Où l’on entend une vieille boite à musique - Piece/style/time

Question 1

What musical time period is Où l’on entend une vieille boite à musique from?

Answer 1

Romantic

1830-1900

Question 2

What are some characteristics of the Romantic era?

SEVERAC

Answer 2

- Richer harmonies
Chromaticism.
- More voices.
- Contrasting moods. 
- Sustain pedal
- Wider range of notes
- Ternary form.
- Freedom of form and design.
- More personal and emotional.
- Dramatic contrasts of dynamics and pitch.
- Lyrical and chromatic harmonies and discords.

Question 3

How does Où l’on entend une vieille boite à musique reflect its time period?

Answer 3

There are three voices throughout the piece, and it has two contrasting moods. It is written in ternary form. Chromatic harmonies are used in the B section and large contrasts in the pitch.
The sustain pedal is used throughout the piece and there are large dynamic contrasts.

Question 4

How does Où l’on entend une vieille boite à musique reflect the typical style of a music box?

Answer 4

A music box works by rotating a metal cylinder with protruding pins that pluck the individual prongs of a steel comb. The sounds that resonate from the vibrating prongs are the notes we hear—lower notes from longer prongs and higher notes from shorter ones. This creates a bell like ring.

The sound naturally has a slight melancholy to it