1
Q
DG
Orchestration
5 points
A
- Brass used in homophonic chords, fanfare like
- Drums add rythmic momentum with repeated hi-hat in first chorus
- Cymbal roll into chorus creating excitement
- Strings sometimes tremolo for tension
- Synth and glockenspiel used for magical sounds
2
Q
DG
Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
5 points
A
- Vocal part mostly crotchets and quavers, sometimes long notes at phrase end
- Rests break phrases, phrases start with a rest
- Dotted rhythms throughout
- Syncopation
- Frequent rallentandos
3
Q
DG
Texture
5 Points
A
- Mainly homophonic
- Sparse texture at the beggining
- Coda is polyphonic
- Ostinato accompaniement(Bar 88)
- Homophonic chordal textures(Bar 132)
4
Q
DG
Tonality
4 Points
A
- Intro modulates a lot until reaching Dmaj at the verse
- Unlimited section in Gmaj
- Ambigious tonality at the beggining, chromatic descending scale
- “Well are you coming” returns to chromatic melody of intro
5
Q
DG
Melody
A
- Syllabic word setting
- Leaps often a perfect 5th
- Other times angular leaps e.g compund 5th (Bar 140)
- Verse and chorus combine conjucnt and disjunct melodies
- Melody is often legato for contrast to triumphant sections
6
Q
Music for a while
Melody
A
- Descending sequence e.g Bar 20
- Rests used to break melodic phrases
- Mostly conjunct
- Repeated text
- Lots of ornaments
7
Q
Music for a while
Word painting
A
- “Free the dead” in G maj
- “Wondering” long legato melisma
- “Pains were eased” features dissonance and resolution
- “Drop” descending, detached
- “Eternal” long mellisma
8
Q
Music for a while
Rhythm and Metre
A
- Occasional syncopation
- Some dotted rhythms
- Quaves and semi-quavers most common
9
Q
Music for a while
Harmony
A
- Right hand harpsichord plays a realisation from original figured bass
- Suspensions occasionally used
- Dissonance used for word painting e.g Pains
- False relations particularly in ground bass
- Perfect cadenced within ground bass
10
Q
Music for a while
Ground bass
A
- After 4.5 repeats the ground bass modulates, returns to home key in bar 29
- Uses intervals of semitones
- Ascending sequence within the ground bass
11
Q
Music for a while
Instruments
A
- Right hand harpsichord plays a realisation
- Harpsichord and bass viol play basso continuo
- Soprano singer, harpsichord, bass viol
12
Q
Music for a while
Background info
A
- Baroque era, 1692
- Written for the play of Oedipus
- The piece is incidental music
13
Q
Music for a while
Tonality
A
- Mostly A minor
- Modulates frequently in the B section
- C maj (Bar 22)
- A major (Bar 23)
14
Q
KQ
Melody
A
- Text setting mainly syllabic
- Backing vocals words and vocalisations (Bars 8-9)
- Melody starts mostly conjunct
- Verse and chorus combine conjunct and disjunct melody
- Leaps often a rising major sixth (Bars 6-7)
15
Q
KQ
Texture
A
- Mainly Homophonic
- Use of imitation
- Use of layering
- Three part texture guitar solo
- Anitiphonal (Bard 67-68)
16
Q
KQ
Harmony and Tonality
A
- Eb Major
- Most chords in root position, occasional inversions
- Dissonance (Bar 30)
- Circle of Fifths in Chorus (Bars 20-21)
- Heavy use of altered or extended chords (F11 in Bar 47)
17
Q
KQ
Tempo and Rhythm
A
- 112 Beats per minute, moderate
- In 12/8 compound quadruple time
- Frequent syncopation
- Could also be written 3/4 swung
18
Q
KQ
Background
A
- Released 1974
- Glam Rock genre
- Diverged from classic rock with adventorous harmonies and tonalities
19
Q
KQ
Instruments
A
- Freddie Mercury is a high tenor
- Honky Tonk piano overdubbed
- Guitar uses slides, bends, pull offs, hammer ons
20
Q
BC
Background
A
- Concerto Grosso (group of soloists)
- Baroque
- Chamber music - written for small group of musicians
- Created as a job application to the duke of Margrave
21
Q
BC
Dynamics
A
- No dynamic markings for Harpsichord - no dyanmic range
- Few dynamics markings, mostly comparitive - e.g violin plays quiter for flute solo
22
Q
BC
Structure
A
- Ternary form
- A section is a fugal style
- B section in relative minor
- Fragments of A section melody in B section
23
Q
BC
Sonority/Instruments
A
- Unusual Virtuoso piano, scalic runs
- Uses a baroque flute, wooden
- String orchestra play ripieno
- Soloists are concertino
24
Q
BC
Texture
A
- Flute and Violin play 2 part counterpoint at start
- All soloists play 4 part counterpoint when playing together
- Polyphonic with use of imitation
- Uses many fugal techniques although it is not a fugue
25
# BC
Tonality
* Main tonality is D major
* B section in B minor
* Modulates to the V (Amaj) and V/V (Emaj)
26
# BC
Harmony
* Occasional Suspensions
* 1st inversion and root position chords
* Perfect cadences to mark end of sections
* Uses standard Baroque chords (I,IV,V)
27
# BC
Rhythm,
* In 2/4, could be written in 6/8
* Lots of triplets and dotted rhythms
* Begins with an anacrusis
* Harpsichord contains many fast semiquaver runs
28
# BC
Melody
* Ornaments - appogiaturas, trills
* Scalic runs
* Rising sequences
* Lots of stepwise/conjunct movement
29
# SW
Melody
Main theme:
* Bar 1, rising perfect 5th
* Bar 2 and 3 identical, leap of minor 7th
* Anacrusis
B theme
* Also anacrusis
* Ends with a descending Bb minor melodic scale
* Contrasting
30
# SW
Structure
* AABA structure
* Follows action on screen
31
# SW
Background information
* A New Hope released in 1977
* Uses Luke Skywalker Lietmotif
* "Rebel blockade runner" supports action
32
# SW
Harmony
* When 2 planets show music is Bitonal
* Uses some non-tonal chords like Ab Major in Bb Major key of A section
* Intro to A theme has an inverted tonic pedal played in tremolo
* B theme contains a brass dominant pedal
33
# SW
Texture
* Uses pedal textures e.g inverted tonic pedal or dominant pedal
* A section accompanied by Block Chords or Appeggios
* Mainly homophonic
34
# SW
Instrumentation
* Traditional style of romantic orchestra
* Many instruments double melodies
* Uses a full symphony orchestra
35
# SW
Tonality
* Bb Major
* Dissonance when spaceships appear
* Bitonality during action in ship
* Switches to C major when planets appear
36
# SW
Rhythm,Tempo,Metre
* Homorhythmic Chords when Empire ship appears (like "mars")
* Theme A accompaniement, syncopated block chords
* Tempo change when action appears
* Both themes feature anacrusis
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