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Mozart - symphony in Gm
4:24 - 4:54

Within this extract (subject 1) how is the theme developed?

A
Repetition
Chromatic alteration
Development of rhythmic figurations
Inversion
Transposition 
Modulation

(NOT call and response, NO reference to dynamics, NO adventurous harmonies).

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Mozart - symphony in Gm
4:24 - 4:54

What music device is heard in the horn and bassoon parts towards the end?

A

Pedal (point)

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Chopin - prelude in Db m
1:07 - 2:01

Similarities and differences between the two sections (A and B)

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Similarities:
Repeated quavers
Same tempo
Similar dynamics
Homophonic texture
Legato
Use of pedal
Instrument 
Differences:
Change in key
Melody of A played by right hand
B more dramatic
A - broken chord B - chordal 
B is a lower pitch 
Ornamentation in A not B
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4
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Steve Reich - electric counterpoint
2:05 - 2:39

What studio effect is applied to the recorded parts to separate out the sounds?

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Panning

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5
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Steve Reich - electric counterpoint
2:05 - 2:39

What minimalist techniques have been used?

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Ostinato/repetition
Layering
Note addition
Cannons 
Resultant melody
Rhythmic displacement
Diatonic harmony

(NOT phasing OR note subtraction OR looping)

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6
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Moby - why does my heart feel so bad
2:58 - 3:38

How has Moby made the vocals sound distant in the first half?

A

Reverb
Delay/echo
EQ
Quieter

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Moby - why does my heart feel so bad
2:58 - 3:38

State two ways Moby has altered the vocal sample in the second half of the extract

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Less reverb
Sample is clearer
Sample is re-triggered
Less delay
Additional vocables/vocalisation
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Jeff Buckley - Grace

1: 55 - 2:18
4: 06 - 4:32

Similarities and differences between the different vocal lines

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Similarities:
Based on same melody/vocal notes
Same chords
Chromatic notes
Modal melodies
Sliding notes
Mainly syllabic
Vibrato
Differences:
Lyrics
(Octave) higher in v3 than v2
V3 more intense
V3 louder
V3 uses falsetto
V3 shouting/distorted 
V3 longer end note
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9
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Jeff Buckley - Grace

1: 55 - 2:18
4: 06 - 4:32

Describe the guitar parts in the extract

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V2:
Picked / plucked
Drop D tuning
Broken chords
Clean guitar sound
Slides 
V3:
Strumming chords
Drop D tuning
DistortionSliding
Hammer ons/pull offs
Palm muting
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Mozart - symphony in Gm
4:24 - 4:54

Name three instruments which play the three note motif at the start of this extract (in subject 1)

A

Violins
Flute
Clarinet
Cello

(NOT oboe OR double bass)

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