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Intro- R+J
LC
Question | Answer |
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Name the 1st theme you hear in the intro? | Friar L. |
State the key and time signature? | F sharp minor, 4/4 |
State the instrument playing the melody? | 1st Clarinet |
State the accompanying instruments? | 2nd Clarient, basssoons |
State the mood? | Solemn, low pitch, slow temo (andante), soft dynamics etc. |
The music has been described as souding like .......... | Russian Orthodox Chant, 4 part harmony. |
What cadence does it end with? | Imperfect |
Name some musical features? | Step movement, repeated notes, minims, crotchets. |
What is the section after the Fr L theme called? | Transition |
Describe the music of the transistion? | Ambivilant tonality initially, then E minor, layering of strings in order of dbl bass/cello, vla, V1, V2. Inverted F minor spread on harp alternating with ww, antiphony ww and strings |
How does the 2nd hearing of Fr L differ to the 1st? | Different key, st lower F minor, fl + ob play melody, strings accompany playing countermelody- polyphonic/counterpoint |
Describe the 3rd hearing of Fr L? | A chromatic version played by ww |
What atmposphere do the timpani create? | Tension, sense of foreboding, ominous presence. |
What chord does the timpani crash appear on? | F sharp, dominat of B minor which is the key of Expo. |