play in Theme 1 of “March to the Scaffold”?

Long, descending melody that diminuendos

How is Theme 1 of “March to the Scaffold” altered when it is repeated?

It adds bassoons with dotted notes

How does Theme 1 of “March to the Scaffold” change in its third version?

The percussion enters with sextuplets

How is Theme 1 of “March to the Scaffold” changed in its 5th repetition?

Higher strings play pizzicato on an inversed theme

What does Theme 2 of “March to the Scaffold” have in common with funeral marches?

It modulates to the mediant (Bb) and has dotted notes

What aspects of Theme 2 of “March to the Scaffold” are NOT like a funeral march?

Major mode, ascending direction, forte volume, and lively brass and woodwinds

What does Theme 3 of “March to the Scaffold” consist of?

Ff calls and forte responses between brass and woodwinds

What plays the ‘idee fixe’ melody in “March to the Scaffold”?

A lone pianissimo clarinet

How long does the clarinet play its melody in “March to the Scaffold”?

5 measures

What interrupts the idee fixe melody?

A ff quarter note in full orchestra and a 3 quiet pizzicato notes in strings

What is the opening dynamic level of “March to the Scaffold”?

Piano

In Theme 1 the low strings play the descending melody in…

Monophony