Choice Songs Flashcards
Dance movements
Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
Call and answer in the introduction and B section between strings and brass
Starts in D major modulates to G major then back to D major
Movments from classical symphonies, symphonic suites and orchestral works
Movement 2 (largo) from Symphony No.9 in E minor from “the new world by Antonín Dvorak
Woodwind insturements suggest birdsong in B section
A peaceful mood
Movements involving an instrumental or vocal soloist or a group of soloists or choir
Hallelujah chorus from Messiah by George Frideric Handel
Imitation: strings imitate voices in opening section. Voices imitate each other in canon.
Ends with a plagal cadence.
Illustrative or film music
Hogwarts March from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle
Sequences and imitation are used in the second theme of the first section.
Syncopation of the horns and tubas in the accompaniment in the first section.
Concert overtures, insturemental Preludes or Intermezzi from stage musicals,plays, operettas or oratorios
Méditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet
This is an intermezzo from the opera Thaïs
Ornamentation is used to decorate the melody
The melody features triplets and quintuplets that create an interesting rhythm
Theme and variations in the classical or Irish repertoires or a jazz movement
Opus 76 No. 3 ‘The Emporer Quartet’ 2nd movement in G major by Joseph Haydn
A string quartet Poco adagio (slow tempo)
Describe the theme and variation in the emporers quartet
Variation 1: Violin plays a staccato semiquaver arpeggio countermelody.
Variation 2: Violin 1 plays a new counter melody, violin 2 plays in harmony with the cello, viola plays long notes
Irish traditional songs
She moved through the fair by Sinead O’Connor
Free rhythm
melody features ornamentation
Folk songs from other countries
The banana boat song
Call and response
Rounds and canons
Art songs
Lullaby by Johannes Brahms
Range of an octave
In D major
Historical and modern ballads
Phil the Fluters ball by Percy French
Features octave leaps
A fast tempo
Popular songs
Feeling good by anthony newlie and Leslie Bricusse
A capella intro
Improv in blues style
Church music and carols
The Holly She bears a berry
A capella three part harmony
Moderate tempo
Songs from operas
Defying gravity by stephen shwartz
Tempo changes
A vocal duet
Songs involving simple descants
An 8 bar round
Moderate tempo
