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General Knowledge
Question | Answer |
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Name of composer | Brian Bonsor |
Nationality of composer | Scottish |
Facts about composer | Teacher, writer, composer, lecturer, conductor, arranger and player of recorder Spent 36 years in music education Retired as Regional Advisor in Music |
Explain the time signature | 12/8/compound quadruple/4 dotted crochets per bar |
Explain the key and modulations | Main key is C maj - no modulations |
What form is it in? | Intro, A, B, C, Link, Return of theme, Coda |
Explain structure | Intro (b1) A (b3) B (b9) - p.g.11 b1 C (21) - p.g.11 last line Link - tremolo chords (b33) - p.g12 line 4 Return of theme (b35) - p.g.12 line 4 bar 4 Coda - p.g.13 line 4, b2, beat 2 |
Name period/style and give a time frame | Blues (jazz) originates in African American communities around the end of the 19thC |
Name characteristics of the piece typical to the period/style | Use of 12 bar blues pattern, use of blue notes (flattened 3rd, 7th), Specific chord progression, call and response format, trance like rhythm, repetitive effect "the groove" |
Name other composers of a similar time frame/style | John Coltrane and Miles Davis (jazz composers) |
Allegro con brio | lively and fast with vigour |
rit. e dim | gradually slower and softer |
molto rit. | slow down a lot |