Barry - Section A

Question 1

how many times does this section appear?

Answer 1

only once

Question 2

unconventional form

Answer 2

only appears once in the piece

Question 3

melody

Answer 3

inversion of traditional tune ‘sí bhead, sí mhór’
wide range
repeated

Question 4

b part melody

Answer 4

B part higher register
repeated

Question 5

canon

Answer 5

imitation at a fixed interval

Question 6

a part canon

Answer 6

4 part
8ve
crotchet distance
violin, viola, cello, piano l.h

Question 7

b part canon

Answer 7

5-part
reverse entries
piano l/h piano r/h, cello, viola and violin

Question 8

instrumental techniques and performing instructions

Answer 8

open strings
senza vibrato
light staccato
great verve and clarity
jauntily

Question 9

compositional techniques

Answer 9

inversion and canon

Question 10

metre

Answer 10

mainly 3/4 and 4/4

Question 11

rhythm

Answer 11

upbeat

Question 12

dynammics

Answer 12

f to mp in A part
f to ff in B part

Question 13

texture

Answer 13

polyphonic (canonic imitation)

Question 14

how does the b section differ from the a section?

Answer 14

• b section had piano on r.h and l.h , in a section the piano is only on l.h
• f to mp in a section, in b section f to ff

Question 15

how is canon used in this section?

Question 16

inversion

Answer 16

musical chord or motif turned upside down

Question 17

senza vibrato

Answer 17

without vibrato