B Section Tippet 10 mark Flashcards
1
Q
What unusual time signature is used in this piece?
A
8/8
2
Q
What rhythmic device is used?
A
Additive rhythms
3
Q
What do additive rhythms do?
A
Make it hard to discern a regular pulse.
4
Q
Rather than a regular major/ minor tonality what is used?
A
1st subject tonal centre of A
2nd subject tonal centre of G
5
Q
Is there use of functional harmony?
A
No
6
Q
How many instruments take part in the melody
A
All of them
7
Q
What neoclassical elements look back to Renaissance music
A
False relation in bar 26
Phrygian cadence in bar 21
8
Q
What unusual scales are used?
A
Pentatonic openings and use of whole tone structure in development section
