Music Revision

Question 1

Raindrop Prelude - Structure

Answer 1

Ternary Form
Disproportion
Cyclical

Question 2

Raindrop Prelude - Melody

Answer 2

Cantabile Tone
3 Falling note at start
Ornamented (dectuplets)

Question 3

Raindrop Prelude - Texture

Answer 3

Harsh Section B
Heavy chords emphasise texture
Melody dominated homophony
Pedal in octaves
Monophonic in end

Question 4

Raindrop Prelude - Dynamics

Answer 4

Gradual crescendos in Section B
Contrast to quiet Section A
Begins and ends quietly
End fade away

Question 5

Raindrop Prelude - Tonality/Harmony

Answer 5

Db Major
Bb Major end of Section A
Enharmonic minor C# minor in Section B
Diatonic but chromatic in Section B
Thick, dissonant chords in Section B
Dominant Pedal

Question 6

Mozart - Melody

Answer 6

Balanced Phrasing
Periodic phrases
Contrasting melodies in 1st and 2nd subject

Question 7

Mozart - Structure

Answer 7

Sonata Form
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation

Question 8

Mozart - Tonality

Answer 8

G Minor
Modulates the Bb Major
Development explores many keys, F#
Recapitulation in G minor

Question 9

Mozart - Harmony

Answer 9

Mainly diatonic in exposition
Very chromatic in development
Circle of Fifths

Question 10

Mozart - Texture

Answer 10

Homophonic
Very thick due to dramatic notes
Octaves

Question 11

Mozart - Rhythm

Answer 11

Molto Allegro
4/4
Short melodic cells
Some syncopation

Question 12

Handel - Melody

Answer 12

Syllabic but also melismatic
Sung by 4 part choir
Word painting - Motif 4
Imitation

Question 13

Handel - Structure

Answer 13

Begins with ritornello - can link sections
Ends on plagal cadence
Based around 4 motifs

Question 14

Handel - Tonality

Answer 14

Starts and ends on A Major
Modulates to E Major
Modulates to B Major
Dominant, then supertonic

Question 15

Handel - Harmony

Answer 15

Diatonic
Singers in harmony
Ends on plagal cadence
A lot of perfect cadences

Question 16

Handel - Texture

Answer 16

Starts monophonic
Goes to homophonic
Goes to polyphonic
Basso Continuo backs the melody

Question 17

Somethings Comin - Melody

Answer 17

Sung by tenor
Blue Notes
Syllabic
Tritone
Vibrato

Question 18

Somethings Comin - Structure

Answer 18

Intro - A - B - B1 - A1 - Outro

Ends on unresolved flat 7th C natural

Question 19

Somethings Comin - Tonality

Answer 19

D Major
Modulate to C Major
Chromatic/Tritone

Question 20

Somethings Comin - Harmony

Answer 20

Jazz based Harmonies
Neapolitan Chord
Extended Chords

Question 21

Somethings Comin - Texture

Answer 21

Homophonic
Melody Dominated Homophony
Thin at the beginning
Variation in number of instruments

Question 22

Somethings Comin - Rhythm

Answer 22

3/4
Goes to 2/4
Push Rhythm emphasises anticipation
Accents

Question 23

Electric Counterpoint - Melody

Answer 23

Resultant melody formed by ostinatos
Resultant played by live guitar
Note Addition
Angular/Disjunct

Question 24

Electric Counterpoint - Structure

Answer 24

Intro - A - B - Coda - End

Built by layers

Question 25

Electric Counterpoint - Tonality/Harmony

Answer 25

E Minor Aeolian Modulate to C Minor in Section B Diatonic Tonal Ambiguity till Bass enters

Question 26

Electric Counterpoint - Rhythm

Answer 26

``` Rhythmic Displacement Syncopation Accents Cross Rhythms 12/8 3/2 ```

Question 27

Electric Counterpoint - Texture

Answer 27

Monophonic Polyphonic/Contrapuntal Gradual Build Up Constant Texture

Question 28

Peripetie - Melody

Answer 28

Short melodic fragments Disjunct Angular Klangfarbenmelodie

Question 29

Peripetie - Structure

Answer 29

Free Rondo Form, A - B - A - C - A Very developed A section however No obvious melody

Question 30

Peripetie - Tonality

Answer 30

Atonal Based on chromatic scale Expressionism

Question 31

Peripetie - Harmony

Answer 31

Each fragment = Hexachord Dissonance everywhere Hexachords make up melodies

Question 32

Peripetie - Dynamics

Answer 32

Sudden changes pp to fff Many crescendos and diminuendos

Question 33

Peripetie - Rhythm

Answer 33

Sehr Rasch 3, 4 and 2 time Complex

Question 34

Skye Waulking - Melody

Answer 34

Based on G pentatonic Sung in gaelic Mainly Syllabic

Question 35

Skye Waulking - Structure

Answer 35

Intro - 1 - 2 - Coda - End | Phrase and Refrain

Question 36

Skye Waulking - Texture

Answer 36

Melody dominated homophony Layered Heterophonic in instrumental

Question 37

Skye Waulking - Tonality/Harmony

Answer 37

Mainly diatonic 1 = E minor 2 = G major Lack of dominant = modal feel

Question 38

Skye Waulking - Rhythm

Answer 38

12/8 Slow, relaxed tempo Syncopation

Question 39

Skye Waulking - Instrumentation

Answer 39

``` Wurlitzer piano Uiellian Pipes Gaelic vocals Bouzouki Fiddle ```

Question 40

Rag Desh - Melody

Answer 40

Flourished Conjunct Improvisation in Alap

Question 41

Rag Desh - Structure

Answer 41

Alap = improvised Ghat 1 = rupak tala Ghat 2 = ektal tala Jhalla = virtuosic ending

Question 42

Rag Desh - Instrumentation

Answer 42

Bansuri = indian flute Esraj = bowed string Shruti Box = drone Tabla

Question 43

Rag Desh - Tonality/Harmony

Answer 43

Based on monsoon Raga Simple Harmony No modulations Drone = tonic + dominant

Question 44

Rag Desh - Dynamics

Answer 44

Fade in Alap is quiet Ghat is louder than Alap Some accents