Electric Counter Point

Question 1

Sections defined by changes in ….. and …….

Answer 1

key, texture

Question 2

The tonality of the beginning is ambiguous (uncertain) until bar 32 hinting at …. …….

Answer 2

E minor

Question 3

Bar …. defines key as ……

Answer 3

33, E minor

Question 4

Throughout the piece there are frequent changes between ……. ……. And …. …….

Answer 4

E minor, C minor

Question 5

The texture is …… . There is a use of ……../interlocking rhythms

Answer 5

contrapuntal, interweaving

Question 6

The texture is ….. up in layers starting monophonic at the beginning

Answer 6

Built, monophonic

Question 7

Texture …… out toward the …… of the piece

Answer 7

thins, end

Question 8

Changes in metre between ….. and …….. in the B section

Answer 8

3/2, 12/8

Question 9

The piece is ……. complex with much …….

Answer 9

Rhythmically, syncopation

Question 10

The piece has …… guitars in total.

Answer 10

8

Question 11

There is ….. live guitar with the rest of the parts recorded
There are ….. other electric guitar parts
There are …… electric basses

Answer 11

1, 7, 2

Question 12

Melodies are made up of ……/……. that are repeated and ……. on top of each other

Answer 12

cells/motifs, layered

Question 13

The ……. guitar plays the …….. melody (the melody that can be heard the most when all melodies are played at the same time)

Answer 13

live, resultant

Question 14

Motifs grow slowly through note …. or note ……

Answer 14

addition, subtraction

Question 15

There are …. main sections with each section ….. into ….. smaller sections

Answer 15

2, divided, 4

Question 16

Though it can be said the piece is in … ……. it is basically ….. (uses the Aeolian mode)

Answer 16

E minor, modal

Question 17

When was the piece written?

Answer 17

1936 (20th century)