Barry - Section A Flashcards
(17 cards)
how many times does this section appear?
only once
unconventional form
only appears once in the piece
melody
inversion of traditional tune ‘sí bhead, sí mhór’
wide range
repeated
b part melody
B part higher register
repeated
canon
imitation at a fixed interval
a part canon
4 part
8ve
crotchet distance
violin, viola, cello, piano l.h
b part canon
5-part
reverse entries
piano l/h piano r/h, cello, viola and violin
instrumental techniques and performing instructions
open strings
senza vibrato
light staccato
great verve and clarity
jauntily
compositional techniques
inversion and canon
metre
mainly 3/4 and 4/4
rhythm
upbeat
dynammics
f to mp in A part
f to ff in B part
texture
polyphonic (canonic imitation)
how does the b section differ from the a section?
- b section had piano on r.h and l.h , in a section the piano is only on l.h
- f to mp in a section, in b section f to ff
how is canon used in this section?
inversion
musical chord or motif turned upside down
senza vibrato
without vibrato