Barry section A,H,B,D Flashcards
what tune is section h based on?
lord mayos delight
name two instruments that play in the h section at the beginning
cello and viola
the texture of the h section
polyphonic
why is the texture mostly polyphonic
instruments play in canon/piano plays melody
the time signature is h section
changes numerous times
name and explain a feature of 20th-century music heard in this excerpt
unusual performing techniques
atonality
extreme use of dynamics
no set form
retrograde
changing time signatures
name the Irish tune based in the section
si Bheag si Mhor
identify a compositional technique used in the a section
canon
describe canon in a section
4 part canon at the crotchet in the order of violin, viola, cello and piano l.h
in the a section how is the repeated version changed
dynamics
what do the instruments in the h section play?
molto flautando
molto flautando
much of strings playing bow over the fingerboard producing a flute-like tone
name one compositional technique used in the h section
canon
describe the canon in the h section
2 part canon between viola and cello at the unison and at the crotchet
identify three features of Gerald Barry’s musical style as heard in piano quartet 1
complex to perform
unusual time signatures
unusual compositional techniques
fusion with Irish trad
time signatures in the h section
3/2 and 3/8
identify three instruments in the b section
cello
violin
viola
what do the instruments play
senza vibrato
identify the time signature of the b section at the beginning
3/4
identify and describe a compositional technique
canon
viola, violin and cello enter at a crotchet distance and at the same pitch
b section features a change in texture explain
b1 is homophonic
b2 is polyphonic
b3 is polyphonic
where is section b heard?
near the beginning
identify two instruments in bars 1-17 and briefly describe the music played by each instrument
violin and viola
violin plays tune
viola plays accompaniment
