Instruments and texture

Question 1

Which instruments is this piece written for?

Answer 1

Clarinets and bass clarinet

Question 2

What is the opening texture?

Answer 2

Homorhythmic

Question 3

After the homorhythmic section there is phrasing which results in what?

Answer 3

Contrapuntal (canonic) in three part against 3 undoubled rhythmic pairings

Question 4

In the contrapuntal section at what distance do the parts enter?

Answer 4

A quaver.

Question 5

From bar 27 what texture is pulsing in the lower instruments? Also fading in and out.

Answer 5

Homorhythmic. Repeated semi quavers.

Question 6

One performer per-records how many parts?

Answer 6

10

Question 7

The ten clarinets mostly function in three distinctive groups. What are they?

Answer 7

1,2 & 3 = same melodic material in a range of octave c# to c#
4,5,& 6 work in a similar way in lower register A to A
7, 8,9 and 10 cover very wide range (9 and 10 for bass clarinet) play repeated notes.
Exception to this is 1 -12 where they are grouped in pairs.

Question 8

The bass clarinet plays the lowest note available. What is it?

Answer 8

E

Question 9

Which part is the most active and interesting part and what is its range?

Answer 9

Live clarinet low A to high C#

Question 10

The dynamics play a vital role in the chordal homophony how?

Answer 10

The four lower parts fade in and out of the texture with graduated crescendos and diminuendos