harbour reflections

Question 1

who is the composer of Southwold Sonatina, Mvt. 2: Harbour Reflections?

Answer 1

the composer of Southwold Sonatina, Mvt. 2: Harbour Reflections is James Rae

Question 2

what could be discussed under the concept of structure in Harbour Reflections?

Answer 2

macro: modified through-composed; intro (bars 1-4), A (bars 5-12), B (bars 13-22), C (bars 23-30), D (bars 31-38), A1 (bars 39-46), outro (bars 47-50)
micro: bars 1-4: clarinet solo introduction, bars 5-12: 8 bar phrase, bars 39-46: repeat of bars 5-12

Question 3

what could be discussed under the concept of pitch in Harbour Reflections?

Answer 3

tonality: clarinet: A minor, piano: G minor
roles: clarinet melody, piano harmony
range/register: clarinet wide range, low/medium register, piano wide range, low/medium/high register
content: bars 1-4: minor 2nd intervals in clarinet (A#/B, E/F), 5th intervals in right hand piano (D/A, Eb/Bb), bars 5-12: 2nd inversion G major arpeggio with added E in clarinet, bars 13-22: melody repeated in lower octave in clarinet, bars 39-46: repeat of bars 5-12, bars 47-50: E minor chord in clarinet, G7sus4 chord +9 / extended G chord in piano

Question 4

what could be discussed under the concept of texture in Harbour Reflections?

Answer 4

density: bars 1-4: very thin (low dynamic, little instrumentation), bars 5-12: thicker (more instrumentation), bars 13-22: thicker (more rhythmic complexity), bars 23-30: thicker (louder dynamic), bars 31-38: thinner > (less instrumentation > added back in), bars 39-46: thins throughout section, bars 47-50: thinner (low dynamic)
roles: clarinet melody, piano harmony
type: bars 1-4: monophonic (clarinet melody), bars 5-30: homophonic (clarinet melody, piano harmony), bars 31-32 monophonic (piano melody), bars 36-46: homophonic (clarinet melody, piano harmony), bars 47-48 monophonic (piano melody), bars 49-50: homophonic (clarinet melody, piano harmony)

Question 5

what could be discussed under the concept of tone colour in Harbour Reflections?

Answer 5

ensemble: clarinet solo with piano accompaniment
layers: clarinet melody, piano harmony
techniques: tonguing throughout, bars 1-4: ‘PED’ in piano (pedal), bar 5-12: countermelody in piano, bar 13-22: ‘portato’ (mezzo-staccato) in right hand piano, slurs, bars 47-50: ‘A tempo’
quality: expressive, warm, bright quality

Question 6

what could be discussed under the concept of dynamics and expressive techniques in Harbour Reflections?

Answer 6

dynamics: pp, p, diminuendos, crescendos, mf (never gets louder than mf)
expressive techniques: tonguing throughout, bars 1-4: ‘PED’ in piano (pedal), bar 5-12: countermelody in piano, bar 13-22: ‘portato’ (mezzo-staccato) in right hand piano, slurs, bars 47-50: ‘A tempo’

Question 7

what could be discussed under the concept of duration in Harbour Reflections?

Answer 7

beat: crotchets (regular and consistent)
pulse: quavers
meter: 4/4
tempo: lento (crotchet = 60bpm)
style: 21st century Australian art music
content: bars 1-4: ostinato in piano, fermata, ‘A tempo’