GABRIEL FAURÉ

Piano Quartet No. 1

in C minor, Op. 15
Section Measures Keys Comments

EXPOSITION 1-73

First Theme Area 1-17 C minor/Aeolian/Dorian

Transition 18-37 Modulatory Based on First Theme

Second Theme Area 38-61 Eb major

Closing Area 62-73 Eb

DEVELOPMENT 74-158

Sub-section a 74-99 Modulatory Based on First Theme

Sub-section b 100-15 Modulatory Based on First Theme

Sub-section c 116-28 Ab major, Modulatory Uses First and Second Themes

Sub-section d 129-52 Eb major, Modulatory First Theme fragment in stretto

Sub-section e 153-58 Emphasis on G7 Retransition

RECAPITULATION 159-229

First Theme Area 159-74 C minor/Aeolian/Dorian

Transition 175-94 Modulatory

Second Theme 195-218 C major

Closing Area 219-229 C

CODA

Coda 230-47 C minor/Mixolydian/major First Theme

Section Measures Keys Comments

Scherzo 1-221

A 1-51 Eb major A Theme

B 52-141

Sub-section 1 52-99 Various A Theme

Sub-section 2 100-32 G minor, Various B Theme and A Theme (modified)

Sub-section 3 133-41 Emphasis on Bb7 Based on A Theme; Retransitional

A1 142-92 Eb major Based on First Theme

Codetta 193-221 A Theme (modified) and B Fragments

Trio 222-383 Bb major Trio Theme

Scherzo1 (A1) 384-460 Eb major Only A1 and Codetta

Section Measures Keys Comments

A 1-26 C minor Blocked

B 27-63 Ab major Rocking

A1 64-92 C minor Arpeggiated

Codetta 93-105 C minor Arpeggiated

Section Measures Keys Comments
EXPOSITION 1-149
First Theme Area 1-38 C minor
Transition Area 39-95 Modulatory
Second Theme Area 96-133 Eb major
Closing Theme Area 134-49 Eb major
DEVELOPMENT 150-269
Sub-section a 150-89 Eb major/minor, Db major
Sub-section b 190-207 Modulatory Circle of fifths
Sub-section c 208-35 Modulatory Second Theme modified, circle of fifths
Sub-section d 236-69 Modulatory First theme modified and Transition Area material

RECAPITULATION 270-382
First Theme Area 270-305 C minor
Transition 306-42 Gb major/minor, Eb major/minor, C major/minor
Second Theme 343-66 C major
Closing Area 367-82 C major
CODA 383-451
Sub-section e 383-98 E major, C major Second and First Themes
Sub-section f 399-420 Modulatory, C major First Theme modified and rhythms from Exposition’s Transition
Area
Sub-section g 421-451 C major Second Theme modified, Closing Theme, and Transition Area
material