Barry section A,H,B,D

Question 1

what tune is section h based on?

Answer 1

lord mayos delight

Question 2

name two instruments that play in the h section at the beginning

Answer 2

cello and viola

Question 3

the texture of the h section

Answer 3

polyphonic

Question 4

why is the texture mostly polyphonic

Answer 4

instruments play in canon/piano plays melody

Question 5

the time signature is h section

Answer 5

changes numerous times

Question 6

name and explain a feature of 20th-century music heard in this excerpt

Answer 6

unusual performing techniques
atonality
extreme use of dynamics
no set form
retrograde
changing time signatures

Question 7

name the Irish tune based in the section

Answer 7

si Bheag si Mhor

Question 8

identify a compositional technique used in the a section

Answer 8

canon

Question 9

describe canon in a section

Answer 9

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

Question 10

in the a section how is the repeated version changed

Answer 10

dynamics

Question 11

what do the instruments in the h section play?

Answer 11

molto flautando

Question 12

molto flautando

Answer 12

much of strings playing bow over the fingerboard producing a flute-like tone

Question 13

name one compositional technique used in the h section

Answer 13

canon

Question 14

describe the canon in the h section

Answer 14

2 part canon between viola and cello at the unison and at the crotchet

Question 15

identify three features of Gerald Barry’s musical style as heard in piano quartet 1

Answer 15

complex to perform
unusual time signatures
unusual compositional techniques
fusion with Irish trad

Question 16

time signatures in the h section

Answer 16

3/2 and 3/8

Question 17

identify three instruments in the b section

Answer 17

cello
violin
viola

Question 18

what do the instruments play

Answer 18

senza vibrato

Question 19

identify the time signature of the b section at the beginning

Answer 19

3/4

Question 20

identify and describe a compositional technique

Answer 20

canon
viola, violin and cello enter at a crotchet distance and at the same pitch

Question 21

b section features a change in texture explain

Answer 21

b1 is homophonic
b2 is polyphonic
b3 is polyphonic

Question 22

where is section b heard?

Answer 22

near the beginning

Question 23

identify two instruments in bars 1-17 and briefly describe the music played by each instrument

Answer 23

violin and viola
violin plays tune
viola plays accompaniment