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JC Set B
Peer Gynt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define suite? | A collection of dances originally composed for a ballet/play which a composer rearranges for performance in concert setting. |
| Give the full title of this set work? | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 |
| Name the composer ? | Edvard Grieg |
| What is incidental music? | Music that is played before nd between the acts of a play |
| Why was Grieg known as a nationalist composer? | He used the folk music of his native country (Norway) in his compositions. |
| What 'kind' of music is this? | Programme Music |
| What was the name of the playwright who asked Grieg to compose music for his play? | Ibsen |
| Name the key, time signature, tempo of ' Morning"? | E major , 6/8, Allegretto Pastorale (fairly fast) |
| Name the mood, form and texture of 'Morning' | Peaceful, Ternary ABA1 Coda, homophonic |
| What is a coda? | The final section in a peace of music |
| Who plays the melody for morning initially? | The flute plays it first accompanied by ww. |
| Who plays the melody for morning after the flute? | The oboe (an 8ve lower) and its accompanied by strings. |
| What group of instruments later takes up the melody? | The strings, play in unison (f) |
| What musical feature is heard at the end of the A section? | A rising sequence. |
| Describe the music of the B section of 'Morning'? | The cello plays a contrasting tune, lots of sudden changes from p to f. |
| What brass instrument comes in at the end of the B section? | Horn, anticipates opening tune but in the key of F major. |
| Who plays the opening melody in the A1 section? | Cellos, oboes, bassoons. |
| Describe the accompaniment? | Busy semiquavers on strings |
| Who plays the opening tune in the coda? | Violins, incomplete fragments of the melody are shared between a number of instruments |
| What musical feature is heard on the flute representing birdsong? | Trills |
| Describe the last chord of 'Morning'? | Emajor, tonic chord played very softly (pp) |
| Define poco rit? | Slowing down a little |
| Define trill? | Ornamentation of a melody note |
| How does Grieg convey the Eastern effect of Anitras Dance? | Uses muted strings and triangle. |
| State the key, time siganture and tempo of Anitras Dance? | A minor, 3/4, Very fast in the style of a mazurka. |
| State the mood, form and texture of Anitras Dance? | Exotic, Ternary ABA1 and homophonic. |
| What is a mazurka? | A Polish dance in 3/4 time. It has an accent of the 2nd beat of the bar. |
| What does the opening of Anitras dance sound like? (Section A) | Very soft chords played by strings with a roll on triangle. |
| Describe the string accompaniment? | A pizzicato waltz like accompaniment |
| Define con sordini? | With mutes (makes violins sound softer) |
| What does Section B sound like? | A graceful melody played in 3rds on violins using the bow (arco). They also play a falling melody alternating between pizzicato and arco.All repeated at a higher pitch. |
| Describe the music of A1? | In key of D major. (sounds brighter in major key) Opening waltz rhythm returns. |
| How does the piece end? | As it began, in key of A minor with a very soft chord in the strings and a triangle roll. |
| Name the key, time signature and tempo of " In the hall of the mountain king"? | B minor, 4/4, Quickly in a march style. |
| Name the mood, form and texture of it? | Mysterious/exciting, variations on a melodic ostinato, homophonic |
| What instrument is first heard? | The horn playing a long held note pp. |
| Who plays the ostinato the 1st time? | Cello and Dbl bass. |
| What ww instrument plays it next? | Bassoon |
| What instrumental technique is used later on? | Pizzicato on violins. |
| What other ww instruments play the tune later? | Oboes and clarinets. |
| Define stringendo al fine? | Music gets faster to the end. |
| What shrill sounding ww instrument joins in later? | Picccolo |
| What does the timapani play at the end? | A roll |
| What dynamics are heard at the end? | fff |
| How many times is the ostinato heard? | 18 times |
| What intervals are important in this section? | 5ths and 8ves. The cellos and double bases play the obstinate a 5th above the original melody. The violins play the obstinate 2 8ves higher later on. |
| Do the violins play a swirling figure on or off the beat? | off the beat |
| Name some percussion instruments that come in towards the end? | Cymbals, bass drum |
| Do the cymbals play on or off the beat? | off the beat |
| What is ' the song' for Morning? | Beautiful melody, morning is here, key of E and played by flue and oboe and the strings too |
| What is the song for 'Anitras Dance'? | Triangle and strings, Anitra's dance the key is a minor . |
| What is the song for 'In the hall of the mountain king'? | Ostinato is used in, the hall of, mountain king, b minor in 4 4 time repeated 18 times. |
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