Context and Essay points Flashcards
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“Release” Context
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- Released in 1999
- Fusion - West African, Irish and EDM
- Features guests e.g Sinead O’connor
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“Release” instruments
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African:
* Kora, talking drum
Celtic
* Hurdy gurdy, uillean pipes, bodhrán
EDM
* Drum machine, electric piano, synth
* Looping (central to song)
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“Release” melody
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Melodic features from each group
* African - Spoken samples, repetitive
* Celtic - Solos
* EDM - Repetitive, simple
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“Release” Harmony
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- Slow harmonic rhythm (EDM)
- Simple chord progression (Celtic)
- Drone (Celtic)
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“Release” Texture
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- Mainly Homophonic
- Rapid texture change from loops coming in and out
- Has a polyphonic feel
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Brandenurg Context
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- Baroque
- Concerto grosso (group of soloists)
- Chamber music
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Brandenburg Melody
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- Scalic
- Conjunct
- Rising
- Very Ornamenated
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Brandenburg Harmony
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- Mostly standard chords of time
- Diatonic
- Functional cadences
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Brandenburg Tonality
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- A sections in D maj
- B sections in B minor
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Brandenburg Texture
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- Polyphonic
- Imitation
- Fugal techniques
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Brandenburg Instruments
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- Violin, Flute, Harpsichord (Concertino)
- String orchestra (Ripieno)
- Harpsichord/Cello plays Basso Continuo
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Brandenburg Rhythm
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- Fast semiquaver runs
- Triplets and dotted rythms
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Wicked Context
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- About living without limits and defying rules
- By Stephen Schwartz
- Finale of first act
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Wicked Instruments
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- Duet
- Glinda is a soprano, Elphie is a mezzo
- Full orchestra (use effects of brass, string etc. if needed)
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Wicked Texture
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- Homophonic
- Stab chords
- Sparse texture for talking
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Wicked Rhythm
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- Lots of change
- Syncopation
- Dramatic rallentandos e.g end
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Wicked Tonality
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- Mainly D maj
- Lots of change
- Tonality amibigous for parts - uncertainty
- Dissonance - danger/bad
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Wicked Melody
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- Syllabic
- Stepwise and big leaps combined for drama
- Vocalisation at end
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Purcell Context
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- Baroque
- Incidental music
- Play of Oedipus
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Purcell Instruments
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- Soprano, Harpsichord, Bass viol
- Basso Continuo and Ground Bass
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Purcell Melody
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- Descending sequences
- Word painting
- Syllabic with some mellisma
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Purcell Harmony
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- Ground bass (rising for rising dead)
- Diatonic chords
- Some false relations give an unsettling feel
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Purcell Texture
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- Homophonic
- Somtimes feel polyphonic due to realisation
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KQ Context
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- Glam Rock
- Unlike traditional rock it sounds theatrical and varying harmony and structure
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KQ instruments
Studio effects
* Multi tracking
* Distortion
* Reverb
* Panning
Standard Rock instruments
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KQ Rhythm
* Regular danceable beat
* Some swung rhythms
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KQ Melody
* Range of techniques (Falsetto, spoken)
* Syllabic
* Very wide range
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KQ Harmony
* Adventorous chord sequences
* Altered and extended chords
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KQ Texture
* Homophonic
* Builds over time
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Star Wars Context
* Written in 1977
* Features Luke Skywalkers leitmotif/main theme
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Star Wars Rhythm
* Fast tempo - Battle and action
* 4/4 steady - Marchlike shows military
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Star Wars Tonality
* Starts in Bb Major
* Tonality is unclear during action
* Dissonance during chase
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Star Wars Instruments
* Full symphony orchestra
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Star Wars Melody
* Fanfaric - Heroic
* Leitmotif features ascending leaps (famous 5th)
* B theme contrasts A theme (B is descending ,chromatic)
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Star Wars Harmony
* Quartal Harmony
* Complicated and almost A tonal harmony at times
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Star Wars Texture
* Very thick texture
* Homophonic
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Beethoven Context
* Classical piece
* Has romantic elements
* Sturm und Drag movement
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Beethoven Structure
* Sonata form
* Differences from expected Sonata form (romantic elements)
* Two main themes go through modulation
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Beethoven Melody
* Theme one- rising and scalic
* Theme two - rising and falling, ornamented
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Beethoven Dynamics
* Wide dynamic range
* Many crescendos and descresendos
* Expressive - romantic era
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Beethoven Harmony
* Mainly diatonic, standard chords
* Some dissonance
* Functional harmony (cadences used to signal sections)
* Unusual for Sonata form, unusual chord progressions
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Beethoven Tonality
* C Minor
* Modulations due to structure
* Differences (romantic), recapitulation not in expected key
* 2nd Subject in Eb min, unexpected
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Beethoven Rhythm
* Allegro di molto con brio (very fast with vigour)
* Unusually the beggining in grave
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Beethoven Texture
* Mainly homophonic
* Octaves in introduction theme
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Beethoven Instruments
* Written for fortepiano (less dynamic range)
* Beethoven makes use of difference in dynamics
* Sustain pedal used for emotion
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Samba em Context
* Bossa Nova - Created in Brazil with fusion of American Jazz and Samba
* Has elements of both
* Original written in 1962, Spaldings version in 2008
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Samba em Instrumentation
* Female voice - very low alto
* Acoustic Bass Guitar - Harmonics, double stopping
* Acoustic guitar - solo, very samba
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Samba em Rhythm
* 4/4
* Syncopation (Jazz)
* Rubato/free tempo (Jazz)
* Clavé rhythms (Samba)
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Samba em Texture
* Monophonic intro
* Homophonic mostly
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Samba em Tonality
* B minor
* Typical of Bossa Nova
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Samba em Harmony
* Altered/extended chords, 7ths + 9ths (Jazz)
* Diminished and b5th chords (Jazz)
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Samba em Melody
* 2 main melodies - Verse 1 and 2
* Portuguese (Samba)
* Very low down to low E
* Range of Minor 10th
