Barry - listening exam questions

Question 1

homophonic

Answer 1

single melody accompanied by one or two harmonies

Question 2

polyphonic

Answer 2

multiple independent melodies being played or sung at the same time

Question 3

features of 20th-century style in the b section

Answer 3

small motifs and angular melodies
use of tonal centers rather than keys
dissonant harmonies
hand clusters

Question 4

features of 20th-century style in the A section

Answer 4

jauntily - unusual requests for temp
starts with section a and is never heard again

Question 5

features of 20th-century style in the h section

Answer 5

unusual performing techniques - version of Irish tune and 2/3 part canon

Question 6

feature of 20th-century style in the d section

Answer 6

unusual time signatures

Question 7

describe the canon in the A section

Answer 7

4-part canon at the crotchet and at the octave in order violin, viola, cello and piano l.h

Question 8

describe canon in the h section

Answer 8

2 part canon between viola and cello in the unison and at the crotchet. left-handed piano enters and becomes 3 part canon also in unison and at the crotchet

Question 9

features of Barry’s style

Answer 9

complex to perform
widely contrasting gsections
fusion
unusual compositional techniques
importance of rests
abstract