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1
Q

What is <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> also known as?

A

<i>Fanfare for Great Woods</i>

2
Q

Who commissioned <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra for its Great Woods Festival in 1986

3
Q

What genre is <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

fanfare for orchestra

4
Q

When was <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> composed?

A

1986

5
Q

What is the structure of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

one movement (loosely divided into 4 sections)

6
Q

What are the performing forces of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

large symphony orchestra and two synthesizers

7
Q

Which instrument dominates <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

wood block

8
Q

What large section does <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> require?

A

large percussion section

9
Q

What is the rhythm in <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> like?

A

There’s a constantly marked beat,

but complex cross-rhythms play our against it

10
Q

What is the meter in <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> like?

A

constantly changing meter (time signature),

constant perception of simple and compound time,

complex polyrhythms,

“rhythmic dissonance”

11
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What is the articulation in <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> like?

A

crisp staccato articulation

12
Q

Which percussion instruments are added in <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> to produce a shimmering sonority?

A
glockenspiel,
xylophone,
antique cymbals,
triangle,
tambourine
13
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What is the dynamics in <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i> like?

A

extreme dynamic ranges (sffff),

sudden shift of volume and density

14
Q

What signature minimalist style is in <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

<i>ostinato</i>-like repetition of short figures

15
Q

Does Adams rely on dissonance or consonance?

A

consonance (like most of Adam’s output)

16
Q

What is the tempo marking in <b>Section 1</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

<i>Delirando</i> (deliriously)

17
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What is the wood block like in <b>Section 1</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

high wood block,

strict metronomic beat

18
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What is the wood block like in <b>Section 2</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

low wood block,

incessant (unpleasant)

19
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What happens to the color in <b>Section 2</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

sudden color shift,

winds and strings take over brass

20
Q

What does the timpani do in <b>Section 2</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

timpani roll underscores a growling crescendo

21
Q

What is the wood block like in <b>Section 3</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

high wood block, then changes to middle wood block,

marks the driving beat

22
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what is the dynamic marking in <b>Section 3</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

mf,

music soften and stabilizes

23
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What is the tempo marking in <b>Section 4</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

Slightly Slower

24
Q

What is the wood block like in <b>Section 4</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

eliminated entirely

25
Q

which instrument dominates <b>Section 4</b> of <i>Short Ride in a Fast Machine</i>?

A

trumpets,

reinforce fanfare style