Chapter 16: Passing Notes, Passing Chords

(Many examples contain numerous types of passing ideas, including ones that can be interpreted in multiple ways. The subsections below are not intended to be entirely exclusive.)

Passing Notes

PSa	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Intermezzo in E-flat Major, op. 117 no. 1, mm. 1-4
PSb	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in d minor, op. 31 no. 2, mvt. 2, mm. 1-6
PSc	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, String Quartet in B-fat Major, op. 18 no. 6, mvt. 4, mm. 1-12
PSd	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Dvorak, Cello Concerto in b minor, op. 104, mvt. 2, mm. 162-166
PSe	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Grieg, Violin Sonata no. 3 in c minor, op. 45, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
PSf	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E Major, op. 14 no. 1, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
PSg	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Suite no. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV 1009, Prélude, mm. 1-7
PSh	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Partita no. 2 in d minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004, Chaconne, mm. 245-249
PSi	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, three-part mirror fugue, mm. 1-12
PSj	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, mvt. 1, mm. 1-5
PSk	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Johann Strauss Jr., Die Fledermaus, Act II no. 8, mm. 57-72
PSl	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Nocturne in B Major, op. 62 no. 1, mm. 1-4
PSm	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Grieg, Ballade in g minor, op. 24, mm. 1-8 (see m. 8)

Accented Passing

PSn	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Symphony no. 5 in c minor, op. 67, mvt. 2, mm. 10-15
PSo	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Handel, Concerto Grosso in C Major, HWV 318 ("Alexander's Feast"), mvt. 4, mm. 1-8
PSp	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in e minor, op. 64, mvt. 2, mm. 179-184
PSq	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
PSr	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 309, mvt. 3, mm. 1-11
PSs	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Etude in e minor, op. 25 no. 5, mm. 1-9

Chromatic Passing

PSt	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Bizet, Carmen, Act I no. 5, Habañera, mm. 1-12
PSu	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act II, Scene 2, "Voi che sapete", mm. 9-16
PSv	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Fantasy in d minor, K. 397, mm. 12-15
PSw	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Violin Sonata in 9 in A Major, op. 47, mvt. 2, mm. 224-228
PSx	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960, mvt. 1, mm. 318-335
PSy	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 31 no. 3, mvt. 1, mm. 1-17
PSz	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, "Nachtigallen schwingen", op. 6 no. 6, mm. 47-52
PSa1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Lizst, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année no. 3 ("Aux cyprés de la Villa d'Este II: Thrénodie"), mm. 1-5
PSb1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Capriccio in b minor, op. 76 no. 2, mm. 1-7

Passing Chords

PSc1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Corelli, Concerto Grosso in g minor, op. 6 no. 8, mvt. 1, mm. 1-6
PSd1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Fantasy in c minor, K. 475, mm. 86-95
PSe1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 26, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
PSf1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, String Quartet in A Major, K. 464, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
PSg1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in f minor, op. 2 no. 1, mvt. 3, mm. 1-14
PSh1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 81a, mvt. 1, mm. 5-16
PSi1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Corelli, Concerto Grosso in D Major, op. 6 no. 7, mvt. 3, mm. 20-23

Chords Supporting Passing Notes

PSj1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, String Quartet in G Major, op. 76 no. 1, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
PSk1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049, mvt. 1, mm. 1-13
PSl1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mahler, Symphony no. 2 in c minor, mvt. 4, mm. 1-2
PSm1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Chorale no. 48 ("Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig"), mm. 1-4
PSn1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 81a, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
PSo1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Vivaldi, Concerto in F Major, op. 8 no. 3 ("Autumn"), mvt. 3, mm. 14-22
PSp1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Symphony no. 101 in D Major, mvt. 4, mm. 1-8
PSq1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Cantata no. 147, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (arr. Hess), mm. 1-8
PSr1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, String Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 76 no. 6, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
PSs1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, "Im Frühling", D. 882, mm. 1-5

Passing at Slightly Deeper Levels

PSt1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 10 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 1-16
PSu1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in G major, op. 31 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 1-6
PSv1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 110, mvt. 1, mm. 1-5
PSw1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 939, mm. 1-12
PSx1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
PSy1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Sonata no. 3 in C Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1005, mvt. 3, mm. 1-4
PSz1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Prelude in e minor, op. 28 no. 4, mm. 1-13